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Hopper Bug

Slapped a little paint on this 1 3/8" goody.
These came as unpainted baits, left to the fisherman to decorate.
I modeled it after the little "Crickhopper," from Rebel.
It has a DayGlo orange belly, yellow sides and red brown top sides.
The eyes are fabric "puffy paint" and the detail highlights are the result of a little trick I use:
I just dip a small piece of sponge in paint and dab it here or there to give a "textured" look.
The whole thing is finished with several sealer costs of gloss.
I reckon it'll work, right?

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Comment by Slip Sinker on November 25, 2014 at 10:02am: hows the action on it?

catch any?

see any?

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 25, 2014 at 10:00am: Thanks, guys.
Dunno about "pro" Mark - well see if it catches fish.

Tried a green one today.

Comment by Mark Sleeper on November 25, 2014 at 6:20am: looks better than factory, wow nice job or what, your a pro

Comment by Steve Wilson on November 25, 2014 at 4:53am: Looks very good Scruffy.... you have the paint jobs downpat

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 24, 2014 at 7:03pm: Hmmm, yes.
These have eye sockets, which really need filling. But, they're not round.
A pin would look odd. A round peg in an oval hole.

Yet I could partially fill the socket with the puffy paint, and insert the pin into a pre-drilled hole.
Nice idea.
Yep I'll have a box of em by next season!

Comment by carl hendrix on November 24, 2014 at 6:45pm: neat looking hopper David;; another trick for eyes is using those colored pins;;

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 24, 2014 at 5:04pm: And yes, I got a lot of reaction from these small crankbait a this season.
I'm just sorry I didn't start using them sooner.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 24, 2014 at 5:03pm: Thanks!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 24, 2014 at 5:03pm: Thems the ones, Jim!

Comment by jim cosgrove on November 24, 2014 at 4:50pm: lots of people use those mini cranks david with great success.i have seen the unpainted cranks for bass at netcraft but never the minis.good find and good great paint work