I made one! Link below...

 

I just went out to clean the shop and start getting it set up for my next great folly. I've been watching crankbait making videos on youtube for about a year now. The carving, the airbrushing, the epoxying, the lead ballast, etc. I find "marling baits" to be one of my favorite to watch.

The past few weeks I've been searching online and locally for the materials and tools I'd need that I don't have around to try my hand at making them. I've manage to acquire most of the items. It is far for inexpensive. I shudder to think now many off the shelf baits I could have purchased with that dollar figure.

 

 I've made a lot of stuff over the years. Mostly furniture type stuff so this is a downsized project in comparison. I'm periodically shooting sections of video of my endeavors. It's oriented for complete tackle making newbies like myself on what it takes to get started, so it should be both informative and pathetic at the same time. No rush, and I've yet to get the new airbrush set up along with a bunch of other things that need to be done. Fingers crossed.

 

I've added to this post weeks later. Here is a link to my first bait. It contains a multipart set of videos (links in the vid information). It's for people like me who didn't have a clue and pieced together methods and ideas from the internet. It was pretty successful. The ending is sad..... But the videos are funny, interesting and sometimes pathetic at the same time.

 

Anyway, for anyone interested in viewing this endeavor.

 

 

Good luck it’s fun I made one last winter when I was bored. I’ll probably make more this winter. 

WARNING!!!

 

 

You might get hooked, lol. 
 

crankbait making is fun and when you catch a fish on it, that feeling cannot be put into words. 
 

Good luck and get it done. ?

31 minutes ago, islandbass said:

WARNING!!!

 

 

You might get hooked, lol. 
 

crankbait making is fun and when you catch a fish on it, that feeling cannot be put into words. 
 

Good luck and get it done. ?

Thnx... I may post here again when it's done. Haven't started yet. Or I might not... depends on how embarrassed I might be!

Watching Marlings videos should help you get a good head start. I really enjoy his channel and use many of the same methods (aside from sealing and installing hardware) He likes to use super glue mixed with baking soda to seal and put eye screws into his baits, where I prefer to use epoxy. 

You just might surprise yourself once you get your first one done. I would love to see it! And as stated by others, it's quite addicting and fun. 

Well, after acquiring lots of stuff to do this (boy it can get expensive)... This is my carving today.

 

I've also been doing a video. It's meant to fill in the blanks for anyone watching guys make these online but needing to have the minutia info filled in to get started. So, from a complete beginner and what it took from A to Z.

 

 

Looks great! Here is a video from Mikko, aka Solar Baits, that might help you with some painting basics and making stencils for your creations.