Refurbishing Some Old Cranks.

66KingFisher · 09-30-10, 12:05 AM

I've been dabbling with making some of my own lures recently, as well as repainting a few old crankbaits that I thought might get some new life from a little refurbishing.....I've still got to clear coat some of them, but I thought i'd share what I was doing...Whatcha think?

florida fisher · 09-30-10, 12:15 AM

Thats some good work man, keep up the good job

Ebbetsguy · 09-30-10, 06:09 AM

Excellent, those first 2 the Purple Crank and the Bream pattern are especially nice,Well Done

keithdog · 09-30-10, 07:13 AM

Heyyy, those look great! I especially like the one at the top right. The bream colored one. That would be killer around here.

gonefishin3 · 09-30-10, 09:20 AM

I need to get airbrushing lessons from you

unless ur handpainting ?

WaffleJaw · 09-30-10, 09:23 AM

They look great!!..Love the purple and baby bass

Jrob78 · 09-30-10, 10:51 AM

Fantastic work! I really like the top three!

66KingFisher · 09-30-10, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gonefishin3

i need to get airbrushing lessons from you

unless ur handpainting ?

Everything is airbrushed except the red gill marks and the blue streaks on the face of the bream pattern....It seemed easier to just use a small paint brush to do that. I used a combination of automotive urethane paints and Createx waterbased paints, and I'll use an automotive clearcoat for the final finish.

I've been airbrushing since the mid 70's but i'm completely new at messing with crankbaits.....I quickly learned that the small size of the lures makes prepping them a real pain in my hands....Literally....But i'm havin fun, and hopefully my hands will get accustom to dealing with small lures before too long.....and lastly I hope they'll catch me a bass or three when I'm done....lol

BassMoJo · 09-30-10, 01:20 PM

Can you throw some yellow in that purple one and sell it to me ? ? lol

islandbass · 09-30-10, 04:49 PM

You surely have a fine touch with an airbrush. Thanks for sharing as I enjoy looking at non-big boy/manufacturer lures. Which automotive clear coat do you use?

Dave63 · 09-30-10, 06:21 PM

Those are pretty damn good!

CamG · 09-30-10, 09:33 PM

Those are awesome!!!

Let me know when you are ready to make some money off me and I'll send you some baits!

bamabassman · 09-30-10, 09:34 PM

thanks man........this reminds me that I need to get those old lures to ya. just haven't had time.

Those look awesum as he--!!!
The top 3 plus the bottom right are my favorites.

66KingFisher · 09-30-10, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by islandbass

Which automotive clear coat do you use?

I used Duponts low end brand called Nason.....It's not as expensive as the big name brands, but its a decent quality clear.

Bubba_Bruiser · 10-01-10, 12:38 AM

That is awesome work KF. Looks like you found a hobby job hahaha.

dave0943 · 10-01-10, 11:47 AM

Awesome pics and work. I used to do that more than I have in recent years. I might sit down this winter and work on a few of my oldies but goodies. Thanks for the pics.
Dave

islandbass · 10-01-10, 04:19 PM

Thanks! I appreciate your help. Shoot...Your "mess ups" look better than my best efforts.

gwozdz · 11-06-10, 09:36 AM

I see what looks like wood bodies. Do you reccomend wood over plastic? Did you made the bodies also?

66KingFisher · 11-06-10, 02:22 PM

You do see some blank wood bodies that a friend turned on a lathe for me....They are various types of local woods, none of which are balsa, but i'm gonna paint'um up and see how they work anyway...lol. Prepping raw wood lures takes alot more work then just repainting a factory bait....beit wood or plastic....So its not quick and easy, but theres just something about catchin a bass on a lure made from scratch that I've always found appealing, so I'm dabbling with making a few of my own.

Bob Smith · 11-06-10, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 66KingFisher

You do see some blank wood bodies that a friend turned on a lathe for me....They are various types of local woods, none of which are balsa, but i'm gonna paint'um up and see how they work anyway...lol. Prepping raw wood lures takes alot more work then just repainting a factory bait....beit wood or plastic....So its not quick and easy, but theres just something about catchin a bass on a lure made from scratch that I've always found appealing, so I'm dabbling with making a few of my own.

+10 on your airbrushing! looks good. That's something I would like to try.
I heard that before you start painting the wood, it's a good idea to put them in the oven, on about 200 degrees, for a couple of hours to finish drying them out so you won't get any internal wood rot after you seal them up with the finish paint/coat.
I am anxious to see some of the finished homebuilts!!

Apt79 · 11-06-10, 07:21 PM

good job man!

Cavs1123 · 11-06-10, 08:21 PM

I love the one on the bottom right!

09-30-10, 12:05 AM	#1
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Refurbishing Some Old Cranks. I've been dabbling with making some of my own lures recently, as well as repainting a few old crankbaits that I thought might get some new life from a little refurbishing.....I've still got to clear coat some of them, but I thought i'd share what I was doing...Whatcha think? Attached Thumbnails __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

09-30-10, 12:15 AM	#2
florida fisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 126	Thats some good work man, keep up the good job __________________ Yes I admit I have a fishin' problem i troll the lake round and round.

09-30-10, 09:23 AM	#6
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	They look great!!..Love the purple and baby bass __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

09-30-10, 10:51 AM	#7
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Fantastic work! I really like the top three! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

09-30-10, 01:20 PM	#9
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Can you throw some yellow in that purple one and sell it to me ? ? lol __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

09-30-10, 06:09 AM	#3
Ebbetsguy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 483	Excellent, those first 2 the Purple Crank and the Bream pattern are especially nice,Well Done

09-30-10, 07:13 AM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Heyyy, those look great! I especially like the one at the top right. The bream colored one. That would be killer around here.

09-30-10, 09:20 AM	#5
gonefishin3 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 227	I need to get airbrushing lessons from you unless ur handpainting ?

09-30-10, 04:49 PM	#10
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	You surely have a fine touch with an airbrush. Thanks for sharing as I enjoy looking at non-big boy/manufacturer lures. Which automotive clear coat do you use? __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

09-30-10, 06:21 PM	#11
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	Those are pretty damn good!

09-30-10, 09:33 PM	#12
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Those are awesome!!! Let me know when you are ready to make some money off me and I'll send you some baits!

09-30-10, 09:34 PM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	thanks man........this reminds me that I need to get those old lures to ya. just haven't had time. Those look awesum as he--!!! The top 3 plus the bottom right are my favorites. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

10-01-10, 12:38 AM	#15
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	That is awesome work KF. Looks like you found a hobby job hahaha. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

10-01-10, 11:47 AM	#16
dave0943 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Iron Mountain, MI Posts: 174	Awesome pics and work. I used to do that more than I have in recent years. I might sit down this winter and work on a few of my oldies but goodies. Thanks for the pics. Dave

10-01-10, 04:19 PM	#17
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Thanks! I appreciate your help. Shoot...Your "mess ups" look better than my best efforts. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog) Last edited by islandbass; 10-01-10 at 04:35 PM.

11-06-10, 09:36 AM	#18
gwozdz BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way Upstate NY Posts: 7	I see what looks like wood bodies. Do you reccomend wood over plastic? Did you made the bodies also?

11-06-10, 02:22 PM	#19
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	You do see some blank wood bodies that a friend turned on a lathe for me....They are various types of local woods, none of which are balsa, but i'm gonna paint'um up and see how they work anyway...lol. Prepping raw wood lures takes alot more work then just repainting a factory bait....beit wood or plastic....So its not quick and easy, but theres just something about catchin a bass on a lure made from scratch that I've always found appealing, so I'm dabbling with making a few of my own. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

11-06-10, 07:21 PM	#21
Apt79 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canton,oh Posts: 70	good job man!

11-06-10, 08:21 PM	#22
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	I love the one on the bottom right! __________________ Tom

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