Does anyone make there own lures???

[Walleye Wisdom]

I have fashioned a few of my own lures out of Basswood. They turned ok. I tried to model them off of the shad rap, not to sell, just for my own use. Now i am going up to Canada July and i want to make my own little musky killer. Anyone have any patterns that seem to work or have any pictues of lures they have made? I have pictures of my lures if anyone would care to see them! Thanks

-Walleye Wisdom-

[Da Bears]

I made a few Jakes out of cedar. One with a round lip, and one with a square lip. Both work good, but the square lipped one doesn't wobble as much. I like it's action though. I also made some reef hawgs out of cedar using a wood lathe. You can't even tell they are homemade! I do need to drill and add a little more lead though! It is fun to make lures, and this first batch I just made was a definite learning experience!

Never will I use Cedar for Jerkbaits! Way too light! I am gonna try Oak for them next!

Good luck, and have fun!
Mike

[B.Stidham]

You may want to look at hard maple for the weight...it's pretty dense and easy to work with.

B.Stidham

[RK]

WW -
Take B Stidham's adivce on the wood - and any other he passes along. He makes some great baits...

RK

[Skyman]

I make my own wire baits but just started playing with wood. Check out the TackleMaking.Com forums (http://www.tacklemaking.com/forums/)
A ton of lure builders there (and quite a few of them muskie fishermen) with lots of good advise. The site has a lot of quality info too.

[divani]

check out my website www.lurebuilding.nl and click the english flag on the right for the english translation of the site. Enjoy!;)

[Walleye Wisdom]

Anyone have any good sugestions for a carving knife? I had this one knife i used from Wal-Mart, a cheap like $8.00 knife and it was great, but i lost it somewhere. I need a good knife, but nothing pricey. Thanks

[Hoginator]

Be sure to check this Dirks site his baits are wonderful. He even has instructions and stencils on how to make his glide baits. Try them they are the best.

"Catch a Babe, Throw a Hoginator"

[Kingfisher]

Hi Guys , did ya miss me? lol I make lots of baits . Spinners, Flies, Wood baits like gliders,crankbaits and top water. My specialty is Big Spoons. You can see my stuff at http://fishall.homestead.com/home.html Hows it Hoginating Tim? Tim the Hoginater guy makes some real nice baits too. I have painted some of his stuff. and own several. I use Oak, Mahagony,cherry, Maple, cedar,and Balsa. Different woods for different lure types. I have a new Big Crank coming out that will change the way Big Cranks are made forever. Wood that is. HE HE HE HE . Kingfisher