r/lurebuilding

Today I caught the first striped Snakehead on the Versa, bringing the species count up to eight. It's starting to rival my nano VIB, which has nine species, as my best multi species lure.

Standard crankbait but with a blade on the back. The wire that holds the blade is jointed.

I’m actually planning to change a few things about how I fit the custom silicone tail in future versions. But for now, I still have three finalized blanks left that I’m going to paint up over the next few weeks.

Im doing a two part epoxy clear coat for the first time. Do you guys do anything between painting and clear coating?

Not many are out here making micro jigs. I’ve made a few 1/32oz, 1/48oz, and 1/64oz. I’m glad I started!

Apparently someone else broke off on this bass as well. You can see the swivel hanging from its mouth while my black braid is on my one finger. Cut the line free from him and turned him loose. Super excited I finally caught one on my lures.

Special request from a customer who wanted these colors in a 4” prey bait. May have to make a few for myself to try out!

What kind of setup would you use to throw these swimbaits?

I tied my first fly in 1973. I made my first wooden lure in 1974. For the last 52 years, I've tried to combine lure attraction with fly attraction. I knew both worked- how to combine them to get the best of both worlds.

Maybe I'm channeling early chewing gum commercials. . . . Double your pleasure, double your fun!!

But I'm excited by these designs. They're nowhere near fully tested, but so far, so decent!

I have been using acrylic beads in my lures, but they tend to crack when hitting rocks. I would like to keep the transparent, multicolor look of acrylic beads while improving impact resistance. Does anyone have experience with where to find this kind of beads?

Looking to create something to catch some walleye in a slower flowing river from the bank. Plenty of different spots with rocks, drop offs and they run through here every year, yet I still haven’t tried to catch one until now.

I’ve got a variety of bait molds and pretty much any color in the spectrum.

If anyone could help with tips or ideas on colors/bait types to use I’d appreciate it greatly!

What are you all using?

2 Oz egg sinker flashabou for skirt, magnum bucktail blade and 7/0 hook on a 1.5mm spring steel wire

Used heat shrink tube to make the wire and hook connection stiff

This looks promising.

If it does not work out I'll copp. But boy it sure looks like it does and will.

One way to make SOFT lures is to make a mold, and then to pour in hot iiquid Plastisoi.

There is another way.

Use scissors to snip a kitchen sponge (or memory foam) to any desired shape. Now use a popsicle stick to squeeze in mold making goo.

Liquid latex and/or a polyurethane mix, both seem to work.

You can use a razor blade to bury strategically placed beads or split shot.

You end up with a soft but durable lure body--of any sizi or shape--without a mold.

Want a diving bill? Add that with.super glue BEFORE squeezing in the mold making resin.

1 inch and 1.5 inch wooden lures for trout fishing. I'm still figuring out airbrush painting but I thought this batch turned out interesting. Which one are you throwing first?

Haven't posted in a while but made some new heavy duty mini spinners as I'm in the middle of spring trout season. Been absolutely dominating with these pink and gold. Using a more stout stainless shaft at 0.030", hand looped with solid brass beads and clear pink accent bead. Dressed with a durable pink Krystal Flash and bonded to a size 10 BKK Spear treble. I made these on the smaller side with a size 0 hammered gold French blade. These are nearly indestructible and weigh in just a touch under 1/16oz

Went a little overboard with the dots, but I think the base color scheme came out pretty nice

This one's a gift for a buddy, hope he likes it!