On 9/17/2016 at 4:13 PM, A-Jay said:

Here's a Custom Pour compliments of Paul Krew Custom Hand Pourer Baits.

 

A-Jay

A-Jay,

Have you ever bought any of Krew's stuff? He makes some great looking plastics and painted cranks, but his prices are much higher than I'm willing to pay. 

4 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

A-Jay,

Have you ever bought any of Krew's stuff? He makes some great looking plastics and painted cranks, but his prices are much higher than I'm willing to pay. 

Yes I have ~ and will most likely continue to do so. (all soft plastics, have not used any of his hard baits)

Paul made up several custom "A-Jay Patterns" for me in Craws, Chatterbait trailers, swimbaits & drop shot baits.

Custom work almost always comes at a premium cost.  The choice to go that route is a personal one.

These are not overly durable products. If that is a priority, his baits may not be your cup of tea.  

His baits are all are super soft, have GREAT Action and take care of my biggest priority ~ They catch fish. 

A-Jay

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

Custom work almost always comes at a premium cost.  The choice to go that route is a personal one.

These are not overly durable products. If that is a priority, his baits may not be your cup of tea.  

A-Jay

I have no problem paying for custom painted work. I have dozens of custom painted cranks from about 7-8 different guys who I know either personally or from online. I also have quite a few soft plastics from Doyles Custom Baits, which I have been very impressed by. I guess I've always shy'd away from Krew's stuff because he's significantly even more money than most of the custom painters/pourers that I have experienced elsewhere. But it's good to hear your recommendation, which I value. Perhaps I'll have to try out some of his stuff and see for myself. 

PK has a modest minimum order for custom color runs which makes it nice. 

When I come up with a color or pattern I want to try, I don't have to purchase 100 or 200 baits to see if I like it or if it works.  

In my world, I want Soft, Soft plastics - these are definitely that - one reason I keep going back.

A-Jay

Custom hand pours and hand injection molded soft plastics have been a way of life out west for a few decades and most are closely guarded secrets with tournament anglers.

Tom

I've seen the ordinary greens and browns, with a free reds, oranges and blues thrown in. They're a fascinating family of creatures.

On ‎9‎/‎17‎/‎2016 at 1:13 PM, A-Jay said:

Here's a Custom Pour compliments of Paul Krew Custom Hand Pourer Baits.

A-Jay

tried to look him up but his website is no longer up

 

Just now, Big Bait Fishing said:

tried to look him up but his website is no longer up

He operates on Facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/PaulKrewCustomHandPouredBaits/?fref=ts

A-Jay

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

 

He operates on Facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/PaulKrewCustomHandPouredBaits/?fref=ts

A-Jay