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First prototype using a small bladed jig blade. Trying this out until my new blades get here. Allen

Best advice I can give is to be able to carry all your stuff in one trip. Allen

The funny thing is that I have one of these spinnerbaits in my garage. Mine is a different color but the same bait. Hoping its not a $800 bait as I already tore it apart to make a mold. Allen

Anyone looking for a $800 spinnerbait https://www.ebay.com/itm/176854588752?_skw=OSP+spinnerbait&itmmeta=01JMBVJ9RB4WK0BYKB3KD2RE1H&hash=item292d5add50:g:lZoAAeSw9tZns8c4&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fssmL0023FywoxcHPD5LwaQ6D%2FfSDW%2B8qxrwd4nFHM3NlMPZHq%2FpG4e9aXYoAt0Y4bbkMAjfbMDg4ivJSugmiTak3Yb0cj90yl4g1%2Fk7a8XNT70pDiQrAR4CWZEzbBGzb3qh3dEB1P%2F2GK%2BmwTSEeJDebIo7ONwfgBjOYrn5vAXNzeSrMjji0CesU1D0%2Bxqooyt8iNr7ZNdZ9l%2FyDXHiGld2%2BLSGeMbYeJZMe4dLLbYf3LsdDy19i57ArFBcGyH9Q%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6qcyfuiZQ https://www.ebay.com/itm/316177826350?_skw=OSP+spinnerbait&itmmeta=01JMBVJ9RCS620CREG0GM8VZN8&hash=item499daac22e:g:zcUAAOSwF6Znnv17&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1ezyrYURql%2F2kG8JlsZPItKHbQ6KnA6%2FTGybQZZliYpKSjBoTG%2FzSCxGk99kuAC8Drq%2Fk0yh8JqySybYlPzdK1irDwW58UM5Idj194bErsT5sUGBbl1pzTp8mOs3eiFO7k%2FBavm%2BCGU9qkOU58Lk4D71Y%2BAfslh6Iuga4LjmwpEif2G30vsbYocVm%2FlK5TSQE2Lnh3DfwchPAVTDkveACrw19%2FiEfY7iIUKifQp4ImGTPkCaxlde0%2BxjcR2Q%2BwhYSe7SzHbLXy%2FXCoiN80rFKuXen823R%2BABzytgI9kaUnM2Q%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6qcyfuiZQ

Try Facebook Market Place as I find a lot of lead being sold there. Bought 14 26lb lead blocks for $200 from someone 10 miles away. Allen

They makes flukes in colors besides albino and pearl white? I pour some of my own in Yamamoto's Natural Shad color that really work. Paddle tails I use similar colors as flukes. Allen

After bending up some of these wires I understand why they cost so much. Going to make some with the small bladed jig blade for now until the real blades arrive. These first batch are fixed wire to the head. I know how to make the swinging wire ones I just need to find some small pieces of aluminum. Allen

Some serious OCD going on in here, glad I am cured of it. Allen

Old pic but still relevant. Allen

Crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits are all the same right now just dragging across the ice. Allen

Think I have you beat? My tackle organization looks like the police just executed a drug search warrant. Allen

I loved going there when I was stationed in MO for an Army school. Picked up brand new reels 50% off because the box was damaged. They had stuff there that I never saw in the store like 10" knock off senkos and plastics sold by weight. Allen

Best new plastic I have used lately is a Zoom Zcraw on a football wobblehead. I picked up some 5" Yamamoto shad shape worms to try though. Allen

You are giving away the secret color! Glad I stocked up on them before they are sold out. I would try a blade bait like a silver buddy? Drop shot has never worked for me in cold water for some reason. Allen

These would be easy to make by pouring a drop shot with the swivel upside down. A large bobber stop can then be used on the line. As for texas rigged baits most of the time its a 4" GP colored creature bait with a 3/16oz bullet weight. In the summer I do fish a lot of 7" Power worms in 3 colors; solid black, GP, and tequilla sunrise using 1/8 to 1/2oz bullet weights depending on depth. Allen

Wherever I can find it, use to be fishingskirts.com. Allen

Buy some finesse jigheads with finecut skirt material from Fishing Skirts and make your own.

Can't believe anyone said tubes. More bass are caught around here on a tube than any other lure. I was fishing them back when they were called Gitzits. Allen

You are off to a great start. For other patterns the easiest thing to do is use stencils. Most places that sell lure blanks sell stencils. Allen

Bought a couple different ones to try. Amazon and Ebay are where I found them. Allen

Hopefully all of them! Last year was the worst for bass fishing I have had in 20 years. Allen

Solid black Solid white GP and a discontinued Madman color called Volcano. Allen

Owner weighted hook that was posted in a link above. Allen

Not sure where you live in PA? I fish the Susky out of City Island and the Lucky Craft Pointer 78sp or 100sp have caught tons of fish. Chartuese shad and Ghost Minnow are the 2 must have colors to start. I tend to use the Pointer 100sp more in the Susky because the fish are bigger on average. Other inexpensive baits that work are suspending Rogues and Husky jerks. There is a fishing show at the Monahan Fire Station this weekend in Dillsburg. You can usually pick lures up cheap. Allen Allen

Never understood why everyone likes this head shape so much. Allen