Chris Catignani Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Baitmaker said: Still making my wood crankbaits when time allows. Really like seeing everyone's work! Most of my recent ones are built for Muskie, although I know guys that throw the big baits for bass also. Here are some of my latest red cedar offerings to the fishing Gods. 😊 Man...those are amazing. Mad airbrushing skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted September 3, 2022 Global Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Baitmaker said: Still making my wood crankbaits when time allows. Really like seeing everyone's work! Most of my recent ones are built for Muskie, although I know guys that throw the big baits for bass also. Here are some of my latest red cedar offerings to the fishing Gods. 😊 All of those look absolutely perfect, especially the perch and muskey. Those are out of this world! Well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 12 hours ago, Chris Catignani said: Man...those are amazing. Mad airbrushing skills. Thank you Chris! Much appreciated. 12 hours ago, 12poundbass said: All of those look absolutely perfect, especially the perch and muskey. Those are out of this world! Well done sir. Thank you! That tiger muskie bait ended up looking like a smallmouth hybrid. Mostly due to the profile I guess. Calling it a Smuskie. 😁 Here's a few more pics. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User scaleface Posted September 4, 2022 Super User Share Posted September 4, 2022 About thirty years ago I had an idea to make a crawfish crankbait out of cedar .The lip would be the tail . I dremeled it out , drilled a weight balancing hole , then forgot about it . Today I found it . What do you think . If hardware hooks and a paint job was added , think it would wiggle and catch bass ? Top , side and bottom . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 15 hours ago, scaleface said: About thirty years ago I had an idea to make a crawfish crankbait out of cedar .The lip would be the tail . I dremeled it out , drilled a weight balancing hole , then forgot about it . Today I found it . What do you think . If hardware hooks and a paint job was added , think it would wiggle and catch bass ? Top , side and bottom . It looks interesting, and there's only one way to find out.😊 Either way, you're bound to learn from it. Just try to make sure that the weight is dead center, as well as the line tie and hook hangers. It's fun to tweak your own designs into a functional bait, but it can take time. I'm always sketching and designing new stuff I haven't made before. Some of them never get off the launching pad, and others do well enough on the first attempt to keep playing with. Here is one of my sketches that I'm working on now. It's a 3 piece jointed Muskie with fins and tail. It will be interesting to see how the prototype swims and getting the weighting figured out. All I know is that the finished product looks really cool in my head which is a great way to start. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit1 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Dang John, those are beautiful. Those would be going on the wall, not in the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS302 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 @scaleface I think it will work if you put the weight in the right spot. It reminds me of that Mann's Crawdad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Catignani Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 2:13 AM, Baitmaker said: It looks interesting, and there's only one way to find out.😊 Either way, you're bound to learn from it. Just try to make sure that the weight is dead center, as well as the line tie and hook hangers. It's fun to tweak your own designs into a functional bait, but it can take time. I'm always sketching and designing new stuff I haven't made before. Some of them never get off the launching pad, and others do well enough on the first attempt to keep playing with. Here is one of my sketches that I'm working on now. It's a 3 piece jointed Muskie with fins and tail. It will be interesting to see how the prototype swims and getting the weighting figured out. All I know is that the finished product looks really cool in my head which is a great way to start. I think the weight forward is the right thibg here because you are going to want it to dig down. Are you going to add a lip? Or is the wood the lip, similar to a flatfish. If so i would scoop the bottom front more to a. Remove front buoyancy and b. encourage the bait to slice down through the water column by reducing front resistance. I think weighting the front, having a forward pitch, and the tail having more buoyancy should cause a push and pull effect that creates wobble. I would think you would want it borderline suspending to slowwww rise to keep it near bottom on the pause but off the rocks. I think playing with weight placement and amount is key finding the right wobbling action and dive characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Just starting painting 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 So made a 2 Inch minnow carved from bass wood with a small weight forward and a north/south rattle behind the body hook. In the northeast we have lake chub and cool water darters with similar coloring and they look like bass minnows as well. I am not sure what the action will be as it has not seen water but expect it to dance. Just now, Chris Cavanaugh said: So made a 2 Inch minnow carved from bass wood with a small weight forward and a north/south rattle behind the body hook. In the northeast we have lake chub and cool water darters with similar coloring and they look like bass minnows as well. I am not sure what the action will be as it has not seen water but expect it to dance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Some of my work obviously I am in the early stages https://imgur.com/a/qy9ShhU 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, Chris Cavanaugh said: Some of my work obviously I am in the early stages https://imgur.com/a/qy9ShhU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted September 23, 2022 Global Moderator Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Chris Cavanaugh said: Some of my work obviously I am in the early stages https://imgur.com/a/qy9ShhU Those look pretty nice. How long have you been doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Made a 7 ct. batch of 1/4 oz. White/gold flash 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 On 9/22/2022 at 10:54 PM, 12poundbass said: Those look pretty nice. How long have you been doing it? About a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourMyOwn Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Added a little red glitter to some green pumpkin remelt. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king fisher Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I lost two spinnerbaits a few weeks ago, and the Bait Monkey talked me in to making 9 to replace the two. I fall for the same trick every time, I must be a slow learner. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 9:59 PM, Chris Cavanaugh said: About a month This should have said about a year. Came off smug lol. I have a long way to go as most are paint jobs still on blanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://imgur.com/gallery/v2fFgjk Blueback herring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted October 3, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chris Cavanaugh said: https://imgur.com/gallery/v2fFgjk Blueback herring Nice job, here you go 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cavanaugh Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://imgur.com/gallery/RtMidGG A simple topwater walk the dog front end with a single hook to add a trailer. I added a Rabid Baits fox tail for the picture 1 minute ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Nice job, here you go Thanks, how do you post images here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted October 3, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, Chris Cavanaugh said: https://imgur.com/gallery/RtMidGG A simple topwater walk the dog front end with a single hook to add a trailer. I added a Rabid Baits fox tail for the picture Thanks, how do you post images here? I just saved your image to my computer, rotated it correctly and the posted it using the "choose files" button on the bottom of your post....it needs to be under 1.48mbs IIrc, and yours was like 900+kbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Columbia Craw Posted October 6, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 8:08 PM, Munkin said: I hate making chartreuse and white spinnerbaits but a buddy asked me to make this. It's a 1/2oz on a titanium frame with beveled willow blades. Allen Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted October 10, 2022 Author Super User Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 8:26 PM, MassBass said: Made a 7 ct. batch of 1/4 oz. White/gold flash I need to learn how to make these! I have been making baits off and on since 1987 but never made any inline spinners. This year I spent a lot of time fishing from the bank due to my boat being in the shop since June. Hope to make some for fishing the creek that is full of different fish. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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