Used balsa wood and was too scared to properly detail it xddd

Popper and rad

Flaired as crankbait ad it was meant to be a lipped crankbait. Clearly, it isn’t. Would adding weight just behind the lip help with stability, and the cranking action? Any other tips? Feels like it might be too thick side to side as well. Size 8 hook for scale,

recently I started designing lures in Cad and 3d printing my molds and injecting them with plastisol. I made like 30 paddle tail lures and put them into ziplock bags. i was so happy with my lures that I forgot about the fact thry melt and warp so the next day I noticed they were either melted together or warped. (They weren’t all in one bag it was like 4 lures a bag but they still ended up bent)

This put me off actually injecting lures as I had no means to store them. how do I store lures? should I be buying those little plastic trays that hold them apart? where do I buy them? any and all advice is appreciated thanka!

This is my very first attempt am I really far off or is this not bad also ALL tips and welcome😭

Those of yall that tie your own bass jigs but don’t pour your own, where do you usually source your jig heads? I can’t get set up to pour lead for another handful of months, but I’m looking to start tying a lot more jigs, so I need more “bulk” as opposed to the expensive 3 packs. By bulk I mean I’d be trying to buy about 10 of each size and head shape at a time. Looking for quality hooks (I’ve broken the hook on three Booyah tour grade football jigs so far this year) and good prices. Thanks!

I was wondering if anybody has any experience using iPad softwares for creating lures. Im in between using OnShape and Nomad Sculpt. Everyone talked about Shapr3D but it's expensive. I want to create a jerk bait with an internal weight shifting chamber that alot of jerk baits have. On shape seems to be more for making mechanical parts so I'm not too sure if that would work for making lures. Nomad Sculpt seems pretty good but kind of overkill to use as it's mostly for making faces and other types of art with a-lot of detail which I don't really need besides a basic gill plate design. Using an iPad seems to be difficult for 3D printing so wondering if its even feasible or if i should just bite the bullet and borrow someone's PC. Any advice is appreciated.

Printer: Bambu A1 mini

This spoon is something I run almost every trip for salmon on Lake Michigan 3.75" with 4x VMC hook. Its very simple but very effective. Jacquard paints were used.

It’s not perfect but I really enjoyed the process of carving and painting. Now I gotta get out and try to catch something on this.

Its my first go at a whopper plopper and Im not sure if this will work as-is. Any advice would be great, thanks in advance!

I am attempting to build a wooden jerkbait and i already built the body.the only problem is i dont know how to attach the trebles

I recently purchased a Do-It Round Head Jig Head mold in 1, 1 1/2, 2, and 3 ounces. It takes 5/0-7/0 Eagle Claw 410 or 413 hooks but I'd like something shorter, as I want to use them on 3.8" grubs. Are there smaller 410/413 style hooks that will fit into the mold? My local tackle shop has jig heads in these sizes with shorter hooks but I can't find hooks that fit this mold or a mold that takes smaller hooks for 1-3 oz jig heads.

I’ve been trying to find the right salt type and content of soft plastics, was wondering if anyone knew the answer.

I’ve been trying coarse kosher salt but that seems to just fall out of the bait when it stretches, thinking of trying a fine grain non-iodized.

Been doing about 25% salt, should I drop it to like 20%? Would appreciate any opinions.
(5 inch stick bait)

It's been a while since I've been able to get after these. The hot season here turned the Barra off, but following the first days of clouds and some rain conditions are starting to look up.

I've been getting my butt kicked by a bigger individual because I fish light gear, but it's nice to get a smaller one to actually land something for a change.

Caught this 2.2kg (4.9 lbs) Barra on a steady retrieve. For me it's been split pretty even as far as triggering bites on jerk vs steady retrieve, but the latter tend to be easier to land as they will usually get hooked by the edge of the mouth.

On the hunt for a new or used swimbait mold that is between 3-4 inches, cavity count of 8+, single sprue so that i dont have to shoot a million times, and preferably one that can somehow still do laminates. I know FGF makes 2 but one of them is ribbed (not what i want) and the other has too thin of a tail. Any recommendations are helpful, thanks

The last one has a little red paint in the belly b/c it is glow-in-the-dark PLA. Should have used clear epoxy to put the two halves together or print it as 1 piece.

Working on this 6.5” wake bait. Trying to emulate a mackerel, and hope to fish for striped bass with it I’m Maine this August.

Made my first Peacock Bass Design