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After an initial investment yes but like A-Jay said you make exactly what you want. Problem with making them is you just started a new hobby which will cost you. My current issue is I bought some new aluminum swimbait molds and my wife will not let me pour in the basement anymore. She says it stinks up the house and my garage does not have power. Allen

http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Classic-Series/ Lurepartsonline has a good selection of pre-made heads. Allen

http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Classic-Series/Classic-Brush-Puppy-Jigs.html I pour one similar to this on a Gamakatsu hook and it is my best overall jighead. Allen

JannsNetcraft, Fishingskirts.com, Barlows Tackle, and LurePartsOnline are the major places. Allen

I use 2 or 3 different skirts that resemble different perch/panfish. Allen

When I started bass fishing ther was no better lure than the albino slug-go. Allen

Buying the material in bulk is how you save money. Allen

Just let them air out to get rid of the smell. Sometimes I get skirts that smell like gasoline. Charles at fishingskirts.com said it is a chemical they use in manufacturing the skirts. The y set them out to dry but sometimes not enough. Allen

6-3 Shimano Crucial casting with 10lb mono. Allen

I make my own but if I had to buy some it would be Stanley or War Eagle. Two years ago I scored some older 3/4oz Vibrashafts NIP from a flea market. These are made better than what is currently out there IMO. I deep roll them post spawn and catch some nice bass. Allen

Look at the BPS and Cabelas brand rods. I have aGander Mountain 6-6ml spinning rod that is almost as good as my St. Croix Avids. Best thing as I got it on clearance for$20 and it is better than any spinning rod under $175 I find on the shelf. Allen

Grande Bass makes a large creature bait. Allen

I was only aware of one? They are some sort of dense foam. Allen

Those TD minnows are worth every penny. Allen

I wear Crocs as they are comfortable and dry in 30 seconds. Allen

The one thing I will not let a co-angler bring into my boat! Nothing like having a 6" chartreuse stain in your boat carpet. Allen

I will try that as I have already broken more hooks than I would care to. Phenix makes a casting jig which is basically a chatterbait without the blade. Trying to punch these I have broken 5 baits so far in a attempt to put blades on them. Allen

I need to find my package as it was put "In a safe place" by my wife that I cannot find right now. Hopefully someone else can post some pics. Allen

The 3 I use most are; old Rebel Zell Rowland, LC Gsplash, and aTeam Daiwa . The latter two are about $15 but in my 30 years of topwater fishing I have lost only 5 baits. Muskie took 3 and the others were from a missing tip ring. Allen

The head on the top is from Phenix and the bottom one I made. I have some of the black nickel hooks but they break every time I try to punch them open. Phenix uses at least 3 different hooks that I know of? The two hooks pictured are what is on most of the Phenix baits I own. The wire keeper I added so there was something to hold the trailer on. Allen

If I can find any in my stash you can have them. Allen

Black Hills right? Bass fishing is great in the spring but tough in the summer. Allen

Road construction barrel pattern, caught 3 5+bass off one with a jig. Allen

Chatterbaits but I am working on them and hope to actually catch something on one this year. Allen

Smallmouth, they change colors depending on where they are caught and their stress level. Allen