Just wondering how many of you make your own tackle.  I make alot of finesse jigs, flipping jigs.  also a few spinnerbaits.  With custom color skirts I dream up or like to use.

i made a popper out of a piece of wooden broom handle. It was black with white belly, it actually worked but I lost it to a bowfin in lake champlain

I pour and hand tie all my own jigs and to say I think I have a pretty good couple of jigs going. Course now it cost me quite a few dollars grinding on $32 molds but finally got down to 2 molds (one for a jig that doesnt hang up much in rocks and one that I designed for weeds). I might also add that after the intial investment that I can pour and tie up enough jigs for a season and dont worry too much if I get one hung up and it is pretty cost effective. Cost me about $40 worth of material for a years supply of jigs. Do the math and thats only bout 10 quality jigs and shoot I loose 10 a day.

Make crankbaits. When you want a certain color, action or size crank its just a few knife strokes, sanding and paint away and it sure kills your time when not fishing.

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I make jigs and spinnerbaits also.  I've thought about making a few topwater baits but haven't got around to it yet.

I've toyed around with carving minnow floater/ divers.Not too bad,but I need to keep day job.

I am a lure doctor. I will mess with and change just about every lure I use.

I will mess with and change just about every lure I use.

Same here.

I tie my own jigs and spinnerbaits.

Pour my own plastics from my own molds and aluminum molds.

Make my own in-lines

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i made a few poppers out of a broken broom stick ,spray paint ,and glitter..then i dipped it in polyurethane for a clear coat.. it might catch a alligator ..lol

Jigs and spinnerbaits

i made a few poppers out of a broken broom stick ,spray paint ,and glitter..then i dipped it in polyurethane for a clear coat.. it might catch a alligator ..lol

'THREAD JACK' WARNING....but I have to know how many pages back you had to go to resurrect this thread? It's nearly 5 years old  ;D

i made a few poppers out of a broken broom stick ,spray paint ,and glitter..then i dipped it in polyurethane for a clear coat.. it might catch a alligator ..lol

i thought off asking this question  but searched it so i didnt need to make a new thread..  the polyurthane turns white to gold and needs to cure for a while or your tackle box will smell like it for a year ..but i will admit it turned out half way decent .. one one off them i found that laying a peice of screen from a door or window makes a pattern like a locus

'THREAD JACK' WARNING....but I have to know how many pages back you had to go to resurrect this thread? It's nearly 5 years old ;D

i made a few poppers out of a broken broom stick ,spray paint ,and glitter..then i dipped it in polyurethane for a clear coat.. it might catch a alligator ..lol

'THREAD JACK' WARNING....but I have to know how many pages back you had to go to resurrect this thread? It's nearly 5 years old ;D

I was wondering the same thing.  Waiting for an answer :-?

it was definetly toward the end..

It was on the last page, the 14th thread from the bottom.  There are a bunch of "Do you make your own lures" and similar threads on the first few pages.

I've only tied for trout fishing..but i havent done that in a while..might pick it up again seeing this post..maybe tie a few bass patterns

GMAN, DO YOU SELL JIG HEADS WITHOUT SKIRTS, I LIKE THE LOOKS OF YOUR HEADS, AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY [bUY ] THE 100 LOT. THANKS  RANGER361