Since spring of 2009, I have been heavily involved with a tackle company known as Stankx Bait Company. I manage the website and online presence, assist with the Facebook page, handle most marketing duties, create all print and media designs, and offer input and ideas regarding lure designs and color creations.

They are located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. All products are made from home, and their bags may be found at select retail locations throughout Michigan. Recently, the company has been slowly expanding to other outlets throughout the country which includes the east coast, out west, and even a stop down south at Lake Guerrero, Mexico. Majority of the sales are made online through website and shop module under the Facebook page.

These days it seems online is the way to go. Easy to order, and the easiest way to please customers by giving them everything they request for.

The greatest aspect about this company is that it caters to the multi-species angler (predominantly tournament and recreational bass anglers) who are searching for an edge. That edge is custom plastics in the form of color, profile, and scent. Stankx Bait Company can make everything, and can create more than what most other major brand name bait companies do as far as color styles are concerned. The big brands only have stock colors which have likely been ripped off from other big and small companies…… Well, we have our own original selection of stock colors created ourselves that can be accessed at our interactive color chart. Additionally, we also have our own unique selection of custom colors which can be found nowhere else but through our online shops.

ALL prices for stock colors are set at the exceptionally affordable $3.99 value. For customs however, prices may vary according to style and difficulty of the custom creation. The range for custom plastics is within $4.99 to $6.99.

Here are some of the cool custom offerings by Stankx, which have been brewed up by Travis Crosman within the last few months.

Not only is Travis a fisherman and worm brew master, but he is an artist. He can mix, match and make everything that every bass angler wants.

NOTE:: All Stankx products are brewed and infused with salts and CB’s Hawg Sauce pheromones and fish attractant.

DD. Tubez

I am a tube fanatic. I probably have more tubes that anything else. Here are some of my all time favorites.

Kalabama // Custom color Travis created for himself.

Betacarotubez : Fierce Orange base with Bloody Peppers double dip. // I came up with this color because I wanted a tube with a color that can match the orange and red hues of the invasive rusty crayfish. I call this color “smallmouth bass regurgitation.”

Oro : SBC black base, with 4 sizes of gold, dark gold and holographic gold fleck. Your confidence holds more value than the City of Gold. // Created by our pro-staff member, Mike Dove. Got these for August. They fish best along dark bottoms and dark rocks.

Midnight Stogy: SBC color chart #1 Black N’ Mild, double dipped in Oro. // I will be getting these for next spring’s smallmouth bass massacres on my area rivers and lakes for both locally and up north.

John Doe: SBC green pumpkin with purple, holographic purple, three sizes of black and two sizes of garnet fleck. // This will be outstanding for a Lake Michigan goby imitator come next spring and summer.

Mudbugz Creature Bait

Mud Bugz in Natural Craw with Fierce orange tipz. // These were released last week. On my annual order for 2013.

Crawl Belly : SBC Crawfish base, with copper, orange, brown and triple black fleck, surrounding a natural olive belly. // This was a new release from last week. Also on my annual order for 2013.

This one has no name, but it’s one of my customs for 2012: It works outstanding for largemouth bass.

Flukez Jerkbait

Flukez in Bloody Peppers with Chitown Craw back // Created for another customer, I got mine for August. This is a great imitator for a mud minnow.

Ragas Rap remake with a twist // I came up with this one in 2010 to match my favorite Rapala X-Rap suspending jerkbait. Who needs an expensive hard bait when you can get it in soft plastic duplicates?

HERO Craw

The HERO is our pride and joy, and was released in spring 2012. Designed and molded at the Stankx laboratories it is 3.75″ in length, and features a patented scent ball technology which releases scent trails into the water as it is retrieved.

I fish these as a trailer for jigs, on a plain leadhead jig, and as a heavy texas rig for flipping and pitching.

For largemouth bass these work awesome. For smallmouths, I have yet to try.

Stankx Bait Company always has something creative and available for the bass and multi-species angler. What you see above are some of my favorites and the most common baits and colors that are in my boat. One of my beliefs in fishing is the more you think outside of the box, the odds against you improve.

Questions or inquiries regarding any custom creations, give us a hollar by visiting the website and facebook page.

http://www.stankxbaitco.com

email:: travis@stankxbaitco.com

twitter:: @Stankxbaitco