5 hours ago, Baitmaker said:

It has a nice random hunting action at higher speeds. 

Nice action.  How do you design that into the lures you create?  Is it related to the lure's center of gravity?

On 12/4/2018 at 7:56 PM, BASS302 said:

Nice action.  How do you design that into the lures you create?  Is it related to the lure's center of gravity?

Sorry, I missed your question quite a while back. The action of any given bait has to do with many different factors. Shape, size, material used, weight, lip angle, lip size, and line tie position all play into it. These larger ones are an oversized version of a much smaller profile that I've built and messed around with in the past. It takes time to experiment with different amounts and/or placement of ballast weight and lip angles etc. to achieve the desired action. 

Here are some 8" cedar baits that I've made recently. These weigh approx. 4 1/2 oz. Thru wire with aluminum lips.

 

Sweet job again man, your paint is amazing

I couldn't stop going through this thread to see every bait you have posted. Amazing art work.

First time air brushing.  So just getting the hang of it.  Been fun hitting around with them.  Here are a few I just got clear coated. 

On ‎1‎/‎27‎/‎2019 at 10:02 AM, Baitmaker said:

Sorry, I missed your question quite a while back. The action of any given bait has to do with many different factors. Shape, size, material used, weight, lip angle, lip size, and line tie position all play into it. These larger ones are an oversized version of a much smaller profile that I've built and messed around with in the past. It takes time to experiment with different amounts and/or placement of ballast weight and lip angles etc. to achieve the desired action. 

Here are some 8" cedar baits that I've made recently. These weigh approx. 4 1/2 oz. Thru wire with aluminum lips.

 

That bottom pattern is nice! If you do repaints for folks, let me know.

On 3/15/2019 at 11:07 AM, FordsnFishin said:

First time air brushing.  So just getting the hang of it.  Been fun hitting around with them.  Here are a few I just got clear coated. 

 

Awesome! Looks like you have a knack for it. They turned out great!

On 1/30/2019 at 7:55 PM, Derek1 said:

Sweet job again man, your paint is amazing

Thanks a lot Derek! 

On 3/11/2019 at 9:13 AM, Rip_lipz said:

I couldn't stop going through this thread to see every bait you have posted. Amazing art work.

Thank you Rip_lipz! Much appreciated. 

On 3/17/2019 at 10:56 AM, Harold Scoggins said:

That bottom pattern is nice! If you do repaints for folks, let me know.

Repaint work is something I don't do much of anymore. To do them right takes more time than it's worth in most cases. 

Some new squarebills and a picture that shows where I place the lead belly weight in these. 

 

Great job again man, I know it takes a long time to make them do you have any time left over to fish them. 

3 hours ago, Derek1 said:

Great job again man, I know it takes a long time to make them do you have any time left over to fish them. 

Ha! I do spend a lot of time on my baits but still get out and use them here and there. 

Group of baits I just finished.  Most will be going to high school kids during a high school tournament our club puts on.  Some im eager to fish and see how they hold up.  Happy with how they turned out for my first time. Definitely alot to learn yet,  but learned a ton just doing these.

 

Would love to watch and learn how you do yours baitmaker. Yours look great! 

Very nice Ford! They look pro. Thanks for sharing and keep it up. 

You've got some very nice looking baits.

On 3/23/2019 at 4:35 PM, Bankbeater said:

You've got some very nice looking baits.

Thank you Bankbeater! 

On 3/18/2019 at 4:46 PM, Baitmaker said:

Some new squarebills and a picture that shows where I place the lead belly weight in these. 

 

That’s my batch of squarebills and I must say they are amazing!!   Took them up to lake cobbosseecontee in Maine and they caught big pike and multiple lgmouth over 3lbs and smallies up to 4lbs.   They were my top producers.  Even out produced my megabass jerkbait.  

41 minutes ago, Deeare said:

That’s my batch of squarebills and I must say they are amazing!!   Took them up to lake cobbosseecontee in Maine and they caught big pike and multiple lgmouth over 3lbs and smallies up to 4lbs.   They were my top producers.  Even out produced my megabass jerkbait.  

That's awesome Dan! Glad to hear they are working well for you up there. I'd love to see some pics. 

Here is a 23" LM caught recently here in Ohio by a customer on the red craw squarebill. It's very cool and rewarding to see what people are catching on my baits. 

14 minutes ago, Deeare said:

Nice smallie Dan! Thanks!!!

Here's a new 7" jointed cedar bait that was inspired by a leopard shark, but with different colors. 

 

Hello everyone. Haven't posted anything for a while, but I'm still plugging away here in Ohio. Here are some of my recent wood carved squarebills. I hope you all are having a great fishing season!

 

31 minutes ago, Baitmaker said:

Hello everyone. Haven't posted anything for a while, but I'm still plugging away here in Ohio. Here are some of my recent wood carved squarebills. I hope you all are having a great fishing season!

 

Wow!  really amazing work.   

I was considering making baits for myself a few months ago to maybe cut costs and be able to pick out my own colors with what I think works best. Is it worth it? Also is it time consuming lol?

4 hours ago, Baitmaker said:

Hello everyone. Haven't posted anything for a while, but I'm still plugging away here in Ohio. Here are some of my recent wood carved squarebills. I hope you all are having a great fishing season!

 

Nice job, what do you use for the line ties and for the hooks. 

 

3 hours ago, AstroFishingTV said:

I was considering making baits for myself a few months ago to maybe cut costs and be able to pick out my own colors with what I think works best. Is it worth it? Also is it time consuming lol?

It’s not really cheaper, and it takes time. 

Is it worth it ABSOLUTELY!!!  

6 hours ago, Baitmaker said:

Hello everyone. Haven't posted anything for a while, but I'm still plugging away here in Ohio. Here are some of my recent wood carved squarebills. I hope you all are having a great fishing season!

 

Guys.   I received these baits on Wednesday.   These baits are amazing!!!    They absolutely kick ass.   I bought a bunch at the start of the season and the bass love them!  Smallies.  Largemouths and also pike/pickerel.     

 

I placed another big order as you can see because my friends had to have them also!!!   I wouldn’t share mine!!

 

Johns amazing to work with.   He can make anything you want.   Keeps you in the loop during the process and goes the extra mile on colors, size, running depth, etc.  

 

he also made me some big (6 inch) baits that big largemouth love.  

 

thanks again John!   

On 5/12/2019 at 10:06 PM, Deeare said:

4lb smallie caught on my first day fishing the perch squarebill on my annual Maine trip to lake cobbessee. 

5 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

Wow!  really amazing work.   

Thank you! 

 

5 hours ago, AstroFishingTV said:

I was considering making baits for myself a few months ago to maybe cut costs and be able to pick out my own colors with what I think works best. Is it worth it? Also is it time consuming lol?

It is very time consuming to create a working bait from scratch, but the process gets faster after some practice. The cost of wood, lexan sheeting, eye screws and/or wire, hooks, split rings, and epoxy are minimal per individual bait made, but the startup cost for these bulk materials can be pricey. That's not considering an airbrush set up and lure drying wheel. Neither are a necessity to make a homemade bait however. I began using spray paint cans and top coats that didn't require turning. 

 

1 hour ago, Derek1 said:

Nice job, what do you use for the line ties and for the hooks. 

 

It’s not really cheaper, and it takes time. 

Is it worth it ABSOLUTELY!!!  

Thanks Derek! The line and hook ties on these are stainless eye screws. They are installed using Devcon 2 ton epoxy, which is amazingly strong stuff and never get pulled out or come loose. On my larger baits such as for musky, I will use stainless wire that runs through the entire bait. 

 

11 minutes ago, Deeare said:

Guys.   I received these baits on Wednesday.   These baits are amazing!!!    They absolutely kick ass.   I bought a bunch at the start of the season and the bass love them!  Smallies.  Largemouths and also pike/pickerel.     

 

I placed another big order as you can see because my friends had to have them also!!!   I wouldn’t share mine!!

 

Johns amazing to work with.   He can make anything you want.   Keeps you in the loop during the process and goes the extra mile on colors, size, running depth, etc.  

 

he also made me some big (6 inch) baits that big largemouth love.  

 

thanks again John!   

Thank you once again Deeare! I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of your catches on these new ones.