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The Premium Custom Painted Baits Collection are Clyde's Cranks premier custom painted baits. Available in a wide selection of styles and patterns, including our famous "Bleeding Bait" pattern designed to mimic an injured baitfish.

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Custom painted, hand built fishing lures.

"Quality Components"

High quality blanks, US made split rings and oval tie rings, and KVD Triple Grips on every bait.

We Think Fishing

The offerings in each collection are well thought out, with value, quality, and functionality in mind.

Clyde's Premium Custom Painted Baits

Exclusive, Custom Painted Baits

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Clyde's Cranks Premium Custom Painted Baits Collection is a line-up custom airbrushed baits that effectively mimic a real fish or frog. Painted by Bob Waldo (a.k.a. "Clyde") we've chosen almost two dozen various body styles, and married them with several distinct patterns to make a selection of lures that are irresistible to a gamefish on the prowl. Lastly, we add US made, stainless steel split rings, oval tie line rings, premium lure eyes from Jettson, Dead Meat Customs and Fish Skull, and KVD Triple Grip trebles to each bait we make to maintain our objective of offering some of the highest quality custom baits on the market today.

Custom Painted .5 Squarebill - "Largemouth" $ 14.99

Custom Painted 1.5 Squarebill - "Largemouth" $ 14.99

Custom Painted 2.5 Squarebill - "Largemouth" $ 14.99

Custom Painted "Baby Gargoyle" Wakebait - "Largemouth" $ 14.99

Black Mamba Topwater Baits

Black is Beautiful!

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The original "Black Mamba" popper is Clyde's signature bait, and the product that inspired me to begin a business selling custom baits online. From its humble origins as a popper with a 2 3/4" gloss black body, blood red gill highlights, blood red hook, and a dressed treble of black squirrel tail and red feather, the Mamba has blossomed into a collection of five topwater bass fishing lures all true to the original products roots of gloss black and red. The Mamba Collection offers you a variety of sizes and topwater body types. There is now a family of Mambas that will cover many topwater largemouth bass fishing needs!

Clyde's Classics

Custom painted, value priced

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These baits are value packed custom painted baits that feature some of the most timeless patterns, but with a modern day, customized twist. They all use the same US made stainless steel split rings and KVD Triple Grip trebles that we use on all of our products. Clyde's Classics are value priced at $9.99 each.

Custom Painted 2.5 Squarebill - "Citrus Shad" $ 9.99

Custom Painted 2.5 Squarebill - "Sexy Shad" $ 9.99

Custom Painted 1.5 Squarebill - "Gizzard Shad" $ 9.99

Custom Painted 1.5 Squarebill - "Chartreuse Copper Perch" $ 9.99

Designer Custom Order Baits

Consult with us to have a bait custom painted to your specifications. The only limit is your imagination!

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Our Designer Custom Order Baits offering is a service where you, our customer, decides the specific pattern you want painted on one of our high quality blanks, or a blank provided by you for us to paint. Prices vary based on complexity of the pattern and the blank chosen, but generally run in the $20 - $30 range (plus shipping). Please note that these custom order baits typically require payment in full prior to us beginning your project, and typically take 1 to 2 weeks to complete before shipping.

Please email clydescranks@gmail.com for further information or a quote.

Clyde's Clearance Corner

Clearance and Special Purchase Baits

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This page contains all of our clearance, special purchase, and one-of-a-kind baits.