Making Baits - Page 2

Fish On · 10-13-05, 05:30 PM

Nice looking. How long did it take to shape.

I am going to start making some of those again. I am going to add weight and rattles and then send to company to paint.

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-13-05, 05:58 PM

Started around 1:00 a.m and ended around 3 or 4 (no school today due to Jewish Holiday just for those wondering) but that was working on and off and with a jigsaw and beltsander and hand sanding. And you probably wouldn't believe this but thats a piece of 2x4 I found laying around in my garage that I used to make. Gonna get some more fine sand paper tonight get er nice and smooth then going to get my air brush tommorrow and some Balsa for a different type of bait I wanna try. Not that hard it just took a while with the makeshift tools I have and I've really never worked with wood before either. Try Reb's site too, Lots of help the Underground Tackle one on the first page of this thread.

Chris

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-13-05, 06:00 PM

Oh yeah I still gotta add some weight tonight. This bait will either be sacrificed to the saltwater fish on Saturday or some bass. Either way Im going fishing on Saturday with it hopfully. If it all dries in time.

Chris

KH. · 10-13-05, 07:47 PM

so cris,you carved the bottom one and you trying to make it look like the top one

looks good!

pig n jig · 10-13-05, 09:10 PM

Laser, I just got scolded on the site not too long ago, so I really tried not to post anything at all, but its just not me to let something go idle. My Dad used to tell me I will be hard pressed to find a bigger trouble maker than the person who stares back at me in the mirror.

I am getting better as I grow older , but I am definately getting slower too.

Lizards, I really like the Castaway flipping sticks alot.I hope Haynesn is happy with his I sold him.I would like to have a dollar for every fish I boated with that rod.P N J

Rebbasser · 10-13-05, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christopherkeene9

Reb thanks for that site gonna put a big dollar order in tonight. and can i see some of your creations. And does anyone make their own buzzbaits??

Chris

Yeah, Chris-I'll take a few pics and post them.

Fish On · 10-15-05, 12:32 PM

I am going to post a picture of all my hair jigs I made over the week. Around 20. Range from baitfish to bass to single colors to double colors with flash and etc.

Fish On · 10-15-05, 05:33 PM

Heres a picture of a few of the ones I made this week.

KH. · 10-15-05, 06:05 PM

ok,how many of those will i be getting,lol jk

inside joke between me and fish on

Fish On · 10-15-05, 07:58 PM

Like I said I am going to write a little article for you so you know how to use them!

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-15-05, 09:31 PM

Started painting tonight!!! Hopefully gonna be an awesome set of colors and pattern. Hey Fish On how hard is it to tie jigs?? A little article or help would be nice thanks.

Chris

Fish On · 10-16-05, 12:35 PM

It is very easy and takes less then 10 minutes. The problem is for beginners they come out terrible. You need to be taught 1 on 1. Thats how I was taught by my cousin.

Most beginners put like 10lbs of fur on the jig which all you need is a 2 pinches. Also depending on fur you have it hurts the action. I tried with bucktail and they come out like crap. Craft fur is the way to go. Has a lot of action and easier to work with.

Problems I had when beginning with bucktail
Breaking
Threads not holding it on
No action

Fish On · 10-16-05, 12:35 PM

Chris do you have a vise?

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-16-05, 02:01 PM

A shop vise not a flytying vise!

Chris

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-16-05, 02:29 PM

Also what did you use for a clear coat to protect the paint and so the wood doesn't get water logged Fish On??

Chris

Fish On · 10-16-05, 05:14 PM

My first lures were make with clear coat of nail polish. Then I used stain and put a waterproof coat over it. I use to paint my lures with nail polish but I just bought an airbrush.

I will show you 3 lures I make.

Fish On · 10-16-05, 05:15 PM

I would reccommend a flytying vise. I have two but usually use one.

Fish On · 10-16-05, 06:06 PM

Homemade crankbait bodies.

10 minutes to make and sand.

Fish On · 10-16-05, 06:08 PM

As you can see all of them are a little different. I don't try to make my bodies perfect because then you lose action

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-16-05, 07:54 PM

How do you do them soooo fast. What kind of tools do you have, type of wood, etc..

Chris

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-16-05, 07:54 PM

pics coming soon

Fish On · 10-16-05, 08:03 PM

Balsa wood. Dremal(check spelling) tool.

texasnitro · 10-16-05, 11:13 PM

yo fish on how do u fuse the worms together like that. and how do u get that form

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-17-05, 05:56 AM

Hey fish on thats why yours are faster and more uniform than mine because Balsa is really easy to shape over white fir (2x4). And pics coming soon of my painted crank hopefully gonna finish painting tonight.

Chris

Fish On · 10-17-05, 06:44 AM

Yes, I tried pine wood awhile ago and it took FOREVER.

Texas-I use a candle and heat one side of the bait. I hold the bait with a tiny pair of pliers but tweezers would work too. Once you melt on side stick it together.
I get form by picking a crankbait with a nice body. Then I trace it on a peace of cardboard and then trace with the cardboard onto the wood.

Chris-What colors you painting and with what?

My bottom left crankbait was modeled for a different crankbait. Not sure if I like that one as much.

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10-13-05, 05:30 PM	#26
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Nice looking. How long did it take to shape. I am going to start making some of those again. I am going to add weight and rattles and then send to company to paint. __________________ David Scott

10-13-05, 07:47 PM	#29
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	so cris,you carved the bottom one and you trying to make it look like the top one looks good! __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

10-15-05, 12:32 PM	#32
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	I am going to post a picture of all my hair jigs I made over the week. Around 20. Range from baitfish to bass to single colors to double colors with flash and etc. __________________ David Scott

10-15-05, 05:33 PM	#33
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Heres a picture of a few of the ones I made this week. Attached Images __________________ David Scott

10-13-05, 05:58 PM	#27
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Started around 1:00 a.m and ended around 3 or 4 (no school today due to Jewish Holiday just for those wondering) but that was working on and off and with a jigsaw and beltsander and hand sanding. And you probably wouldn't believe this but thats a piece of 2x4 I found laying around in my garage that I used to make. Gonna get some more fine sand paper tonight get er nice and smooth then going to get my air brush tommorrow and some Balsa for a different type of bait I wanna try. Not that hard it just took a while with the makeshift tools I have and I've really never worked with wood before either. Try Reb's site too, Lots of help the Underground Tackle one on the first page of this thread. Chris

10-13-05, 06:00 PM	#28
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Oh yeah I still gotta add some weight tonight. This bait will either be sacrificed to the saltwater fish on Saturday or some bass. Either way Im going fishing on Saturday with it hopfully. If it all dries in time. Chris

10-13-05, 09:10 PM	#30
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Laser, I just got scolded on the site not too long ago, so I really tried not to post anything at all, but its just not me to let something go idle. My Dad used to tell me I will be hard pressed to find a bigger trouble maker than the person who stares back at me in the mirror. I am getting better as I grow older , but I am definately getting slower too. Lizards, I really like the Castaway flipping sticks alot.I hope Haynesn is happy with his I sold him.I would like to have a dollar for every fish I boated with that rod.P N J

10-15-05, 06:05 PM	#34
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	ok,how many of those will i be getting,lol jk inside joke between me and fish on __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

10-15-05, 07:58 PM	#35
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Like I said I am going to write a little article for you so you know how to use them! __________________ David Scott

10-15-05, 09:31 PM	#36
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Started painting tonight!!! Hopefully gonna be an awesome set of colors and pattern. Hey Fish On how hard is it to tie jigs?? A little article or help would be nice thanks. Chris

10-16-05, 12:35 PM	#37
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	It is very easy and takes less then 10 minutes. The problem is for beginners they come out terrible. You need to be taught 1 on 1. Thats how I was taught by my cousin. Most beginners put like 10lbs of fur on the jig which all you need is a 2 pinches. Also depending on fur you have it hurts the action. I tried with bucktail and they come out like crap. Craft fur is the way to go. Has a lot of action and easier to work with. Problems I had when beginning with bucktail Breaking Threads not holding it on No action __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 12:35 PM	#38
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Chris do you have a vise? __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 02:01 PM	#39
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	A shop vise not a flytying vise! Chris

10-16-05, 02:29 PM	#40
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Also what did you use for a clear coat to protect the paint and so the wood doesn't get water logged Fish On?? Chris

10-16-05, 05:14 PM	#41
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	My first lures were make with clear coat of nail polish. Then I used stain and put a waterproof coat over it. I use to paint my lures with nail polish but I just bought an airbrush. I will show you 3 lures I make. __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 05:15 PM	#42
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	I would reccommend a flytying vise. I have two but usually use one. __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 06:06 PM	#43
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Homemade crankbait bodies. 10 minutes to make and sand. Attached Images __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 06:08 PM	#44
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	As you can see all of them are a little different. I don't try to make my bodies perfect because then you lose action __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 07:54 PM	#45
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	How do you do them soooo fast. What kind of tools do you have, type of wood, etc.. Chris

10-16-05, 08:03 PM	#47
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Balsa wood. Dremal(check spelling) tool. __________________ David Scott

10-16-05, 11:13 PM	#48
texasnitro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houston texas Posts: 129	yo fish on how do u fuse the worms together like that. and how do u get that form

10-17-05, 05:56 AM	#49
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Hey fish on thats why yours are faster and more uniform than mine because Balsa is really easy to shape over white fir (2x4). And pics coming soon of my painted crank hopefully gonna finish painting tonight. Chris

10-17-05, 06:44 AM	#50
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Yes, I tried pine wood awhile ago and it took FOREVER. Texas-I use a candle and heat one side of the bait. I hold the bait with a tiny pair of pliers but tweezers would work too. Once you melt on side stick it together. I get form by picking a crankbait with a nice body. Then I trace it on a peace of cardboard and then trace with the cardboard onto the wood. Chris-What colors you painting and with what? My bottom left crankbait was modeled for a different crankbait. Not sure if I like that one as much. __________________ David Scott

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