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I'm pretty sure the bottom one is a ruler.

Sorry posted in wrong place.will get my painted crank's out. can this be moved to the right place.thanks

What is wrong with stacking the clevis's?

Good luck to you Keith. Give my regards to Bryan as well as wishes for a speedy recovery. Barry

Made some more baits. Didn't exactly like my joints on the first few. I'm sure they will still work but it was t exactly what I was looking for. So I made up some new ones to try!

The only way I have ever gotten fluorescent paints to look really bright is with a base coat of white. But, I have wondered if without a base coat they look brighter to fish than to us, since they see more into the UV portion of the spectrum than we do. I have a craw pattern that I paint fluorescent orange dots over dark green without a base coat. They look sort of orangish-brown, and not bright at all. But the smallmouth still eat it.

I hope whatever the situation is, there is a speedy recovery. I know that in a lot of ways there are people worse off but I do know from experience what it's like to lose a physical ability overnight (or in my case in the time for someone to spill a cup of coffee). My order was not significant and I'm sure his brother has a lot to worry about right now and I'm not going to fret over $28. But I do hope they open back up, I'm kinda partial to a particular blank they have that I haven't seen anywhere else.

I use the ones from Jann's seem a bit sturdier to me. But others use the Barlow ones without problems. I use size 2 and have caught fish to 9.5lbs on them.

I'll do it Fshng2. I think you are right about giving time to get the sealer soaked into the wood. I'll tell you what about the bait it's a go getter for bass period much less peacock bass. The old ticker gets to motoring when a swirl engulfs the bait. You know you can't beat a top water strike. Its the ones I remember the best. Dale

Interesting Woodchopper Facts Dale you probably know most of this but I thought I would post it for those that didn't. On August 2010 Rapala announced they were discontinuing production of one of the most famous lures ever made, the Woodchopper & its extended family of top water lures. Originally designed as a muskie lure by Ozark Mountain lures the line was purchased by Luhr Jensen in 1991 and quickly became the holy grail of Peacock Bass fishing. If you went Peacock Bass fishing anywhere in South America where the mighty Peacock Bass lived and didn’t have at least a couple of Woodchoppers, Amazon Rippers or Peacock Bass Specials in your tackle box, you were looked upon as a complete novice! Doc Lawson was casting a Peacock Bass Special when he caught the 27 lb All Tackle World Record Peacock Bass in 1994 and Bill Gassmann was casting a Big Game Woodchopper slim when he broke Doc’s long standing record with a 28 lb monster fishing with Captain Peacock Expeditions in February of 2010! The list of variations on this prop driven Peacock Bass fishing legend are many, the Woodchopper, the Big Game Woodchopper, the Big Game Woodchopper slim, the Ripper, the Amazon Ripper & the Peacock Bass special. The melodious sound of the big props on huge wooden top water lures will forever stick in a Peacock Bass fisherman’s mind, “Rippp, Rippp, Rippp,” punctuated by the vicious sound of what seemed like a crazed Peacock Bass smashing the lure. These huge lures up to 7 inches long and weighing over 2 ounces can be cast into the next area code, leaving only a few winds of 85 lb test braided Kevlar line left on your bait casting reel. These lures were so valued by the Peacock Bass fishing guides that they would climb a tree or swim into Piranha infested waters to retrieve them when you made an errant cast and got hung up. When the present stock of these lures is exhausted, they will be only a memory. Phil Jensen now 73, the owner of Luhr Jensen of Hood River, Oregon until he sold the company to Rapala in 2006, told me that his company grossed around 15 million dollars a year of which only about $300,000 was derived from his famous Peacock Bass fishing family of lures. Phil said that the publicity generated from the Woodchopper name and fame as well as his love for Peacock Bass fishing more than justified keeping these lures in production when he owned the company. It seems that Rapala, after continuing to produce the lures for 5 years, decided that the “niche market” of Peacock Bass fishing that had made the Woodchopper family of lures famous was not worth the bottom line. And this was only about 5 months after the new All Tackle World Record Peacock Bass was caught on a Woodchopper!Well, as with the rest of life’s tragedies, we must learn to move on as everything in this world must die…..no matter how famous or if deserved or not. What do we use when the existing stock of Woodchoppers, Rippers and Peacock Bass specials are gone? Around 2000 Terry Jertberg of Florida and High Roller lures came up with a woodchopper clone called a Rip Roller.I have used this top water lure for 10 years now and it is a good product. Not quite as long, more streamlined and lighter than a Woodchopper, it makes almost the same sound, and all who have fished a Woodchopper know it’s the tuning of the prop to produce a particular sound and cadence to the retrieve that makes the difference in catching and not catching Peacocks. One of the newer entries to Peacock Bass fishing is Caribe Lures “Pavon Prop,” again another Woodchopper knockoff with square ends instead of the tapered ends of Rip Roller. Both of these will come in several different sizes and color patterns and both are effective replacements for the venerable Woodchopper. Where the Woodchopper, Rip Roller and Pavon Prop are brash and noisy in their approach to attracting the mighty Peacock, Heddon’s 4 inch Super Spook mesmerizes Peacocks into hitting with a rattle and the old “walking the dog” action.

I hate that for them and was afraid something like that might have happened. I've dealt with him before and no problems at all.

Ordered some eyes weeks ago myself. Received the email below, also received the same message on my ebay account. i've since asked for a refund to no avail. just today i submitted another request for refund, i'll see how that goes. Thank You for placing an order with bustinbassbaits. My name is Keith, I am the brother of the owner/operator of bustinbassbaits. My brother (Bryan) has been physically unable to run the company since Thursday Feb. 16th. He will not be able to operate the company any longer, but I am working toward taking over the business for him. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated during this transitional period. Bryan is O.K. but his current condition has really taken a toll on our family. As I write this I don”t have access to his email account, his website, his Ebay store, or his shop where bustinbassbaits works out of. I got your information through his PayPal account, which I do have access to. Again, I am working toward taking over the company as best I can but it is a process that will take some time. I’m hoping everything regarding the company can be sorted out in the next couple of weeks and I can begin filling orders for shipping. I’m sure you will have no problems getting a refund for your purchase if that’s what you would like. Please don’t hold this delay in processing your order against the company. Customer service is our highest priority. Thanks again for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Keith

I use a cordless drill and 1/8" bit to drill out the holes after powder coating and baking. For me the drill is easier to control than a dremel.

Agree. Ive reached out to Baitjunky's, Do-It, AI, and Bass Tackle at one point or another and all of those guys have gotten back to me in a timely manner. Also probably why I only look to them for my molds any more.

wrong, you might wait. but not all of them wont answer or call you back..

sold

The argument is that Createx paints are stiffer and will crack under bending and even reduce bending. BUT, if you are not heat setting the paint and successfully applying a clear dip and the bait flexes well, then why not. If it works for you then go for it. The life of a soft bait is not intended to be more than perhaps a few fish, so I do not see any other issues to stop you. Dave