First crankbait

keysd13 · 08-07-09, 04:34 PM

Here his my first attempt. Homemade Citrus Pattern.

WaffleJaw · 08-07-09, 04:37 PM

you just made my current lure look like helen keller made it.

that looks f-ing great.....airbrushed?

keysd13 · 08-07-09, 04:49 PM

Yeah I use a couple Iwata airbrushes. I also learned that the scrub my wife uses in the tub makes for a nice scale pattern. Just cut a piece and wrap it around the bait and hold it in place. I'm sure the baits will improve with each attempt.

WaffleJaw · 08-07-09, 04:56 PM

yea i need to buy another cheap airbrush set....thanks for the sponge tip..i know exactly what kind your talking about

i got a few shaped and sanded,but on hold till i can find a used airbrush set up.....cause hand painting them just isnt turning out good imo

keysd13 · 08-07-09, 05:09 PM

Hobbylobby runs ads on their website for 40-60% off one item. I bought both my brushes that way. They also carry parts for them, which comes in handy.

Jim80 · 08-07-09, 05:19 PM

Wow keys for a first that came out killer man , keep it up

Jim

WaffleJaw · 08-07-09, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keysd13

Hobbylobby runs ads on their website for 40-60% off one item. I bought both my brushes that way. They also carry parts for them, which comes in handy.

yea it looks like they do a new one every week or so...awesome,thanks man,i got a hobby lobby by the house

Bassboss · 08-07-09, 05:26 PM

Wow! That freaking amazing!!!!!

I would have put the bill up a little bit more, (more horizontal) though, I think it gives them a little better action, and gets them deeper, and I think it makes them more weedless!

But ya, great looking and color!

bamabassman · 08-07-09, 07:03 PM

amazing job man! now if oyu don't mind.......send it to me for testing, hahahaha.

nofearengineer · 08-08-09, 12:27 PM

Keys, that is some amazing work there. If I could do that, I'd have a whole box full of home brews. you must feel great when you catch one on a lure you made yourself.

brushhog · 08-08-09, 01:29 PM

Wow, first attempt??? That is really impressive, let us know how it fishes.

islandbass · 08-08-09, 01:44 PM

If that is your first attempt, you've got the skills, bro! That is an awesome job.

That is killer! Can you tell me what model airbrushes you bought? I think I myself am ready to step up to a quality airbrush.

Well done!

keysd13 · 08-09-09, 07:54 PM

iwata eclipse hp-cs for detail work and iwata eclipse hp-bcs for larger areas.

Flippy · 08-10-09, 01:25 AM

thats nice work man hope it fishs as well as it looks

islandbass · 08-10-09, 11:40 AM

Thanks, Keys. I am going to look them up. So does this mean the hp-cs can't do what the bcs does? i'd really like to keep it to one airbrush.

jasonfish320 · 08-10-09, 12:42 PM

For your first bait, that is awesome! I have been painting mine for two seasons now, you will get better with everyone you do. These are from a while back. It does feel amazing when you catch a fish with your own design.

Iwata makes (IMO) the best airbrush for small detail (I use the Revolution CR gravity feed dual action) which is what you need when painting lures. Also, a huge tip that saved me a ton of cash...you can use the cheap acrylic craft paint from wal-mart and thin it out with windshield washer fluid (the blue stuff, not the clear) it will take some practice to get the constincency down pat, but it works very well and will save you a lot of money compared to airbrush paint.

sac · 08-10-09, 01:36 PM

Nice job! The pics are a little blury, but overall great job.

I agree, Iwata's are THE best airbrushes made. I have a Eclipse CS, HP-C, and a Micron C+. All beyond awesome.

islandbass, the different AB's have different needle sizes, which means different size lines you can pull. It's more indepth than that, but you get the idea.

doc · 08-10-09, 03:11 PM

Ill take 10 bluegills in various depths and with a coffin bill if you could plz

Bubba_Bruiser · 08-10-09, 04:05 PM

If I wasn't sitting and down and lazy today, I would give you a standing ovation. It looks awesome!

66KingFisher · 08-11-09, 10:18 PM

Very nicely done for your first bait.....but I was unsure if you made the bait from scratch or is this a factory bait that you repainted?.....either way I like the paintjob.....I'll be happy if my first turns out lookin that nice.

keysd13 · 08-15-09, 04:29 AM

from scratch. Cedar for now,balsa next.

islandbass · 08-15-09, 12:20 PM

keys,

How did you like cedar? I reckon it wasn't too hard to ballast correctly? I chose balsa as my first wood type and my initial inexperience made balancing the bait a bit challenging but I figured it out in the end. After you make your first balsa bait, could you let us know if balancing your balsa plug was easier, harder, or the same as cedar? One of the beauties of balsa is it is so easy to cut and carve and they rise up quickly when at rest.

Backwater Charlie · 08-16-09, 12:35 PM

I would sure like a firetiger 1/4 OZ home-made crankbait

. Do you mind if I receive a "free sample" of any of you guy's crankbaits? I'll sure put them to the test! But the citrus pattern looks superb. I love it.

Backwater Charlie · 08-16-09, 12:37 PM

Oh, and how do you guys paint these crankbaits? What kind of equipment? Do you buy "no-colored" crankbaits or make the whole crankbait out of balsa yourself? Or do you have old crankbaits needing paint-jobs so you re-pain them? Sorry, I'm a little confused!

islandbass · 08-17-09, 03:01 AM

BC,

Some people paint ready made blanks, and others build them from scratch and some probably do both.

If I am not mistaken, the one keys did was hand crafted.

Many use airbrushes to paint and until recently, I have actually used handbrushes. I am still in the research phase for finding a solid airbrush and the IWATA Eclipse HP-CS is looking like an excellent cadidate, thanks to some of the members here.

08-07-09, 04:34 PM	#1
keysd13 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 153	First crankbait Here his my first attempt. Homemade Citrus Pattern. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If you're keeping count you're not catching enough.

08-07-09, 04:37 PM	#2
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	you just made my current lure look like helen keller made it. that looks f-ing great.....airbrushed? __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com] Last edited by WaffleJaw; 08-07-09 at 04:43 PM.

08-07-09, 04:49 PM	#3
keysd13 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 153	Yeah I use a couple Iwata airbrushes. I also learned that the scrub my wife uses in the tub makes for a nice scale pattern. Just cut a piece and wrap it around the bait and hold it in place. I'm sure the baits will improve with each attempt. __________________ If you're keeping count you're not catching enough.

08-07-09, 04:56 PM	#4
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	yea i need to buy another cheap airbrush set....thanks for the sponge tip..i know exactly what kind your talking about i got a few shaped and sanded,but on hold till i can find a used airbrush set up.....cause hand painting them just isnt turning out good imo __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

08-07-09, 05:09 PM	#5
keysd13 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 153	Hobbylobby runs ads on their website for 40-60% off one item. I bought both my brushes that way. They also carry parts for them, which comes in handy. __________________ If you're keeping count you're not catching enough.

08-07-09, 05:19 PM	#6
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Wow keys for a first that came out killer man , keep it up Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

08-07-09, 05:26 PM	#8
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow! That freaking amazing!!!!! I would have put the bill up a little bit more, (more horizontal) though, I think it gives them a little better action, and gets them deeper, and I think it makes them more weedless! But ya, great looking and color! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

08-07-09, 07:03 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	amazing job man! now if oyu don't mind.......send it to me for testing, hahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-08-09, 12:27 PM	#10
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Keys, that is some amazing work there. If I could do that, I'd have a whole box full of home brews. you must feel great when you catch one on a lure you made yourself. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-08-09, 01:29 PM	#11
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Wow, first attempt??? That is really impressive, let us know how it fishes. __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

08-08-09, 01:44 PM	#12
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	If that is your first attempt, you've got the skills, bro! That is an awesome job. That is killer! Can you tell me what model airbrushes you bought? I think I myself am ready to step up to a quality airbrush. Well done! __________________ 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)

08-09-09, 07:54 PM	#13
keysd13 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 153	iwata eclipse hp-cs for detail work and iwata eclipse hp-bcs for larger areas. __________________ If you're keeping count you're not catching enough.

08-10-09, 01:25 AM	#14
Flippy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancaster, South Carolina Posts: 96	thats nice work man hope it fishs as well as it looks __________________ The B.S. Stops When Tha Trollin Motor Drops

08-10-09, 11:40 AM	#15
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Thanks, Keys. I am going to look them up. So does this mean the hp-cs can't do what the bcs does? i'd really like to keep it to one airbrush. __________________ 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)

08-10-09, 12:42 PM	#16
jasonfish320 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MAINEIAC Posts: 585	For your first bait, that is awesome! I have been painting mine for two seasons now, you will get better with everyone you do. These are from a while back. It does feel amazing when you catch a fish with your own design. Iwata makes (IMO) the best airbrush for small detail (I use the Revolution CR gravity feed dual action) which is what you need when painting lures. Also, a huge tip that saved me a ton of cash...you can use the cheap acrylic craft paint from wal-mart and thin it out with windshield washer fluid (the blue stuff, not the clear) it will take some practice to get the constincency down pat, but it works very well and will save you a lot of money compared to airbrush paint. __________________ "If at first you don't succeed; have another beer"

08-10-09, 01:36 PM	#17
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	Nice job! The pics are a little blury, but overall great job. I agree, Iwata's are THE best airbrushes made. I have a Eclipse CS, HP-C, and a Micron C+. All beyond awesome. islandbass, the different AB's have different needle sizes, which means different size lines you can pull. It's more indepth than that, but you get the idea.

08-10-09, 03:11 PM	#18
doc BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,134	Ill take 10 bluegills in various depths and with a coffin bill if you could plz

08-10-09, 04:05 PM	#19
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	If I wasn't sitting and down and lazy today, I would give you a standing ovation. It looks awesome! __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

08-11-09, 10:18 PM	#20
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Very nicely done for your first bait.....but I was unsure if you made the bait from scratch or is this a factory bait that you repainted?.....either way I like the paintjob.....I'll be happy if my first turns out lookin that nice.

08-15-09, 04:29 AM	#21
keysd13 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 153	from scratch. Cedar for now,balsa next. __________________ If you're keeping count you're not catching enough.

08-15-09, 12:20 PM	#22
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	keys, How did you like cedar? I reckon it wasn't too hard to ballast correctly? I chose balsa as my first wood type and my initial inexperience made balancing the bait a bit challenging but I figured it out in the end. After you make your first balsa bait, could you let us know if balancing your balsa plug was easier, harder, or the same as cedar? One of the beauties of balsa is it is so easy to cut and carve and they rise up quickly when at rest. __________________ 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)

08-16-09, 12:35 PM	#23
Backwater Charlie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Littcarr, KY Posts: 299	I would sure like a firetiger 1/4 OZ home-made crankbait . Do you mind if I receive a "free sample" of any of you guy's crankbaits? I'll sure put them to the test! But the citrus pattern looks superb. I love it. __________________ It was THIS BIG <---------------------------->

08-16-09, 12:37 PM	#24
Backwater Charlie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Littcarr, KY Posts: 299	Oh, and how do you guys paint these crankbaits? What kind of equipment? Do you buy "no-colored" crankbaits or make the whole crankbait out of balsa yourself? Or do you have old crankbaits needing paint-jobs so you re-pain them? Sorry, I'm a little confused! __________________ It was THIS BIG <---------------------------->

08-17-09, 03:01 AM	#25
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	BC, Some people paint ready made blanks, and others build them from scratch and some probably do both. If I am not mistaken, the one keys did was hand crafted. Many use airbrushes to paint and until recently, I have actually used handbrushes. I am still in the research phase for finding a solid airbrush and the IWATA Eclipse HP-CS is looking like an excellent cadidate, thanks to some of the members here. __________________ 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)

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