tukta Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 i'm looking for unpainted bodies of the 5&7 ive looked but can't find any was wondering if anyone may have a source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyeking Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I don't know for sure, but I really doubt Berkley let's unpainted baits go out. I think the best you can hope for is a similar knock off bait. Others here know more about this than I do though, I'm sure they'll jump in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Look for deals on E-bay and repaint them. A lot of Ma and Pa stores sell off their inventory at cost in the winter. (Rather have cash than inventory) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewy3 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) I am looking as well for them. I emailed Berkly and they do not sell blanks was the reply. I did stop at a few local bait shops that have custom painted baits and they all said that the custom baits they have are either the " glass minnow" or the "pearl" that the painters repainted. From what I was told, you can get a break in price if you by them in bulk say in the 50 to 100 quantity. Edited February 28, 2016 by Stewy3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Make them! Haha I know it can be hard to perfectly match a store lure. Rapala told me the same thing. Maybe try eBay. I have noticed you can find just about any blank there. If it comes down to it, you can just make a good mold of the original and pour it out of some clear material like Alumalite or Smooth On. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 They are only $4-$5 new, so why bother trying to find blanks? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 look on ebay for the used baits......im getting some great baits cheeeeeep right now...$1/$2 ...i cant find blank bomber fat A in 6f or 7f.. but been killing it on the bay picked up 10 so far its a great bait dont know why they stopped making them....my bass fishing is in pike waters so i give alot back to mother nature ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasn_steels Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Any tips on how to strip paint from painted crank-baits? I have a ton of old cranks that I would like to strip, and repaint. Any tips would greatly be appreciated. Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I just did a few old baits and I just washed them really well. And when dry I lightly sanded them with a magic eraser. Washed again. Dried. And then painted them base white with Wicked paint. So far they have turned out great. Some baits had those tiny metal cups in the hook areas (and screws to hold the hook in). They were often rusty so I removed them and soaked them in WD40 and cleaned them with the magic eraser. I repainted the cups with white Rustolem spray paint. When I replaced the screw in hook eyes I used a dab of 4ton epoxy on the threads. It's a lot of extra work...but what the heck it's winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Hacker Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 They are $3.99 at Cabelas but I don't know if those newer ones are the same as the older ones from 7 years back. I have a bunch of them from back then when they marked them down so I scored. I saw on Ebay one guy is selling them for $2.99 each. Some of those on ebay are pretty expensive also. I like the original colors being they work awesome the way they came. My favorite is the white one with orange belly with chart top. Good luck finding them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 @ Chasn I maybe a tad late, but there is a member here that blast with baking soda to remove paint on lures. How this member's set up is? I don't know. Seems like a grand way to get around hangers and such. Search baking soda. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 After a search of baking soda, try blasting. It may be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinHanses Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) This is closest I've been able to find. It's pretty much a SR-5/6 or FS-6. I believe it's about a 5-8' diver. https://wlure.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_31&products_id=1271 Edited March 6, 2016 by KevinHanses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 KEVIN THOSE LOOK GOOD..they run good? ive had good luck with them ( wlure ) and they seem to be cheap...couple bad ones but, still happy and would order again from there site..i did have 1 square bill that had a lot of glue on the bill sent a email to them and 6 weeks later had 2 in the mail box..shipping is a bit longer but its china I'm happy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinHanses Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I haven't had any problem trolling them. Sure, one here and there needs a quick tune, but bto be honest, less than expected. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
