Any amateur tackle makers?/update

[willfishforfood]

I build custom fishing rods, pour sinkers, tie steelhead jigs and make my own spinners
WFFF

 

[Captain Ahab]

We shoudl do a lure exchange!

 

[Jim]

I build custom fishing rods, pour sinkers, tie steelhead jigs and make my own spinners
WFFF

Anywhere to see your work?

 

[willfishforfood]

I do it as a hobby but have rods from coast to coast Canada to the Gulf.
I build mostly Lamiglas and Rainshadow. I will look to see if I have any pict as most were lost on the old computer.
WFFF

 

[Nickk]

I'm in the beginning of a build with a Rain Shadow IFT905(I think that's what it is), well it's a 7'6" telescoping flipping stick. What do you think of the Rain Shadows? This is my first one.

 

[willfishforfood]

Rainshadow makes great product. I've built over 25 rods on there blanks. I haven't had any fail. I was up there last month and got a tour of there shop, they have a lot of stuff.
WFFF

 

[Mac]

Devil's horse.....basswood body....easy to make if you can get to a lathe. Hardware available from Jannsnetcraft.com

 

[BassNBob]

Anyone can go to https://www.o-o-i.com (about us)and see the worms that I make. The Mushroom Worm, Skirted Worm , and the SelectATail Worm. Tell me what you think. My e-mail has changed, and is now [email protected]

 

[Jim]

Anyone can go to https://www.o-o-i.com (about us)and see the worms that I make. The Mushroom Worm, Skirted Worm , and the SelectATail Worm. Tell me what you think. My e-mail has changed, and is now [email protected]

There are sime nice pigs in those pictures! =D>

 

[ben2go]

Anyone can go to https://www.o-o-i.com (about us)and see the worms that I make. The Mushroom Worm, Skirted Worm , and the SelectATail Worm. Tell me what you think. My e-mail has changed, and is now [email protected]

Never seen anything like those.Nice werk.

 

[CTAngler481]

As a matter of fact, back in high school, I started a lure company called Streamline Lures. I sold to a couple shops in Northern Connecticut, and they were selling like hot cakes, but I was making enough profit to actually start a living off of it. But don't worry, I still make custom baits for friends and anglers looking for a certain something they can't find in stores. I make Inline Spinners, crappie jigs, bass spinner baits, ice jigs/and flies and the occasional balsa crankbait.

This is for salmon

Weighted Ice Fly

Some crappie jigs and flies

 

[CTAngler481]

I am also working on a smelt immitation inline spinner, I'll post pics soon!

 

[Captain Ahab]

Nice stuff Ct - very nice =D>

 

[willfishforfood]

here is some steelhead jigs

 

[ben2go]

Ya'll make some nice lures. =D>

 

[Jim]

Yes I agree! Lots of talent here! =D>

 

[dedawg1149]

nice jigs

 

[shootisttx]

Agood way to ease into tackle making is to refurbish or modify tired lures you alreay have...I have played around with sanding and repainting old lures, changing from treble to single hooks, etc. Doesn't take much in the way of supplies, and you can make an old, beatup lure and make it just like new. I have used supplies from www.barlowstackle.com and been very satisfied with the service.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Agood way to ease into tackle making is to refurbish or modify tired lures you alreay have...I have played around with sanding and repainting old lures, changing from treble to single hooks, etc. Doesn't take much in the way of supplies, and you can make an old, beatup lure and make it just like new. I have used supplies from https://www.barlowstackle.com and been very satisfied with the service.

Great idea - I have done a little of that as well. I have a friend who is always playing around with suspending strips (lead sticky strips) on crank and jerk baits

 

[FishingBuds]

well its been awhile but, I finally did it. Me and my son has made some baits. We love it, and its a great Hobby BassAddict helped out first with the feed back he gave me and telling me where I could go and get all the info I seeked on doing it and I thank him again for that 8)

We are making what we throw so, for now its stiks(great bait) and a twitchy minnow, but we do not have the tail down yet for the minnow so no posting it :lol: and for the record my son is way closer on the minnow than me 8)

They have no salt in these baits, taking one step at a time :wink: and getting a good pic of your color is hard, the first pic is my scanner and that was the closest to that color, the other two are from my digital camera and a home made light box

So I got my son into Rod making and now bait making, Its hard to compete with the world for your kids attention anymore and I think I've came up with something extra here :lol: he loves it.


It mat not be for everybody but Fathers, I highly recommend it with your kids.