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Location: Holly, MI | This winter promises to be a loong coold one. Stay indoors and putz with your musky gear. Better yet..Make some yourself! Here are a few that I have whipped up. I used cedar (what I had lying around)and both spray bomb enamel on some and brushed on acrylic on others. A couple have epoxy finish, others only have clear enamel so far but will get epoxy. The Yellow crank is glow paint. The black glider is weighted with lead and will barely float, I assume splitrings and hooks will make it a slow sinker. The tiny (3 inch) sunfish might be a toy. I hope they will swim, no testing yet. I'm waiting on mail from rollies with split rings, hooks, and stainless screw eyes.
Come on you guys, lets see some of those home made musky lures.
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Location: Monroe WI | Very cool! Can you make me one of those black gliders? |
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Location: oswego, il | Those are pretty cool baits. To see some of mine just click on my top link. |
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Location: Belgium | here are some of my recent ones
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Location: Holly, MI | I hoped Divani would show up. Those are some mighty fine baits.
Check out www.lurebuilding.nl for some more beauties and lots of tips and techniques. If I can make some anybody can.
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Location: Germantown,wi | Here are some that I made late last fall. Currently have around 100 more in the works right know. |
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Location: Lake St. Clair | Not mine but a friend is making these for Lake St. Clair. |
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Location: Holly, MI | Topwater and Chartertalk.. Your links did not come up. If you can't get them on here feel free to email me the pics and I'll post 'em for ya.
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Location: Lake St. Clair | Sorry they will not post.
Let me know if you would like a picture.
[email protected]
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Location: Germantown,wi | I'll try again, maybe the file is to big.
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Location: Holly, MI | VERY NICE Topwater! ( I got the name now) Tell us about your paint jobs. They look impossible. |
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| Hey Topwater, beautiful work! Are those the actual sizes? I've been looking and asking around about creeper hardware, do you make your own, or do you have a suppiler? I'm interested in buying some, please email me if you or anyone has a source. A machinist I talked to can stamp out parts, but he has to make a die and it costs $$. I'll do it if I can recoup my investment.
I want to make one of a kind, high quality baits. I'll trade services too. I make furniture so I can custom turn any blank you have in mind. Nice composition on the photos as well. capt bigfish |
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Location: Belgium | topwater, those are some mighty fine looking baits!! That thumper is great! 
lobi, what's the action of that small crankbait in green scales, yellow belly in the first picture? What size is it?
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Location: north central wisconsin | topwater. That Fetch and Catch looks really familiar. Is that the one that I ordered and is now hanging in my basement. Now that i think of it, maybe I should not use it. As you become famous, that thing is going to bring a fortune!!!! Those are some awesome lures, and they are built tough. Can't wait till I get my other ones from you!! BTW, did you get my most recent email regarding the hooks? My email has been acting up and returning stuff, so I'm not sure if everything I sent gets out. Jason Schillinger |
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Location: Holly, MI | OK.. I gave an attempt at an Upside Down paint job. It is a heavily weighted glider (barely floats), should be a slow sinker with split rings and hooks. I'm thinking about the shrink tube for the back hook to keep it straight out. I also added a couple of rattles to try them out.
Hi divani. The little one is 9cm. I have no idea about its action yet. It is still waiting for an epoxy coat and the lakes are all frozen.
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | Here is one of my spinnerbait designs in a couple of colors.
later,
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Location: Germantown,wi | Thanks for all the great comments. I make all the hardware for my baits, couldn't find it anywhere so I had no choice. Jason, got your email. My computer got some virus and finally got it fixed, didn't want to take a chance and send it to anyone else. |
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| nice baits guys,
Here's one of three I just made for MuskyOne. It was tuff not adding glitter, but I still like it. I'll try to get some topwater pictures in a bit.
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| ooof, says the file size is to big, what should I do? |
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| Looks like we have some great builders out there.
All bait look great. to see some of mine go to my link.
http://my.core.com/~caveman
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Location: mn | Hi everyone
I am getting into muskie fishing and want to make my own lures.I have taken some information off the internet which is useful, however, I would like suggested books, magazines, etc from anyone here. Man, with some lures selling $25-30/lure makes me wonder which is being caught the fish or the fisherman. If I can post links here and if people want I'll post them from my search. By the way - you guys are making some real nice lures.
Thanks - FB |
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| I make my own bucktails that became Beavertails, then I started to make my own Flaptails that became "Beaverturds". |
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| OOPS forgot the pics.
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| Where are the rest?????
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | If anybody who makes basement baits wants me to put a page up on my basement baits page, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Include jpg pictures of your stuf if you have them. Black background looks the best.
Check out what I have so far by clincking the link below.
I have a few more to put up. It's just that I haven't had time to work on the site yet this off season, but watch out when I do cause I have DSL now. |
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Location: Holly, MI | Nice offer Jomusky, but did you mean just send you pics for display? Aren't the baits on your site all for sale? I have looked at them all, some nice stuff available.
Ok, I promise not to post any more new home made baits after this last pic. The walleye is supposed to be a troller but might be ok for shallow crankin' or twitchin'. The Jitterbug type was only because I couldn't not order one of the lips when I was getting the other components.
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| Lobi,
You do some fine work, That's for sure.
RonP
Chicago
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| I havent really had much spare time the last couple of weeks to make anything new, but I'm heading home this weekend to pick up some more stuff and make some blanks that I can hopefully work on at school. I have been working on a sunfish/crappie lure for a bit, as well as some shads, and wiley type lures. Haven't really got a good crappie pattern figured out yet. The pick is of the sunfish type lures. Also was working on similar ones that were straight, and some that are deep divers, and some that are smaller.
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | The pics on the basement bait pages are just some examples of the builders work.
I don't actually sell any of the baits, it just lists how to contact the builder to order them.
I do, however, sell Jomusky Weight Sets for $5 each and there is a page for them there as well.
So if you would like me to put up a page for you, please feel free to contact me. |
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Location: Waukesha, WI. | Jomusky, That is a vary nice thing to do for a bait maker!! This is the reason that I keep coming to this site. I am going to the musky show this weekend and I am going to bring one of the frogs that I make if I can get one dune. I sold them all at the NFLCC show this last weekend in Milwaukee. I hope to meet some of you at the musky expo this weekend will be there all day on Sat. and hope to come back on Sun. Have fun and don't spend to much $$$$. |
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Location: Germantown,wi | Jomusky, I am interested in your offer. I will be at the bait swap after the show and will talk with you there.
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Location: Apollo, PA | Well, I hope Mark understands, alot of people have been asking me about Smuttly Dog gliders from WV. The makers name is Mark Smith, and his email is [email protected] These dropbelly gliders are limited production, and Oh are they sweeeeeeeeeet! Marks baits are made from maple and basswood with a TON of Sealer. They are not to be confused with Amma Bamma (another great bait, by the way) but in my opinion, a deeper, different action glider. He also makes a smaller version called a Pup!! I know what your thinking, but we're ALL SICK!!!!
PS The price of these baits are not ridiculous........
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Location: Holly, MI | Last post of pics for me (I PROMISE). Couldn't resist. A few trolling baits turned from hardwood and a jumbo jitter-bug style.
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Here's a few that I made up for the upcoming shows.
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Location: oswego, il | Lobi, keep them coming. I enjoy seeing homemade stuff. Post away. |
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