New swimbait

[Fishwhittler]

This is a new swimbait design I just finished, loosely based on the Sebile Magic Swimmer.  It has a nice, semi-hunting action when cranked, or it will wake on the surface when reeled slowly.  I also included a pic of a small crank.  Both of these are painted in a bluegill pattern, although it may be closer to a green sunfish with a blue gill.  Pictures do not do these baits justice, the crankbait in particular.  The topcoat is so shiny it's hard to get a decent pic (which is not a bad thing!).  I'll try to get some better pics later.

Let me know what you think.

Ben

[Steven Ladner]

Very nice design, the swimbait does have a close resemblance to the Magic Swimmer. Great pattern as well 

[.dsaavedra.]

those look freakin sweet man. good job for sure!

[Kowen117]

WOW how big is that swimbait

[BIG M]

Ben, very nice work on both baits and the top coat looks good.   I'm still not switching

[Crookedneck]

Great swom bait Ben!  Love the colors.  Seems like green is a popular color this year for me too!  Have you gotten it in the water yet?  Great paint on both!  how are you applying your paint?  I would have to guess airbrush.

Mike

[Fishwhittler]

Ben, very nice work on both baits and the top coat looks good. I'm still not switching

Thanks!

No need to switch; I used Flex Coat Ultra V on these baits. I'm using U-40 on the baits I make for myself, but I'm still using Ultra V on lures I make for other guys. I'm not ready to completely switch over to U-40 yet, as I'd like to do more extensive testing (a.k.a. fishing ) to check its durability and to make sure it won't yellow.  I think both of those will probably be non-issues, but I want to make sure first.

@ Crookedneck, I use an airbrush to paint my lures, although sometimes I'll use rattle-can primer to save a little work cleaning my airbrush.

@ SmokinShad117, the swimbait is 6 1/4" long and it weighs about 1 1/4 ounces. Actually, that's lighter than some of the crankbaits I make! This isn't a particularly large bait as far as swimbaits go.