spare tire Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hi, This is a smallmouth crankbait I made. Unlike the largemouth on an earlier post, I left off the dorsal fin, and tried to get a little more detail on the head area. Please let me know if there is something I can improve on. I dont care to much for the red on the gill area, it was carved out , mabey should of left it alone. thanks Tim http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/sparetire2/small.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/sparetire2/101_0336.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Good looking baits Spare, I like them both. As for me I like red gills on everything! But that's just me. Carve on, daymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomdart Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 spare, I think they look great too. Personally I prefer the lip cut to be a little deeper just for added insurance, but that's just me. I think if you're epoxying in the lip, scuffing the unexposed lip surface first, it will be fine. They really look excellent, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yake Bait Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Great looking baits. I like the spots on the belly of the smallmouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I also like the shape and paint on the smallmouth. As far as gills, I'm among those who usually like them - just a touch to show a baitfish in trouble. If you cut out a template for them, they'll come out very neat and you can use them multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshomi Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I like it - I think for us Mi guys tans and browns are key colors. I also like the spackle belly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 great color. browns are underated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Capone Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 They just keep getting better! , Improvement on the eye, the head, and the Gill area. Keep up the good work. Howard Capone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spare tire Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks guys for all the kind words. I'm kinda new to this but I'm having alot of fun with it. I do scuff up the lip surface and drill a couple of holes for the epoxy to go . thanks again everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
