Stringjam

Shoot as in paint, or shoot as in the pic? Yes for both....that is my #1 - the first crankbait I carved and painted from scratch.

Yes - - those are actually my cranks, too - among the first of Big M's "Charlies." I'm a big fan of tight action....and not just tight, but "lively" action. Think high-frequency wiggles. When I'm fishing in cover (and in general), these characteristics give the bait a quick start-up.....in other words, more wiggles per distance pulled. It's the action I find most consistent, whether the water is clear or not. I was working on a few designs to try to nail the action I was looking for (just for personal fun) last year. I'm pretty happy with the results, but I never really got them totally past the prototype phase. Making your own cranks is fun, but really time consuming. I haven't messed around with it since I started going back to school, but I want to get back around to it again one day.

Some seriously beautiful shots in this thread, and some very good photographers /editors! I belong in the wanna-be, n00b group, but I'll play along anyway.. ;D

I totally agree......the best spicy chicken sandwich from a fast food place in life!!! Have you ever eaten their "Chicken Minis" for breakfast? Nom! You can see how subjective food is.....SONICs are everywhere around here - and I think their food is absolutely abhorrent! ;D

I haven't had any problems with Firefox here, but I've had several on my Android browser. Sometimes the entire screen becomes a hotlink for Amazon.com, and sometimes that half-naked dress-up chick (or whatever it is) comes up and covers my screen. Weird.....and a little embarrassing if anybody else is around to notice.

These are very good - - quality is a little questionable though, unfortunately. Have caught a lot of fish on that bait! Tight wiggle is a relative term....a lot of baits mentioned in this thread are not what I consider tight - certainly not RC 1.5's. Speed Traps are also great. I pay little attention to lip shape - - I fish square and round both in the heaviest cover I can find, and they'll both come through if you fish them correctly. If you want to go the custom balsa route, the suggestions are endless, but I will give a here to the Big M "Marty's Charlie." It's based on the old Charlie O design (one of the few rounded cranks that has a TRUE tight action). If you can find an original, they're equally as awesome, but they're very difficult to find. I sent an original to Marty, and his bait does a fantastic job at reproducing the action.

I stream Pandora on my EVO every day, all day long at work. It is rare that I hear more than two ads in an 8-hour work day.....some days I don't hear any at all. Pretty happy with it.

Not of all time and life, but lately it would probably be Periphery (self-titled).

Awesome!

Bandwidth is actually a measure of the range of the frequency band allowed to be transmitted - measured in Hz. Throughput is the actual "speed" measurement (kbps, mbps, etc). Bandwidth has generally become the catch-all term to describe data transfer speed (throughput), but the terms are actually completely different (but related). Just some random worthless info for the day. 8-)

Crankbaits represent baitfish and crawfish that are learning hip-hop dance techniques. Bass hate hip-hop, so they eat the offenders.

Antenna - post ice storm

It is a flatsided crankbait that was designed by Pete Reynolds (called the Little Petey) I believe almost 20 years ago - - a very good design, as it spawned versions of the bait by nearly every custom crank maker since.

I use Old Spice "Cyprus," which smells like limes, an ocean breeze & freedom.

These are WAY cool!! Tight action?

Love the black/sparkle one, Marty.......I think black is the most underrated crankbait color. Works like a charm!

Awesome!!! Kind of reminds me of the "Droid Eye" though.....

I was driving pickups and tractors by the time I was about 12-years-old. Country-folk can get away with that on country roads, though.

Some really cool shots popping up.....that peacock shot is awesome. The Hawaiian dancer shot really conveys the action....as cool as it is to use a fast shutter and freeze the action, I think doing the opposite can be equally cool. I was feeling kinda "80's Glam" when I messed around with this one.......can't help it - I'm a child of the 80's. ;D

He's a forum member....check out Tacklemaking to see what he's up to.

I'm calling staged. Don't think most people sit around taking videos of each other ironing clothes.