From the bench / Pre-launch testing
PAD BUG IS GETTING COLOR.
The first color runs are on the bench. We’re comparing pours and dialing in Pad Bug ahead of launch. Final launch colors are still in development.
CBC Lures
Purpose-built bass fishing lures.
Build Log / Behind the Bait
FOLLOW THE BUILD.
From the first design to the first bait on the water. Real progress, testing, and changes behind the CBC lineup.
Current priorities
PAD BUG COMES FIRST.
Pad Bug is nearing launch. Badfin, Airstrike, and Spoondini are next on the bench.
In development
Badfin
Ultra-shallow floating minnow
Engineered for the top few inches.
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Explore Badfin →Engineering
Airstrike
Dragonfly topwater
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Prototype
Spoondini
Weedless spoon-minnow hybrid
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Explore Spoondini →From the bench: Pad Bug prototype, mold, and workshop photos
Real workshop photos of the current prototype. Final colors and production details are still in development.
Pad Bug Prototype Mold Is Here
The first CBC Pad Bug prototype mold has officially arrived. This is the first time we’ll be able to turn the Pad Bug from a CAD design into an actual injected bait and start evaluating the real-world details that matter — fill quality, appendage consistency, durability, hook fit and action. Next up: setting up the CBC workshop, dialing in the plastisol and injector process, and shooting the first prototype baits. We’ll document the changes as we go. This is what building a bait from scratch looks like.
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