Does anybody make their own lures???

Guest · Apr 10, 2006

Does anybody make their own lures??? If so share with us what you make and how. If you have pictures of them please post them.

Guest · Apr 10, 2006

I have the molds to make 2 different sizes of paddle-tail worms, and I have the starter mold that came from Lure Craft a couple of years ago. It has 3 different sizes of "finesse/trick" worms, a curl tail worm, a crappie grub, and a couple of other things.

I could make them, but I am running low on plastisol. LOL I have used the curl tail worm as spinnerbait trailers.

Jared · Apr 10, 2006

Ive been making a lot of my own baits for about the last 15 years or so. These days, about the only thing I mess with are pouring some of my own special plastics.

Guest · Apr 10, 2006

LakeCityYankee---- What types of plastics do you pour? Is it your own creation or did you buy the mold?

Jared · Apr 10, 2006

You can call me Jared

I have one custom mold and several bought ones. I have plans of having molds made for a few of my other customs soon.

Guest · Apr 10, 2006

That sounds really cool. I can't wait until I get started. I'm going to need your help so I hope your up for the challange.

I also have a hard time remembering names and where they go so please be patient.

swiftcreeklures · Jul 3, 2006

Heck yeah! Please look at www.swiftcreeklures.com. Bill has been making his own lures, and even selling a few for 10 years at least. I put up a post about them on this message board as well as the Lure Talk board.

Jared · Jul 3, 2006

Very interest looking baits at swiftcreeklures.com! :cheers: I will have to be sure to put them on the links page once I create it!

Guest · Jul 5, 2006

nwgabassmaster said:
As I said, they have great colors, but the price on them is high. Those are the kinda lures that you need to buy after you when the lottery. ;D

The price are pretty reasonable. High quality and very detailed. You don't find baits like that anymore. They kind of remind me of some of the older Heddon lures.

Big Bass Rich · Jul 16, 2006

I carve topwater baits when I have the time. Haven't done it a while though I think it's time to start a new one.

Unlike most people, I don't put them on a shelf to show off. I take them straight down to the lake to catch fish. That's the reason I started making baits in the first place, I wasn't satisfied with anything the commercial bait companies had to offer.

Will post some pics after I finish my next project.

txbasschick · Dec 13, 2007

I make my own bass crankbaits and have made 2 saltwater cranks for Redfish. My next project is to pour my own lead for Bass spinnerbaits,here in Texas and Muskie spinnerbaits,to send to my friends up north :victory:

Topwater · Dec 13, 2007

Have any pictures of the Crankbaits you've made? Would be nice to see.

Perry

Guest · Dec 13, 2007

I carve my own lures once and a while also and or paint other companies baits to suit me. I have used Sharpies, Glitter and acrylic paint thus far. It is pretty fun really.

First is a lure I carved from a block of balsa wood and painted with glitter entirely. I sealed it with 2 ton epoxy.

Second is a lure I am very proud of. It is another lure I have carved from balsa wood and I used a gold candy wrapper from a large Dove Gold bar. I painted the top black and added some foil on the bottom to give it a white flash. I sealed it with 2 ton epoxy also and I have caught 10 bass and several Pickeral on this lure thus far. My biggest bass on it is 6.2 lbs.

Last bait is a $1.98 special I bought at Wal Mart I think Renegade? Anyway, I painted it in the Rayburn Red pattern that XCalibur uses.

Topwater · Dec 14, 2007

Wow, pretty good job. Those look great.

Perry

txbasschick · Dec 14, 2007

Guest · Dec 14, 2007

Cool looking baits TXbasschick. Have you caught bass on them?

For me that is the biggest thrill I could ever have. Carving and then painting a lure that fools my favorite fish is a huge thrill.

txbasschick · Dec 14, 2007

Had a cupple bass playing with the first lure I made and the Creek Chick,but the other bass lures I havent taken fishing yet. The saltwater baits,were made for a guy that payed for them but gave me a bad number and I havent heard from him,since april! So they havent hit the water yet eather. The Ol Tymer was sold it to a guy up in MN,and i think he told me he caught a sm muskie on it.

Jared · Dec 14, 2007

thats excellent txbasschik... to have made your own bait, sold it and then heard that they caught fish with it

DOesnt get much better than that :thumbup01:

Glad to have you on the site Tx. I hope to see more of you on here. :clap:

txbasschick · Dec 17, 2007

Nope,sure dosent!

Im glad 2b here 2

dave0331_69 · Dec 17, 2007

im kinda jealous, i wish i had the patience to make my own lures like that. The only thing i can manage to do is modify a bait or two- and that usually ends up with me getting aggravated and something being thrown. By the way welcome to the bassholes txbasschick!!!!!! :cheers: Dave

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