rile Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Heres a few samples from my latest batch of lures. Have been making musky spinners for a while and just started making wooden baits this year. The glidebaits are made from poplar and weighted to slowly sink. They have a walk the dog type action and ive already had some luck on them. they are 5.5 inches and weigh about 2.5 ounces. The cranks are my first batch and made from pine. They are 4.5 inches, about 1.5 ounces and should dive around 4-5 feet on a cast. Should be a good multi species lure for anything that swims. The lures are sealed airbrushed then clearcoated with two coats of envirotech epoxy. I use 1 1/2" stainless scew eyes epoxied in place as hook hangers. I know there are some other tackle makers on the forum so feel free to post your creation, id love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxxdr Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 That is some excellent work! I hope the fish agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Husky_Jerk Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Those are some awesome looking cranks. Where would one go to get started in making his own lures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Here are a few good sites, feel free to ask me any questions. http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=25 http://www.lurebuilding.nl/indexeng.html http://www.tackleunderground.com/ http://luremaking.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyy33 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_b Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 looks pretty cool...good job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladeburner Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very nice! Made a few of my own this past winter. Not as easy as it looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamG14 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I can't even imagine how great it must feel to catch a fish on a lure that you made yourself. Thanks, Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very nice! Made a few of my own this past winter. Not as easy as it looks! Post up some pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanook Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Those are beauties. Wow I think I've been inspired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Wow , that is real nice work rile ! I have a big rudd that is ready for a paint job .......very bright orange ! I think your air brush would do a good job on it . I should get into using one instead of using the oil paint brushes . BTW rile , where to you buy the epoxy ? It would be great to redo some old lures and spiff up some old rods . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Very nice work! Consider making them thru-wire to increase the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Very nice work! Consider making them thru-wire to increase the quality. Im making some deep diver with thru wire now, lots of guys use those scew eyes tho with no problems, probably brake a rod before on pulls out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Wow , that is real nice work rile ! I have a big rudd that is ready for a paint job .......very bright orange ! I think your air brush would do a good job on it . I should get into using one instead of using the oil paint brushes . BTW rile , where to you buy the epoxy ? It would be great to redo some old lures and spiff up some old rods . I get the epoxy at Micheals in St Catherines, it is called envirotech, only thing is youll need to beuild some kind of a lure rotater to it dries even since it takes 24 hours to set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Can't you just hang the lures on a wire vertically and let the excess epoxy drip off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Envirotech is runny and needs to be rotated for a solid day really. Devcon epoxy need only be hand rotated for about 10-15 minutes and it won't run. I have a rotisserie motor and a 25ml devcon syringe if you want to try smerchly. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Envirotech is runny and needs to be rotated for a solid day really. Devcon epoxy need only be hand rotated for about 10-15 minutes and it won't run. I have a rotisserie motor and a 25ml devcon syringe if you want to try smerchly. Paul. Where did you get the devcon pauly? Ive been looking for it but havent seen it any where locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 finished this one up the other day, my version of a grandma/jake crankbait, 9" lon made from 3/4" maple with an aluminum lip, just a couple tweaks to the design to get it running the way i want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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