10-18-05, 05:19 PM | #1 |
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Making Baits
If done right, can making your own baits be more affordable then buying them.
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10-18-05, 06:37 PM | #3 |
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on spinnerbaits,if you get the custom blades its not,but other stuff maybe
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10-18-05, 07:27 PM | #4 |
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Hair jigs pay for themselves. Crankbaits as well. Crankbaits take so much time though.
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Depends on what you are making. I recently started making my own spinnerbaits, and I think the cost of raw materials is less, no labor costs, and not only can I get combinations you can't find on the market I flat enjoy making them.
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Making baits has nothing to do with money...... Its about the art... making rods, making nets, making whatever.. enjoy the personal pride in making your own lures!
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I want to learn how to make rods and nets.
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It's about saving the money, not making the money. If I can make 10 cheaper then I can buy them, you bet.
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It isn't about saving any money.Its about putting the components together to make a lure that you want to fish. Sometimes someones idea of what a idea bait is alot dfferent than what most fisherman would think would be better.I am constantly modifying things to see what effect it has on catching fish. P N J
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I'm talking about spinners, buzzes and jigs, I aint got the patience for cranks
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10-21-05, 09:03 PM | #12 |
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jigs dont take long,you never know,you might make a multi-million company with one lure??????
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I aint trying to make money with this stuff. All I'm trying to do is save some. If they work, then I know I am doing something right. If I'm not, I'm not out 5-6$ per lure. Thats all.
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I agree with Lizardsrule. Do it for self gratification and not for savings. For example. The spook is one of the better topwater baits at about 6 bucks and will almost put fish in the boat every time conditions are right for it. It's ready made and on the shelf. They have been proven just as other mass produced baits have been. If you are going to make your own then do it for the pleasure of doing it.
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11-02-05, 10:28 PM | #15 |
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Here are two crankbaits I made. Made for night fishing.
I am in process of making 4 more. 2 black and silver 2 black and gold
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With all the crap I've made before for bass fishing, it is amazing looking back and realizing that almost none of it has worked worth a damn. The best two things I've ever made were a modified spinnerbait and a fly made out of soft plastic for stocked trout.
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I have caught on my first crankbait 3 years ago. the lip was made from a milk cartoon and I did amaZing on it.
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i make it for the satisfaction of fooling a fish with some simple hardware parts. that and it works better than cookie cutter baits..
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I make my own spinnerbaits and air brush paint a lot of my own crankbaits. Is it cheaper ;NO,but it sure is a great way to pass the long cold winter nights. It also gives you the opportunity to custom tweek lures for exact situations. Many times I have practiced for a tournament then went home a made a spinnerbait with the colors and vibration or flash that I felt would work best. Some of those times it got me a check and others it didnt. When you build a bait you learn a lot about it and its uses.Great hobby. Fish2win
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i am still waiting on mine, f2w
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