BJ Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Killeen, Texas. He is also a former Army Officer and a life-long avid bass fisherman. BJ has been fishing bass tournaments from coast to coast since 1978. After leaving the military in 1992, he settled down in Central Texas, where is currently resides. BJ started painting and refinishing crankbaits years ago when he noticed the lack of durability and limited color selection of some of his favorite fish catchers. Thinking there must be a better way; BJ experimented with various paints and finishes until he found what he was looking for… crankbaits that look great and last for years. Soon his fishing buddies were requesting him to “Wank” their lures. Fishermen are good at keeping secret baits a secret, but it wasn’t long before BJ was getting a serious following of paying customers. The volume of requests increased until BJ had to convert a separate building into what is now called, “The Wanker Lab.”

BJ uses only the finest quality paints, brushes, and airbrushes available. Each Wanker is prepped, painted, and finished by him (an eight to eleven stage process). Each finished lure is coated with a Two ton (4,000 pound) slow cure epoxy. No other finish will go on a Wanker. To the epoxy, a dash of “Mojo” (a super fine secret polyflake) is included to add additional flash and depth to each lure. Some pros consider Mojo a “must have” for every crankbait.