I would throw either one on those any day of the week. Outstanding!! Put yourself a yellow feather tail on them bad boys and go to town. Just one thing on the second one, try and keep the sparkle down. Baits on the surface reflect a whole lot more light than cranks do. Too much sparkle actually works against you. JMHO I think you have some winners there.

Thanks for the reseller site....what brand paint is the Buttermilk color you use?

I would throw either one on those any day of the week. Outstanding!! Put yourself a yellow feather tail on them bad boys and go to town. Just one thing on the second one, try and keep the sparkle down. Baits on the surface reflect a whole lot more light than cranks do. Too much sparkle actually works against you. JMHO I think you have some winners there.

CW's bone belly suggestion was right on target. Here's a thought....forget the glitter and use a little iridescent color over the back...not heavy just enough to give the bait a shimmer of some color (Green-Yellow-Gold-etc.) My preference would be gold or red eyes...but that's just my preference. This one is looking good

thanks cw. i agree with the sparkle. way too much glitter. i knew it was a lot and should have mixed another batch of devcon but didn't. my bad. i've got some yellow bucktail tied up on some #4 and #2 hooks. that would look good on them.
i want the wake bait to look like the 1.5 i did. i think it's the best of the bunch.

i've got a couple more base coated and will get them right.


Let me know how the bucktail worked out. I have had problems with bucktail on crankbaits in the past. The bucktail seemed to be a little too stiff and really hindered the wobble on the crankbait. That is why I pretty much stick with feathers. You want to see something cool, put a small maribou feather on the front treble hook and watch what happens. When you stop the bait the maribou will flare back out like a injured fish gasping for air. I like a little white and red feathers or red maribou on the front. Not too much. But I would like your thoughts on how the bucktail worked out. I may have just had too much on mine.

Very good art on those baits. You can use a push pin like they use on new shirts to change the weight of the dots...or a finish nail ...or whatever...experiment around. Also, with some practice...and steady hands.... you can make tiny thin lines.