Bdnoble84 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 They look good, fish them. They can always be shortened, but material cant be lengthened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 My latest attempt at a bait. A segmented bluegill similar to the Blackdog Shellcracker. It came out pretty good but I think it will be awhile before I make a bait with such a tall profile. I managed to bring it under control but the tall profile makes stability more difficult to attain. I used an internal think aluminum hinge that some of the commercial ones have. Not the easiest to get right, and I don't know if I actually did! Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I have a crank bait I made early on that has a really nice action, deep and thumping and I've had great luck with it lately. I’m duplicating it with different paint patterns. This one is a sort crayfish pattern… sort of. Anyway, it also has wonderful action. So, as usual, everything is handmade except the hooks.   2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Gotta love when a tackle creation works 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Cedar baits. Been having alot of luch with black and chart jigs so figured id try my hand on hardBaits as well. Cranks are alittle more flatsided than intended but should be nice and tight wobble. Jointed jerkbait cuts hard on the jerk. (Tested it before paint) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted June 27, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted June 27, 2020 Experimenting is the best way to learn. Let me know if I can help?  Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Thanks munkin. Using cheap craft acrylic and an airbrush from the 70s. Lol. Feel like painting is about as good as good as im gonna get with this setup. Not saying i cant improve but i need to upgrade for more detail and get better paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted July 2, 2020 Super User Share Posted July 2, 2020 I caught some big bass on spinner baits last week, so I decided I needed to make some more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted July 2, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted July 2, 2020 That should last you for a week or two?  Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy253 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 i had posted these pictures in a more specific thread about the Berkley Blade Dancer (a pretty cool lure that was discontinued for some reason...), but wanted to post here as well because that other thread doesn't seem active, and i want to show off! that's what this thread is for, right? haha...  my grandfather used to make his own lures, and he was especially proud of a creation very similar to this, because he said there was no commercially available lure that used the same principle of operation... that may have been true at the time, but the Berkley Blade Dancer eventually did come to market using this principle. i have not been able to find any currently available lure that works the same way... if you know of one, please share! things like the northland jawbreaker and the heddon moss boss are vaguely similar, but from what i can tell based on youtube videos, the action is really not the same at all.  ok, so how does it work? it's a bent, weighted spoon; as the the lure moves through the water, the spoon wants to spin (duh). but as the spoon starts to spin and it swings out to one side, the downward force from the weight overcomes the hydrodynamic spinning force, so instead of making a full rotation, the spoon falls back down and starts spinning in the opposite direction. this process repeats over and over, so the lure wobbles back and forth in a "U" shape, making repeated 180 rotations, as opposed to full 360 degree rotations as a normal spoon would do. the action is much slower than something like a chatterbait or a wobble head jig, and much smoother... i would say that this lure "struts" along through the water. it also has a nice wobbly presentation if you stop retrieving and just let it sink. it's a great lure for trolling, cast and retrieve, pause and sink, you can even jerk it and get some good darting motions. very versatile. i've caught pike, pickerel, walleye, bass, and bunches of panfish with this kind of lure.  i made this one using a size 4 willowleaf spoon, a 1/0 hook hook with a drop-eye, some .015" steel wire, a piece of lead that i cut out of a bullet weight, some epoxy to hold the weight on, and i had a random curly grub that i used for a trailer. i plan on coating the weight and wire with clear epoxy/nail polish to protect them and prevent corrosion, and while that is wet i will sprinkle some glitter for added flash and color. if you want to make one and have any questions, let me know!  threw it for the first time last night. the fishing was really slow, but at least i got one little crappie (ample opportunity for puns here, lol).    3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass01ce Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi Everyone,  I have been painting lures since the coronavirus started here in South West Georgia, I had very little experience with air brushes and this type of paints, so, U-tube here I come. I spent many hours watching and learning from a couple good painters, who was willing to help me, with out naming them, a couple of them paint lures for a living and believe or not really was kind, helping me with hundreds of videos.  Now I'm not saying I'm good or even a expert, but some have even caught some fish.  Like most folks, I did have problems getting all my stuff together and far as blanks from "China". I finally put together a couple hundred, with about 30 or so repaints, I was off painting, as of today I have painted around 150 lures. I now think I may have a problem with all this.  Still I have not had a day fishing, I have given many lures to my son and grandsons to try out for me, I'm really looking forward to getting out on our local lakes, but being in the highest risk group for the virus, my wife (54 years) has cut wings off so far.  Enough about my background, I have a couple hundred pictures so I will post few. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass01ce Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Hi Everyone, Â Â Adding a few more pictures. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted July 30, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted July 30, 2020 My work in progress tackle making area.  Allen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted July 30, 2020 Global Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2020 Does the glass of wine help with your creativity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted July 30, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted July 30, 2020 Yes, that and the cigar.  Allen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbirdsley Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Latest ones.  Black and blue has been a really good jig color lately.  I didn’t have a lot of that jig in that color to begin with.  So made some more.  2 poison tails jigs/swim jigs, 3 black and blue arkies and 1 junebug flak arkie. Fall is almost here unfortunately 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbirdsley Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 New pattern for my self after learning about black and chartreuse jigs in the tackle forum.  Decided to make my own to try first one is a 3/8 oz Arkie jig and a 3/4 poison tail jig.  Both  Black and chartreuse.  Both look good but, the poison tail looks wicked. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted September 2, 2020 Super User Share Posted September 2, 2020 I made some 3/4 ounce hidden weight spinner baits today. I like the small profile, for 3/4 ounce. First try with this style. I will see if the fish like them this weekend. I have had good luck with bullet weight 3/4 ounce in these colors and blade combos at my local lake, I am hoping to have even more luck with the smaller profile. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbirdsley Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 What do you run as far as trailers.  I have a couple 3/4 war eagles and the plastic trailer always splits on me.  Doesn’t matter what it is IE paddle tail, twister tail, or any other plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted September 2, 2020 Super User Share Posted September 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Mbirdsley said: What do you run as far as trailers.  I have a couple 3/4 war eagles and the plastic trailer always splits on me.  Doesn’t matter what it is IE paddle tail, twister tail, or any other plastic I don't run trailers very often. When I do I use the ribbon part of a ribbon tail worm. I like to make skirts with lots of material, theoretically eliminating the need for a trailer. I figure I can always trim the skirt, but can never add. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfish Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Along the lines of smaller profile, I use the smaller offerings from vendors and add a twin tail plastic grub for bulk.  The issue is that they get beat up pretty fast, (A good thing right?). I recently stumbled on some small titanium wire spinners. I'm going to transfer my favorite shad skirt, (firecracker), and pearl twin trailers to the new spinners. The smallies in our local lake crush them on a strike.  The lake has been closed since Covid and now fire threat. I'm hoping my baits, my boat, and the lake will all be ready at the same time. It should be Jurassic, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Here are some bubblegum jerk/crank baits I recently finished for bass. These are 4" suspending red cedar builds.  4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Wetline Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Here's your basic 1/8 oz. crawfish pattern football jig which early prespawn smallmouth will consider a menu item when moseyed, paused and twitched across the bottom. This will be presented with a St. Croix Avid/AS70MLF, and a Shimano Stradic 2500 filled with 6 lb. Seaguar InvisX.   4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted September 14, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted September 14, 2020 While not as sexy as some of the other baits on this thread I finally figured out how to cast these in volume. This is a copy of the Gopher head, 1/16oz size 4 hook. Just powder coated like 150 of these but there are a few hundred more that need painted. Â Allen 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted September 16, 2020 Super User Share Posted September 16, 2020 The lake I fished is flooded, with almost zero visibility. Next time I go I'm going to try some highly visible spinner baits I made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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