This is a new swimbait design I just finished, loosely based on the Sebile Magic Swimmer.  It has a nice, semi-hunting action when cranked, or it will wake on the surface when reeled slowly.  I also included a pic of a small crank.  Both of these are painted in a bluegill pattern, although it may be closer to a green sunfish with a blue gill.  Pictures do not do these baits justice, the crankbait in particular.  The topcoat is so shiny it's hard to get a decent pic (which is not a bad thing!).  I'll try to get some better pics later.

Let me know what you think.

Ben

Very nice design, the swimbait does have a close resemblance to the Magic Swimmer. Great pattern as well 

those look freakin sweet man. good job for sure!

WOW how big is that swimbait

Ben, very nice work on both baits and the top coat looks good.   I'm still not switching

Great swom bait Ben!  Love the colors.  Seems like green is a popular color this year for me too!  Have you gotten it in the water yet?  Great paint on both!  how are you applying your paint?  I would have to guess airbrush.

Mike

Ben, very nice work on both baits and the top coat looks good. I'm still not switching

Thanks!

No need to switch; I used Flex Coat Ultra V on these baits. I'm using U-40 on the baits I make for myself, but I'm still using Ultra V on lures I make for other guys. I'm not ready to completely switch over to U-40 yet, as I'd like to do more extensive testing (a.k.a. fishing ) to check its durability and to make sure it won't yellow.  I think both of those will probably be non-issues, but I want to make sure first.

@ Crookedneck, I use an airbrush to paint my lures, although sometimes I'll use rattle-can primer to save a little work cleaning my airbrush.

@ SmokinShad117, the swimbait is 6 1/4" long and it weighs about 1 1/4 ounces. Actually, that's lighter than some of the crankbaits I make! This isn't a particularly large bait as far as swimbaits go.