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[basscatcher89]

Started playing with carving balsa cranks a couple years ago and had some success but got busy with work and ran out of time really. With all this stuck at home stuff I decided what better to do than pick it up again. Even though I wasn't building during the last year I was still reading and researching different techniques. Finally landed on one I liked. Then burned up some plastic blanks to find a paint job I liked and could do with my rookie airbrush skills. I like how it turned out can't wait to go test.

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[Phrog Phil]

Looks good!

[Charles Prestridge]

Fantastic!!!

Did you carve as one piece, or two halves glued together?

[basscatcher89]

Fantastic!!!

Did you carve as one piece, or two halves glued together?

Just did as one piece with twisted wire screw eyes. Finally gave it a test in the water and it had a good wiggle to it. I think it'll work out good. Just started cutting some more bodies yesterday.

[Whitaker201]

Great job! I want to work on a deeper diver like that sometime.

[basscatcher89]

Great job! I want to work on a deeper diver like that sometime.

Thank You! I need to get it out on the water and see how deep I can hit. In the big in ground pool I tested in it was diving pretty good but you can only tell so much obviously. I'm guessing 5-8 foot. I'm making some more with the line tie moved back towards the bait just experimenting. Probably try a wider lip next. Just learning the ins and outs.

[Whitaker201]

That is part of the fun and madness. I always try to adjust one thing at a time so you know what is affected by the change.

[basscatlildave]

Amazing job.

[like2fish2]

Looks really good. You should be proud of your efforts.