Recent Work...

BigBassMan · November 19, 2011, 09:12:55 AM

Here are a couple of new colors that I painted. Also a custom flatside basswood crank that I built.

I caught this shad took a few pics and looked it over as well as I could to see what the best blending would be. I am going to try a few different colors along the back. The backs on these change from green to gold.

Lake X Foiled Gizzard Shad

Foiled Golden Shiner

Custom Basswood Flatside Crank

I have been wanting to try the Real Skin finish on a bait. A friend at work caught and froze a shad and brought it to me. I left it in the freezer for a month or longer, before I had the time to try it. After I thawed it out, I thought I better snap a picture or two, before trying to skin it. The skinning didn't go very well so I painted his bait using the pic I took of the shad. The shad was a good bit discolored, but made a pretty neat looking bait.

Foiled Tenn Tom Shad

LC Pointer 100 in Foiled Threadfin Shad

School Of Shad

Dark Hitch Baitfish

jonnybass6226 · November 19, 2011, 10:15:09 AM

Those are some really cool baits great work I wouldn't even know where to begin. How big was the bass in your profile picture. and did you catch it on one of your coustom baits?

BigBassMan · November 19, 2011, 11:02:37 AM

Thanks Johnny!!

The bait in my profile pic is 11 lb 13 oz. I caught it by draggin the ole ball & chain(c-rig) I couldn't get them to hit a moving bait that day. The biggest I have caught on a bait I painted was 8 lbs even(Largemouth). I did catch my biggest smallie (5 lbs) and biggest spot(6 lbs) on baits I painted. Very good feeling to catch a fish on something I painted!!

novabass · November 19, 2011, 07:03:14 PM

Dang man, awesome looking stuff! The paint job on these really makes them life like. Nice, very nice!

BigBassMan · November 19, 2011, 07:53:29 PM

Thanks Novabass!! I hope the fish think the same thing!!

bassindude · November 19, 2011, 11:14:13 PM

Beautiful work.

kidd · November 19, 2011, 11:31:17 PM

Always amazes me when I see your work.

BigBassMan · November 22, 2011, 07:05:56 AM

Thanks guys!!

TheLastRodBender · November 22, 2011, 08:13:07 AM

those lake x Gizzard shad would CRUSH em up here! Wish i could get my hands on a couple of those lipless baits!!! GOOD WORK!!!

Siebert Outdoors · November 22, 2011, 10:23:17 AM

wow, very nice

hornytoader · November 23, 2011, 10:38:20 AM

Great work, doesn't get any more realistic looking than that right there!