Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 While I was starting on the paint for my creek chub glide, I had the idea to try working on a medium-sized crankdown. Where I fish has had some grass begin popping up from the heat lately, so I wanted something bigger than a standard crankbait that I could burn past those patches to pull those fish out. Since I had so many difficulties figuring out the weight with the thin profile in the glide, I made sure to keep the body much thicker for this bait. I also kept the facial detail to a minimum just for simplicity’s sake and it’s all ready for paint now! Jim137a, Doomlurker and Big Epp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Nice Hoosier_Hawgz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Looking good! Hoosier_Hawgz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Cool tail! Hoosier_Hawgz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Thanks fellas! @danthefisherman I’m glad you appreciate it! Haha my cuts for the tail block didn’t quite line up right so I had some extra material to play around with. I probably spent as much time shaping it as I did shaping and carving the rest of the bait! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, Hoosier_Hawgz said: Thanks fellas! @danthefisherman I’m glad you appreciate it! Haha my cuts for the tail block didn’t quite line up right so I had some extra material to play around with. I probably spent as much time shaping it as I did shaping and carving the rest of the bait! I’d be curious to see if the shape helps to catch water and make the tail kick at slower speeds. Typically a straight tail is “dead” in the sense that it relies on the head movement to give it action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 2 hours ago, danthefisherman said: I’d be curious to see if the shape helps to catch water and make the tail kick at slower speeds. Typically a straight tail is “dead” in the sense that it relies on the head movement to give it action. …I’ll admit I’m a bit ashamed that I hadn’t thought about any differences to action the tail shape would make. I just had the material available to make a more flowing style of hard tail than I see in other baits, so I wanted to try it. I could see how it could possibly catch water easier than a standard flat tail though, now that you’ve mentioned it. It’s currently got a base coat of white on it but once paint is finished I’ll report back on what I find! Big Epp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Alright folks of the Grass Roots, I need some help. My painting skills are still developing, so it’s been a little bit of a struggle with painting this thing. Mainly problems with paint consistency and PSI, but that’s just going to take time and more experience. But now I need some opinions on the paint scheme. Here’s what I’m going for, a bluegill caught from the pond where I fish 90% of the time- And here’s where the bait is at- So my question for everyone is this; where do I go from here? I don’t think the colors are blended very well, but I’m unsure if I should try to blend them better or if I need to lay more colors over the top of them. And there will be more colors added to the chin, tail, and face areas, but I wanted to get some opinions on the body colors before I continue. Thank you in advance to anyone who chimes in, I appreciate you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) Check this out: https://www.taxidermy.net/ken/?p=1070 Painting and finishing is an area of weakness for me, but I used this as a guide and got my best bluegill yet. Adjust the colors as you see fit to best match your specific bluegill. Edited September 14, 2023 by Big Epp Typo Hoosier_Hawgz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/13/2023 at 9:23 PM, Big Epp said: Check this out: https://www.taxidermy.net/ken/?p=1070 Painting and finishing is an area of weakness for me, but I used this as a guide and got my best bluegill yet. Adjust the colors as you see fit to best match your specific bluegill. Thanks Victor! That looks like an awesome little guide, and now I’ve got most of their freshwater patterns bookmarked to find them when I need to. That bluegill of yours does look sweet! It’s that time of the year where it should get whacked pretty easily. Big Epp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Well it’s all ready for clear coat and hooks now! I’m hoping to put some time in with it this coming weekend. I’ve got some interesting plans for this in the future, so everybody keep their eyes peeled in a couple of weeks. Big Epp and danthefisherman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Hawgz Posted September 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 55 minutes ago, Big Epp said: Looks great! Thank you sir! I’m still figuring out airbrushing, so for using a $20.00 Amazon special and $0.50 Walmart craft paints I’m pretty happy with the end result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Hoosier_Hawgz said: I’m still figuring out airbrushing, Me too man! I've been thinning, mixing, and using paint trom walmart too lately. I think it's fun working with custom mixes to try and get specific colors. And great start. It blows me away what some people (on here) can do with an airbrush. Some of it looks like it might swim away! Hoosier_Hawgz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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