Here are some ul baits I just finished

new jointed minnows

some more flat sides and round baits

Very nice indeed.  Great work Big M

Wish the cranks I made looked that good?

Allen

love the baits, great work!

Your starting to make us look bad...

Beautiful Work!

Great looking baits! 8-)

Great work there Big M. I have been dabbling with making lures too but can't seem to get the hang of getting my lips straight.....Could I impose upon you for some pointers on how to make sure my lures will run in a straight line when retrieved? I am using all hand tools to make my lures and don't have access to all that fancy stuff. Any help you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for all the nice words.

Basslovr, I started with all handtools myself.  First you need to cut the lip slot before you cut the blank out, while the piece of wood is still square.  You can use a metal finger nail file to clean up the lip slot after you've cut out the blank.    Install the lip and make sure everything is nice and straight before doing anything else.   I also install the lip before sealing and painting the blank.   From time to time I still get a crooked lip.  

They look great, nice job.

Great Job!  

I especially like those shallow cranks.

they look great, starting on my first ever crank tonight hope they come out good.

kb here  good looking baits   man i wish i could get the eyes on the baits i make to look as good as yours  its like whittler told me just to keep trying    trouble is ia'm  72 years old and i dont think i got that much time left.    man i just cant get them looking that good  as you do.   nice job   kb

Kb,  I tell you the little secret in your next PM

lovin the jointed minnows! ;D