A-Mac Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Who ate all the pie! Crankbait munchies! http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/PB050526.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/PB050528.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/PB050529.jpg These aren't fat, their just big boned! http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/PB050523.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/PB050525.jpg Surprisingly, the fat baits have caught me quite a few fish. Hmmm... I was going to edit the title so that it had a few more symbols... oops. Edited November 12, 2009 by A-Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) A-Mac- beautiful little baits, how long are they and how heavy.The Bream here would blast these. pete Edited November 12, 2009 by hazmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 outstanding job can you share some info about the foil? from were did you bought it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwhittler Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Love those bottom two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks guys. These are thru-wire balsa baits. All the baits weigh 10.6-10.8g. Body length is 2", total bait length w lip is 2.75". The fat baits are actually 4 planks of balsa wide. I got the foil from a candy shop 7yrs ago in Indiana (live in Oregon now). It took me a few years to figure out how to use it. Candy wrapper foil is thinner than normal foil. I picked up 3 colors: gold, red, and silver. I rarely use the gold. Luckily the packs came with a couple hundred sheets (4x4") so I haven't had to scavenge for anymore. In the pics provided I used red and silver foil. Foiling the fat baits is very difficult. I had to use 7 seperate pieces of foil... 3 for each side and one to go along the bottom. Plus, I added a couple slivers for touching up rips. Transulcent colors like yellows and oranges look really cool. I clear coat over the foil first, then paint, the final clear. You can also take thinner and wipe away the color from the lures. I used to do some "mistake" lures years back with gold backs fading to silver... fish weren't all that impressed though. The red one has been my favorite for big fish. I did have a red fattie but I let someone borrow it and, well thats the last I saw of it... going by the sounds of it, fish liked it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 A-Mac, very attractive and nice looking baits. I like them all, but my pick would be the red one. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR KNOW IT ALL KIND OF Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 THOSE ARE OUTSTANDING A-MAC! Great looking baits. I Love the fin on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 THOSE ARE OUTSTANDING A-MAC! Great looking baits. I Love the fin on top. Thanks rookie! The fin actually plays a significant part in the action... I would consider most round bodied cranks (especially balsa) to have a wide wobble. The dorsal on these slightly restricts the wobble (but not in a bad way). Instead, I have a medium wobble. I haven't tested this theory, but I think when the wobble was restricted I actually got more wobbles for the distance. For example, say I was getting 2 complete wide wobbles w/out the fin, but with I get 3-4 medium wobbles. Like I said, I haven't proved this... it feels like it when I crank it though. I made about 8 different sized fins till I found one that gave me the best action. Obviously, the larger the fin the more restricted movement... and at a certain size the lure stopped wobbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
