$2.00 - $2.70 / piece. Some will be complete duds. We've been talking for weeks but Im not able to tell if these blanks will be quality enough to mass produce and sell. Price $1.89. Eyes: Special included Tater tot. 12g, This swim bait weighs 1.8 oz and has a removable, hard flexable tail. !00mm jerk bait. Check the last few posts (page 4) on the "blank crankbait body" link. *. Your previous content has been restored. It's a business, they are in it to make money, not to watch Joe catch a dink. I know it all comes down to profit and loss but if you can, just don't say it cost me $1.00 per lure and I will just charge $3.00 that will cover everything, that's is where you are wrong, I am no CPA but I have been in a printing business for over 25 yrs. Usually a broken-back Rapala. I could show you lure samples in house that have recently been offered to me WITH HOOKS for .25 each painted . Continue. Elongated oval eyes. I am not praisinRontelts or any other company. Ive bought Chinese brandluresthat looked interesting online and then went straight in the trash after holding in my hands. 50 Pieces Blank Lure Black Red Fishing Eyes UPER $1.50. One of the biggest complaints you hear on crankbaits is that no 2 run the same from the same company, bills break easily, they take on water or crack, hooks are crappy, paint flakes off, etc. https://www.facebook.com/fishheadcustomlures, Prop 65 WARNING: Some products may contain a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer., Barn Party Bait Co Custom Swinghead Jig -Sardine, Barn Party Bait Co Custom Swinghead Jig - Kelpfish, Barn Party Bait Co Custom Swinghead Jig - Aurora. Sign up for our email newsletter at the bottom of the page to stay informed, more new products arriving soon! Sayyou are willing to experiment and buymultiple knockoffs and spendthe time required to test them on the water. Wait, it's your lucky lure? You can post now and register later. function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01 I think many would be surprised by the construction quality of some of the Chinese brands nowadays. They're almost impossible to retrieve at any other speed than the right speed for that particular bait, and they really hunt wildly. My main criteria for picking a bait is if that company has shown consistency in their baits. but spend a bit more and you will get a quality lure, pre-painted. If it's just because its not a Livingston, or doesn't have that Pro endorsement in the name, etc. Premium plopper blank. . But in the end shipping will be a factor, and here China has an unfair advantage, an advantage we gave them. 12 styles of blank lures have a lifelike profile, textured scale pattern and recessed eye sockets. body { sku: CROJH14055. I dont want to invest $ks of dollars and my blanks come back blemished, leak, dont swim right, or cheaply put together and a cheap plastic. - I fish a lot of KO's of certain kinds of baits (110's and warts especially). | Edges around the dorsal fin needed touched with sand paper. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); My whole point is don't be a lure snob. But, each prototype is going to cost you the price of injection tools. Now where you might get me (and I honestly don't have an answer for) is what the difference between a $9 crankbait (usually a US company) and a $25 crankbait (usually a JDM company). Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. 1.8 oz Sinking swim bait . - D100 jerkbaits in stock - New sk style 1.5 squarebills in stock Crappie Jigs. Well I've been in touch with a man in China who makes blanks, I am looking to get my own design made and have an X amount of blanks sent to me to paint. LURE BLANKS. These are just my opinions though and others I'm sure have different experiences points of view. A custom paint job in itself has no value to me, you can get lures pre-painted directly for cheaper (albeit sometimes in weird or limited colors). HOME. Pasted as rich text. 2/0 hooks There are a few of us in the States that do research and only purchase high quality baits. Seems decent, no water leaks when you use the blank lures. Pick your poison there, whichever super hit you want, consistency out of the box from one to the next was not 100%. Display as a link instead, $0.80. Small differences in a baitmake large differences in itsperformance, so never expect a knockoff to perform like the original it copies. if (ch == '<' && '/aAbBpPhHiIoOuUlLtT'.indexOf(nextch) >= 0) { htmltag = true; } JoePhish setColor(name + '_' + next, col); Powered by Invision Community.