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I melt them down to pour new baits. Allen

The white/GP one is what I started with 7 years ago and it still works. Allen

Still in but I need to get a flat tire fixed on my boat trailer first. For those who have never fished Black Hills here are my top ten lures overall fishing there the past 6 years for bass in no particular order. 1. Kinami senko 4" Natural shad 2. Fluke white or shad colored 3. Baby brush hog green pumkin 4. Shakeyhead worm GP or watermelon 5. 5/16oz GP Eakins style jig with GP 3" Berkley chigger craw trailer 6. Small drop shot worm/shad 7. Double nickel willow shad colored spinnerbait 8. RC 1.5 silent crankbait 9. Pop-R 10. 3/4oz Football jig (works around bridge) Allen

Zoom swimming flukes or RI skinny dippers. Allen

I am open to any dates unless I get behind on my school work. Allen

Not sure about that far down river but up here in Washington County there are a lot of good spots. Actually some of the best spots you cannot get to in a boat. Try fishing baitfish colored flukes below any dam you can find. Allen

I know that spot! Allen

While it will eventually rust if you strip the coating the green frame hanging wire from Wal-Mart does work and is cheap. I use it on my 5/16oz finish jigs that never last long enough to rust ( I lose like 75 every year0. Allen

I don't think I have ever seen a wooden lipless bait? Topwaters should be easier but I have never made one. Ballast is the weight you add to the belly of a crankbait to keep it running straight. Not adding ballast will make the bait run on its side or roll during the retrieve. Allen

Like others have mentioned these things take a lot of skill to make. Actually I am suprised that they do not cost more than they do? I spoke to Brent Chapman when he gave a siminar at the Timonium show and he showed my the baits he uses. One of the baits was a custom Bagely square bill looking bait that he said cost $50. Not only did this bait cost $50 but he said the guy had a waiting list if you wanted to buy one. Allen

Crankbaits are the hardest lures to make IMO as they have so many variables. Besides hooks and split rings you will need lips, hook hangers and something to ballast the bait with. For wood I guess anything can be used but the two main ones I see being used are Balsa and Cedar. Some frugal ways to accomplish this are; make your own hook hangers out of 20 guage wire and use split shots as ballast weights. The lips are not that expensive so I just buy them but I know others have made their own. If you are going to start crankbait making I recommend trying to duplicate another crankbait first until you learn. My first couple were failures as I didn't ballast them, too much ballast, didn't seal so the became water logged, etc. Allen

It was going to be the last pour of the night just trying to pour the tails perfectly on some flukes. There is a small lip in my microwave and when I went to pull out the cup I bumped it. Well the cup was full and a wave of molted plastic ran over my fingers. That pic was taken about a week after it happened as my fingers were so swollen it loked like I was wearing a winter glove. Allen

I cannot stress the gloves part enough!!!! Here is a pic of my hand after a few days that I accidently poured about half a cup of hot plastic on. Allen

I am in and will have an open spot on my boat. Black Hills isn't tougher than any other time of the year in September. Allen

I am good at about everything luremaking except painting. I have even made a mold to make my own RC 1.5 lure blanks. Allen

Bear hair works the best for cold water I just wish I could get it in another color besides black. Allen

Really like the shad pattern. Allen

That is a one piece mold and it is close to the Zoom Fluke. Allen

Discontinued Berkley 3" drop shot worm (interested if anyone has any to sell). Hook size is 1 or 2 I can't remember? I just match hook to the bait size. Allen

Only MS-13 gang members can carry guns in the People's Socialist Republic of Maryland. Allen

Are you fishing from the shore or a boat? I have fished just about everywhere there is to fish here in Washington County and can give you some spots. Allen We fish from shore. We have a small jon boat that is not registered to put a motor on right now. We mostly like ponds and the Potomac near Shepherdstown and Dam #4. Can you run an TM without registering it? Cunnigham Falls and Greenbrier are two small lakes you can fish from shore or a small boat. Blairs Valley as well but the wind really blows hard there at times. The only concern with these places is they starting stocking trout. Trout anglers will be elbow to elbow chucking powerbait along ever inch of shoreline. I took my boat to Greenbrier only once this year for about 4 hours and already had a run in with some of them. Allen

Standard in both sizes. Allen

Make a prototype out of clay then take a pic to post. Allen

RC 1.5, Copper perch is the most producing color but they all work. Bandit 100 in Old Matte light is second. Honorable mention and last years crankbait rookie of the year was the SK silent 5 series in Gizzard shad. While I didn't catch anything big on it I did catch a lot of fish on it. Allen

Are you fishing from the shore or a boat? I have fished just about everywhere there is to fish here in Washington County and can give you some spots. Allen