Baitmaker

It's been a while since I posted any new stuff, but I'm still making baits when time allows. Here is my latest swimbait and a first for me using poplar wood. It's a 7" foiled golden shiner that has a slow/medium sink rate.

Here is a new 6" hardwood swimbait painted to resemble the rare and elusive firetiger crappie shad😁

Thank you!!! I couldn't reel and hold the phone at the same time so was just pulling it around with the rod tip too high to swim it right, but I am happy with the action.

Here is a new glide bait that I recently finished and painted in a bluegill pattern. It is made from Cherry and has a slow suspending sink rate. I got this quick video of it in a pool but was holding the phone with my left hand and dragging the bait around with my right, so I couldn't work it very well. 🙂

Here is another 7" crankbait that I recently finished. Shown before and after epoxy top coats.

Here are a couple of my latest cedar swimbaits. These ones are 6 and 7 inches long. I've been painting all of them in different color schemes so no 2 are the same.

Thank you for the nice comment. For the spots on that bait, I used a plastic stencil that was made with a Cricut machine. The top coat product that I use is True Coat epoxy. It requires a drying wheel to slowly turn the baits due to it's long cure time.

Not sure what this is supposed to be. 🤔 I originally intended on painting it in a firetiger pattern, but ended up doing spots similar to a crappie for something different.

A new crankbait I recently finished in a carp pattern.

Something I've been working on lately are these sinking swim baits. This one is 7" and has a slow sink. Looking forward to testing it out.

Thank you! It's one of my favorites too.

Another cedar wakebait.

A couple new cedar wakebaits and a squarebill crank.

Here is a rainbow trout bait I made recently.

Thank you Crypt! Much appreciated! Still grinding away at it making a variety of baits here and there when time allows.