Dictator Of Painters Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) Could someone tell me who made these? Thanks! Edited August 17, 2010 by MDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saggitarius449 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Those are thunder shads. THey use to be endorsed by Rick Clunn. They are are the best crankbaits I have used. Let me know if you would want to trade some bags of soft plastic baits that i make for a couple of cranks. Email me at saggitarius449@yahoo.com Here is a link to the website: http://www.thundershad.com/php/TSIndex.php?page=Baits&PassedCustomerID=&osCsid=9bcmll5edr5pum11cnrskpli21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Of Painters Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Those are thunder shads. THey use to be endorsed by Rick Clunn. They are are the best crankbaits I have used. Let me know if you would want to trade some bags of soft plastic baits that i make for a couple of cranks. Email me at saggitarius449@yahoo.com Here is a link to the website: http://www.thundersh...pum11cnrskpli21 Thanks for your help. I appreciate the offer, but I'm good for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullin8s Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Thanks for your help. I appreciate the offer, but I'm good for now. Those look nothing like the thunder shads made now, or any I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frchkn Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Those look nothing like the thunder shads made now, or any I have seen. I would have to agree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Maxwell Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Coffin Bill Baits look like a Tennessee Killer crankbait??? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullin8s Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Coffin Bill Baits look like a Tennessee Killer crankbait??? Tony They are not exactly like the TN Killer either. They are very well made, probably in GA, NC or SC, worth between $20 each and priceless. Just looking at the eyes, looks like Sellers, Klein, or Pryors work to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Looks Like some old Zooms before Ed C. engraved his baits on the bill, The other flat baits look like his Carolina Killer baits as well. I would bet my last dollar that they are not Thundershads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawjacker Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Looks Like some old Zooms before Ed C. engraved his baits on the bill, The other flat baits look like his Carolina Killer baits as well. I would bet my last dollar that they are not Thundershads i will have to agree with craig on these baits as i also believe that they are early zoom baits made by ed chambers those are definatly not thundershad baits as they used a preformed lip for there baits with a bib wire in them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 The kill spots are consistently in a low position, also the eyes are slightly raised, again consistently. These two features should make identification of the builder easier. I cannot help other than this. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) BigM is a possibility. His eyes are similar (but not raised), he likes his kill spots low and the tail hook eye horizontal, scale netting looks the same too. He also likes this style of body. He is not a member here, but posts on bassresource, does very high quality work. Maybe not, I just noticed that BigM fits the lips before painting, the lures in question, the bibs are fitted later. Dave Edited August 18, 2010 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullin8s Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) They are definitely on level with Ed's work, but I am not sure if he has ever done any without his name engraved in the lip but if he did that would be my guess too. Edited August 18, 2010 by cullin8s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 I cannot tell a lie. It was me. I made them. Now that we have that settled are any of you guys interested in buying some ocean front property in Oklahoma? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton B Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Vman, Big M is a memeber here just under another name. Thanks for the kind words but those are not from my hands. I would bet money those are WEC baits that were not signed, I've seen others like them. Looks like Carolina killer and z-flats in that bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR KNOW IT ALL KIND OF Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 I cannot tell a lie. It was me. I made them. Now that we have that settled are any of you guys interested in buying some ocean front property in Oklahoma? Ben If this global warming keeps up you might have something their BEN! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troul Hawk Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I wonder if those are Sonny McFarlands "Flat Shad baits" He has closed his www page due to backlog, but you can see his work by by-passing the index page and going here. I never noticed but the spot does seem low on his baits. http://www.flatshadbaits.com/Flat%20Baits.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawjacker Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I wonder if those are Sonny McFarlands "Flat Shad baits" He has closed his www page due to backlog, but you can see his work by by-passing the index page and going here. I never noticed but the spot does seem low on his baits. http://www.flatshadbaits.com/Flat%20Baits.htm i can say that those are not sonnys baits as he lives about 2 miles from me and i am there more than i am at home just ask my wife lol one thing that will give that away is that sonny airbrushes his eyes onto his baits.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troul Hawk Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i can say that those are not sonnys baits as he lives about 2 miles from me and i am there more than i am at home just ask my wife lol one thing that will give that away is that sonny airbrushes his eyes onto his baits.......... Ahhhh! OK! Good to know! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorhead Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Blackjack they kinda look like some of the old Poes cedar crank baits Rotorhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassinBob Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Try Thunder Shad out of Gainsville, Fl. http://thundershad.com/ BassinBob.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbrushextreme Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 these look like some of the Ed Chambers baits I found at BassPro in Concord NC they werent autographed /signed but they are Zoom I have several that I bought for $10.99 each in the orange shad (carp) color both round bill and coffin bill and a couple of the bone shad baits as well I have a Tapp and a Sweet P in the bone shad color it even says it on the box mystery solved on the baits but I dont know the names of the others possibly a z-flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
