giving an old crank bait a face lift..

zooker · 01-23-07, 10:41 PM

how does one make a good bait into a great bait simple give it a face lift..
i started with a legendary 25 year old bagley b. the paint was chipped and faded from use. see below..

i sent it off to one of the BEST crankbait painters in the country. none other than carolina chip..chip is the ONLY person i would allow to repaint a truly outstanding crankbait. chip using my personal color choice -LOUD!!!- actually inhanced the bass catching ability of this bait ... sadly though i likly will not fish with it..after all it is 25 years old.

chip as always truley a outstanding paint job..

zooker

crankybait · 01-23-07, 10:44 PM

I'm not even going to bother with the compliments... Chip already knows I think every bait of his is just drop-jaw fantastic, so it is implied that I ove it

Vabass22 · 01-23-07, 11:07 PM

Wow, what a work of art!
Too beautiful to fish w/!

flbassman · 01-23-07, 11:12 PM

That is a mighty pretty bait right there....

skeeter944 · 01-23-07, 11:46 PM

That looks great! I wouldnt be able to fish with such a beautiful piece of balsa!

texasbasser · 01-23-07, 11:51 PM

thats beautiful! I couldnt fish with that!

lizardsrule · 01-25-07, 11:42 AM

Send it to me I'll fish it LOL. He can paint more, no point in not using it, if it catches fish.

Lizards

KenDammit · 01-26-07, 03:25 AM

paint job wouldn't be the problem. losing a 25 year old bait would be.

zooker · 01-26-07, 05:59 PM

ken your right...thats the reason i optied not to fish with it..

zooker

mikesluckylures · 01-27-07, 08:11 PM

That is a work of art!
Almost too pretty to fish.
Almost.

M

bassnman30 · 01-28-07, 12:21 PM

Zook,
Are those "origional" Balsa B's, or are they the "new" type Balsa B's ?

zooker · 01-28-07, 12:56 PM

bassnman
not a new one..

zooker

pig n jig · 01-28-07, 06:47 PM

The first thing I would do is put a smaller split rings on it, box it up and send it to Laser where my other Bagleys went to , because I know he would fish them.

Alright I did keep 1 bait to fish, but it was my favorite, an original bulgin balsa B.

P N J

Carolina_Chip · 02-17-07, 08:50 AM

Thanks Zook... Glad you liked it

you really ought to fish it though... If you loose it, pick another up on ebay.... I dont think that lure will get lost... I think if they stick around more than 15 years, they are possessed by good fish spirts preventing loss!

I painted a new Kuba set for Ish this past week. Its on the custom lure forum... It's your mucky water colors I believe. I also redesigned the Woodhull into a shallow water bait.

Have a great weekend all!

Chip

3dkicker · 02-17-07, 04:55 PM

I have the same crankbait in my "old" bait collection. Except mine has an orange spot on the bottom at the front hook and it doesn't have the writing on the bottom. When did Bagley's start printing the type of crankbait on the bottom?
I'd fish with mine but it is cracked in the center of the bill. One good fish and all I'd get back would be a split ring and a screw. I have two Killer B-1's with the writing on the bottom and those are at least 15 years old.

links_man2 · 02-18-07, 07:47 PM

Chris---I have several 20+ year old Bagleys I would like painted. Whats the price and do you have a web site that shows colors? Looks like a great job.

bassintxlady · 02-19-07, 10:03 AM

outstanding job on that lure......bet and i have a whole arsenal of mann's baby -1's that need painting....would you mind sending me an email and letting me know what your going rate for your work is?.....i really love these lures and would love to fish with em again......my email is pulsetkr45@yahoo.com and again.....very nice job......

lizardsrule · 02-19-07, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by links_man2

Chris---I have several 20+ year old Bagleys I would like painted. Whats the price and do you have a web site that shows colors? Looks like a great job.

Um it's CHIP, not Chris rotfl. He does a great job. www.carolinachip.com However there is another gentleman on this site who I've never used. Dwain is from this site and I have heard nothing but praise about his work also. I've seen pics and he's artist in his own right. His link is in the top, "Batey's custom lures". I seem to lose my cranks before they get to old, or like 2 weekends ago I broke one in half hitting a bridge piling

Lizards

zooker · 02-20-07, 07:11 PM

and he bought $155 bucks worth the replacement cranks -lol-

zooker

lizardsrule · 02-20-07, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

and he bought $155 bucks worth the replacement cranks -lol-

zooker

WHO ME

Actually only about $60 was in cranks, some Norman's and some Mann's rotfl.

Lizards

zooker · 02-20-07, 10:14 PM

and all you went in there for was bullet weights...should have gotten some weed free sisson cranks....

zooker

01-23-07, 10:41 PM	#1
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	giving an old crank bait a face lift.. how does one make a good bait into a great bait simple give it a face lift.. i started with a legendary 25 year old bagley b. the paint was chipped and faded from use. see below.. i sent it off to one of the BEST crankbait painters in the country. none other than carolina chip..chip is the ONLY person i would allow to repaint a truly outstanding crankbait. chip using my personal color choice -LOUD!!!- actually inhanced the bass catching ability of this bait ... sadly though i likly will not fish with it..after all it is 25 years old. chip as always truley a outstanding paint job.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-23-07, 10:44 PM	#2
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	I'm not even going to bother with the compliments... Chip already knows I think every bait of his is just drop-jaw fantastic, so it is implied that I ove it __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

01-23-07, 11:07 PM	#3
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	Wow, what a work of art! Too beautiful to fish w/! __________________ Hit that water awful hard! olddominionsports..com

01-23-07, 11:12 PM	#4
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	That is a mighty pretty bait right there.... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

01-25-07, 11:42 AM	#7
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Send it to me I'll fish it LOL. He can paint more, no point in not using it, if it catches fish. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

01-23-07, 11:46 PM	#5
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	That looks great! I wouldnt be able to fish with such a beautiful piece of balsa!

01-23-07, 11:51 PM	#6
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	thats beautiful! I couldnt fish with that!

01-26-07, 03:25 AM	#8
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	paint job wouldn't be the problem. losing a 25 year old bait would be.

01-26-07, 05:59 PM	#9
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ken your right...thats the reason i optied not to fish with it.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-27-07, 08:11 PM	#10
mikesluckylures BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 88	Crankbait That is a work of art! Almost too pretty to fish. Almost. M

01-28-07, 12:21 PM	#11
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Zook, Are those "origional" Balsa B's, or are they the "new" type Balsa B's ? __________________ Lexington,NC.

01-28-07, 12:56 PM	#12
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	bassnman not a new one.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-28-07, 06:47 PM	#13
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	The first thing I would do is put a smaller split rings on it, box it up and send it to Laser where my other Bagleys went to , because I know he would fish them. Alright I did keep 1 bait to fish, but it was my favorite, an original bulgin balsa B. P N J

02-17-07, 08:50 AM	#14
Carolina_Chip BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lake Wheeler, Alabama Posts: 446	Thanks Zook... Glad you liked it you really ought to fish it though... If you loose it, pick another up on ebay.... I dont think that lure will get lost... I think if they stick around more than 15 years, they are possessed by good fish spirts preventing loss! I painted a new Kuba set for Ish this past week. Its on the custom lure forum... It's your mucky water colors I believe. I also redesigned the Woodhull into a shallow water bait. Have a great weekend all! Chip __________________ carolinachip.com

02-17-07, 04:55 PM	#15
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	I have the same crankbait in my "old" bait collection. Except mine has an orange spot on the bottom at the front hook and it doesn't have the writing on the bottom. When did Bagley's start printing the type of crankbait on the bottom? I'd fish with mine but it is cracked in the center of the bill. One good fish and all I'd get back would be a split ring and a screw. I have two Killer B-1's with the writing on the bottom and those are at least 15 years old. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com Last edited by 3dkicker; 02-17-07 at 05:06 PM.

02-18-07, 07:47 PM	#16
links_man2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 134	Chris---I have several 20+ year old Bagleys I would like painted. Whats the price and do you have a web site that shows colors? Looks like a great job.

02-19-07, 10:03 AM	#17
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	outstanding job on that lure......bet and i have a whole arsenal of mann's baby -1's that need painting....would you mind sending me an email and letting me know what your going rate for your work is?.....i really love these lures and would love to fish with em again......my email is pulsetkr45@yahoo.com and again.....very nice job...... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

02-20-07, 07:11 PM	#19
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	and he bought $155 bucks worth the replacement cranks -lol- zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

02-20-07, 10:14 PM	#21
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	and all you went in there for was bullet weights...should have gotten some weed free sisson cranks.... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

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