Short Fat Paulownia Crankbaits

[BobP]

Did these last week.  .37 oz with short shank #4 treble hooks.  Loosely based on a RC 1.5.

[Fishwhittler]

Those are gorgeous!  I really like the middle one. 8-)

[Steven Ladner]

Those look great! I love the body style 

[fishingdanderson]

What is the paulownia wood like? Is it closer to balsa or basswood?  Just curious.

[Stringjam]

Great stuff, Bob!  Love the recessed eyes...very clean. 

And firetiger!!! 

[BIG M]

Bob, you are one of the masters and I always enjoy looking at your work.   Those 3 are top of line.

[MALTESE FALCON]

Beautiful work!!

Falcon

[sambrochill]

those baits look awesome. great job!

[BobP]

Thanks for the comments!

Danderson, paulownia is a species introduced from the orient that now grows wild and on tree farms in the U.S. It is a hardwood but is light weight. A standard density chart lists it as 16 lbs/cu ft, compared to 12 for balsa and 23 lbs/cu ft for basswood. I like it because it makes a lively bait and is easy to build with because it's hard enough not to require through-wire techniques.

[BigMatt]

I wouldn't mind picking up some of those. You thinking about selling some of those little beauties?

[bassman31783]

Those are gorgeous! I really like the middle one. 8-)

Agreed.  That middle one is just fantastic.

[SkilletSizeBass.]

Very sweet work. I like all 3 of them.

[stalking coyote]

Very cool...!

[buzzcatcher]

Bob, your baits always look top notch.

We live to close to each other, when you gonna invite me to your shop so I can spend some money that I don't have.

Buzz

[BobP]

Shop!?  If you mean that workbench piled with fishing stuff in the garage, come ahead!  I do baits with hand tools (mostly a Dremel) sitting in a lawn chair!  That's why it's a hobby, not a business.  I religiously avoid business ;D

[Rebel Angler]

my favorite is the first one

they all look great though!