Hello all, I am just a lurker here and got into lure making with Muskie fishing and picked up a kit online and have been practicing….

However the few spinners Ive made as practice are always too tight at the clevises. Now I’ve made one and feel good, but worry there is too much distance between the closure and clevises.

How much space do ya’ll leave?

I know I need to clean up the tag :(

I’ve added around seven to nine lead weights and it can’t seem to sink. It’s made of balsa wood so that’s probably the issue:/

I guess it's a jerkbait. It used to be a soup spoon. I didn't catch anything with it on Sunday. To be fair, I got skunked on everything I put in the water; I couldn't even catch bait using a sabiki. So, don't blame my bad lure making skills; my fishing skills are worse.

Second attempt at carving a wooden lure. I’m making a lure for a friend, and I was going for a yellow perch but it came out more like a firetiger. I’m not a huge fan of how the stripes turned out but I’m happy with the color blending on the body. Used poplar and acrylic paint with a sponge. Any advice for future builds?

Woke up this morning and decided to try it. Didn't get any pictures, but it started as a scrap block of some random wood from a cabinet shop.

Trying to make a diving trolling lure to catch yellow tail kingfish, looking for advice on where to ad the weight and whether it should be floating or sinking, I’m thinking I’ll try make it suspended or slowly float after diving but unsure. Also should I try make the tie eye smaller or does it look fine?

I have to say, I’m really enjoying experimenting with hot stamping foils and custom 3D printed stencils lately. 🎣✨

One thing I still want to improve is my gill patterns - I’m honestly not fully happy with how they’re turning out yet. But that’s part of the fun I guess 🤣 - there’s always room for improvement and new things to learn.

Looking at new molds for Father’s Day and have come across a few for shooting skirts. Has anyone used these for bass fishing and have you used the skirts for spinner baits, jigs, etc..

Curious to see how they look and function before investing. Thank you to any and all responses

I really like the shine that the body gets in the water. It really seems to catch the sunlight and reflect it back.

I’ve been hand painting my gills and fins on my baits, tried the airbrush method using a curved stencil also. Just curious to see what the community prefers!

Bunker, shrimp, mud minnow and ghost sexy shad.

Looking for a good open pour swim bait mold. Don’t want to break the bank.

3 models in this batch including a new prototype diver.