Craws have been a challenge for me so I broke out my Custom Microns to help tackle the pattern. ~ Blue Moon

dude you are an artiste extraordinaire. even your display pics are the bomb.

nice.

I don't suppose you'd be willing to share your process.

BassCat & SWalker, many thanks for taking the time to reply. Since I�m new to airbrushing cranks I really appreciate the feedback and encouragement.

SWalker - regarding a process, I�m still in the freshman custom crank class and slowly cobbling together techniques that the other painters on the forum have generously shared that work for them. I�ve have been spending a lot of time focused on design since that�s a skill already in my wheelhouse.

My biggest challenge, and most of the time I've invested, has been figuring out how to pull off the designs. Here are a couple of other craw shots that might provide some insight on techniques I�m using. ~Blue Moon

Oh, man those things are so cool. That copperhead craw...speechless.

that is an excellent craw pattern! far better than any i've come up with do date. nice work.

hey blue. since you're into reptile names, here are a couple from the very early days
copperhead

black mambo

BassCat and SWalker, many thanks again. BassCat, great colors, names and finish on your early baits.

Regarding my copperhead craw, it�s not so much that I�m into reptile names, just working hard to match the hatch. It often seems we have juvenile copperheads under nearly every leaf where I chase monster bass in the spring. For those of you that enjoy running barefoot through the spring leaves, here�s a shot I took a few years ago. Also for anyone that ever wondered why worms with yellow tip tails tend to work well in spring and early summer, take a look at the juvi copperhead tail in my pic.

That makes my heart race just looking at a pic.

doesn't look like he's very happy having his picture taken. those guys are just plain mean!