The TRUE COST of Making HOMEMADE Fishing Lures
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video I break down everything you need to make a homemade lead fishing lure and share the true cost of making your own baits. Looking at everything from jig mold cost to the lead you use, this is everything you need to start pouring and customizing your own homemade fishing lures!
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Lure making is near and dear to my heart! My dad's best friend had a lead smelter. They snuck machine counterweights out of their auto plant, SUPER PURE LEAD. My dad had tons of molds for split-shot for steelhead fishing and 3/4 oz. jigs for Detroit River walleye fishing. He tied all of his own flies and crawler harnesses for Lake Erie.
That’s so cool
Finally someone who keeps it real with prices! keep these coming brother happy fishing 🎣
Another way to paint jigs, blades, etc. is with an airbrush as I do. Fluid bath gives a great finish for sure but with an (airbrush made for powder paint) you can add detail as I do, or simply use it for single colors for the best finish of all options. I have added a regular airbrush to my arsenal know as well using acrylic paints, but that is a another realm of cost. Great video though Benjamin for those looking to get started. It’s fun, rewarding, and has served a greater cause for me as you know. 👍👍
Dale Wyman yes! I totally forgot about airbrushing. Your stuff is so good!
Thanks for breaking everything down! A lot of great information for beginners. Keep up the good work!
I no longer melt lead or even have a lead pot, but that hasn't stopped me. I use worm weights, bass casting weights etc to make everything from buzzbaits to spinnerbaits and bladed jigs!
Thanks for breaking that all down & giving recommendations. Just thinking about getting into this.
Really Really good video man. Totally enjoyed.
exactly what i did. saving money is a cute difference. im jetty saltwater fisherman and i losing a lot of jigs for rock bass. save $%%%% tons of money.
I am in Australia... Everything you have spoken about the majority of it all I have had imported into Australia...Since the Australian dollar is weaker than the U.S. dollar my overhead costs have been double if not triple of some of the dollar amounts you mention here...I make bladed lures in spinnerbaits and jigs...I also have a soft plastic injection gun with molds and ingredients all sourced from the USA... I also tie jigs so my chenille marabou bucktail fur rabbit zonkers etc etc etc all hareline products sourced from the USA... My out laid costs have been huge for the last 12 years I have been making my own tackle...My molds are plenty with the majority being DO-IT ....The rewards for me is as you have already explained making custom tackle that suits me...The biggest reward is catching the target fish species when they aren't biting on the generic commercial baits that people buy over the counter to achieve the same result...regards B.J.
bjscustombaits@Australia...
Great video. Thanks for breaking down the costs.
Anytime! Thanks for checking it out
nambar plizzz
I make my own from home I have a plastic box I keep everything in that is about a foot by a foot and a quarter and it probably 5 inches deep I have no power tools I have 140 dollars in supply's probably less.if u do everything by hand it makes it way cheaper.dollar tree has stuff you can use dollar general etc.some things I found lying around.
Your video is awesome! I have really wanted to get going on making my own jigs and other baits. This was the perfect video for me. Are there vids out there on making fluid beds? Thanks
Yeah but the lee pot can be used to make slugs double ot buck and bullets so fairly versatile not to mention fishing weights and pellets
I'm going to recommend this video to everyone that asks me this question!!!! How did I not know about this channel???
Thank you so much man!!! I just found your channel too. Your vids are top tier dude!
Benjamin, the last two years I have been tying my own rabbit hair jigs for river smallmouth over marabou. The durability of rabbit hair (tied on in strips) is very impressive. You can easily catch 20+ fish on a single jig before they start wearing out. Best part is, big fish love em. Just palmar a cross cut strip up the hook shank and add a straight cut tail. Another excellent material for the big water (Lake Erie) is bear hair in cinnamon brown. When the bite begins to slow on tubes or you see a fish follow your tube back to the boat when you are reeling up.........that's the time to tie on a bear hair jig
That’s super intriguing! I’ll have to check out rabbit hair jigs and how to tie those!!!
@@brnowak_fishing You can get small packets of dyed pre-cut rabbit strips from most fly shops in both "straight cut" and "cross cut" in a variety of colors for about $4 each. You can buy whole dyed hides and cut your own strips for about $15. When a rabbit hair jig first gets wet it has no "life" to it, kinda clumps or collapses down. Your reaction will be, WTF these jigs suck.....then after about 15-20 seconds they literally come to life. Pick them up out of the water to cast and again they collapse to little more than a wet noodle and cast easily with no wind resistance.Sorry if it sounds like I am over selling rabbit hair, but honestly smallmouth just seem to eat them up..........olive is the bomb
Great information, thx for the vid.
Great video Bubba,very helpful!!! Keep casting brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I make my own lead head buck tail jig moulds from plaster of paris. Have been doing it for over 50 years now..
Another cool part of the hobby, enjoyed the video thx Ben!
This is awesome info . Living where we can't fish for half the year I have been contemplating making baits . I looked into pouring plastics last winter and the initial cost to start that is much higher then $300. This is definatley something I will consider come fall to take up time during our long off seasons .I am sure those molds and lead pits last a really long time too. So it will definatley save money over time . The cool part would he catching something on a bait you have personally made .Even better giving a buddy a bait you have made and they catch a pb or that on it .Hope all us well bud .
That’s what got me into it at first too, pouring baits from November through March to keep me sane all winter
I have a new lure. The Gold Fish Suspending Bag Lure
Most fishermen have carried a gold fish home from the fair or store. The fish has enough water to swim freely.
1. A clear plastic bag durable enough to keep from tearing when a fish strikes.
The lure bag would have enough volume to hold 1, 2 or up to five minnows or shiners + water, be able to draw close at the top, and have a hook suspended from the bottom of the built in hook eyelet. The bag would also need to have water inlets that the bait fish isn't able to escape through.
The great thing about this lure idea is that the bait never needs attached to the hook that causes the bait to swim off the hook or not preform properly.
With the bait fish swimming around in the bag in a natural manner, fish would be more likely to strike right away instead of hesitating.
The bait bag is then suspended over the water an inch or each suspended in the water. When suspended in the water, just the bottom of the bag should be suspended to ensure the tear drop shape of the bag retains its form.
This type of lure is meant to make the fish strike from the bottom of the lure.
Shad Armor for your bait.
A plastic lure body that allows a single shad to be inserted would also catch more fish. The Shad Armor would have holes in the body to allow fresh water in to keep the shad alive longer. The armor would have hooks and a bill like a normal lure.
Building the bait door would be the most difficult part of the lure. Maybe a a spin loaded double latch bait door.
Can haz much terz Mr. Bass.
Awesome video! Just what I needed to plan for when I can get (or hopefully get gifted!) the stuff!
Heck yeah! It’s so much fun dude
Great video,good to hear from an American cousin.
You are working with lead. One need to move the air (need fresh air). So a fan or duct work is needed. The cost will vary depending on your shop's arrangement. Right?
Is that a Frank's Nursery price sticker on those swivels?
Can you make a vid on how to make the fluid bed
Thank you for all the info
Good information. Thanks.
Good video do you use candle to sout up mold or warm them ?
Yes - I use candle wax as flux and when I drop it in, I have the mold over the pot so it gets soot on the mold and heats it
Most of my lures are Frankenstein lures. If there is a skirt, blade, split rings, or treble hooks I likely have switched them out or shifted them around.
Same - I have small mods I do to most of my baits as well
Ben you're awesome, and I'm about to go shopping to get started this winter. If you were dragging more than swimming your hair jig which head would you use? In my neck of the woods the water is decent clarity but not the gin clear of the far northern waters. I plan on using mostly 3/32 lesser, 1/8 mostly, & 3/16 lesser . I'm thinking ball head better for dragging, and though they do sell a mold with the bend wire keeper, I'm not sure I'll need with the 1/8 being main weight. Those molds are just too inefficient (cavity wise) to cover my 3 weights. I could always use a little glue if that piece of plastic for extra weight seems necessary. What do you think?
Thank you Bruce! If you’re dragging a hair jig, the ball head would work well. The one I use is the shake-it head mold with the 90* vertical line tie, but there are a lot of really good options out there
I needed this video 2 months ago lmao
Great topic and breakdown, Ben.
Thanks Ian!
Dude love the hockey team
I make my own lead alloy for about a 1 per pound. Its a bit more on the silver then pure lead. It looks nice for when I want a silver headed jig
That’s awesome! Yeah, I bet those heads are super shiny and look awesome
@@brnowak_fishing they are.
Great video The big savings is when you order 100 hooks or more at one time. Hooks for round ball heads or NED
Yeah, exactly. Ordering in larger quantities and producing a ton of baits is really when the savings start to add up
totally agree as well!
Hey I'm doing a survey asking 100-500 people if they would sell their homemade baits and lures on my website? There's only one fee and that is 15% commission off every item you sell.
Thanks ive always wanted to know what it would cost me to start
No problem! Hopefully I can help!
You definitely did the 2 main things i want are the drop shot weights and the ned heads
great video its just fun to catch fish on a lure you had a hand in making
Yeah! It’s so rewarding!
I actually bought my production pot and 3 molds from a guy who got out of it for a 100.00. Gotta get that Midwest jig mold soon !
That’s a steal! That’s awesome
when you love fishing the cost is high no matter what you do...but if you love a hobby an got a vented shed so you dont get cancer its fun..winning tournments in my life feels great with my own baits
Yes, nothing feels better than having success fishing homemade baits. It's so awesome to be able to refine it to that depth
I custom my molds an i make my own molds i have a bait nobody ever had i dont leave in tied on in tournments its a secret yea i know everyone thinks money is worth telling the secret but not to me i get my body to release that good feeling thing in my body that money cant buy that great feeling
What was the website you mentioned? Lure?
Lure Parts Online
So cool man!
Thanks my dude
Where did you find a mold to fit an owner jungle flipping hook and where did you find the hooks for em
Barlows does a great job explaining what hooks fit in certain molds.
Have you ever tried pouring a non toxic metal? Maybe Iron or Tungsten?
Lead melts at a much lower temp
My adult son is looking to start this hobby. Are the molds the same for an east coast fisherman?
Looking to buy his Christmas present.
Deb, for freshwater fishing all over the country the Do-it molds he’s referencing are good choices particularly for someone just getting started. Barlow’s and LurePartsOnline carry those molds at goo prices
Hey Deb - yes, Do-It has the most accessible and some of the best molds available. Here are some of my favorites:
Do It Shake-It Mold
Midwest Finesse (Assorted Sizes) Mold
Arky Head Jig Mold
Teardrop Dropshot Weight Mold
didnt even have to start watching the video, thumbs upped it immediately just for the red wings sign.
GO WINGS! Hahah Thank you :-)
I'd like to make some ned jigs with a an ewg offset hook. Is there a particular mold you would recommend?
I’m honestly not sure how those EWG Neds are made
What about skirts
Any thoughts on remolding old keitech swimbaits into identical molds? Do you think it’ll work?
I’ve seen some molds of the Keitech style baits out there - the biggest thing is the mixed plastic density and styles they use to make them run true
Great vid! Keep it up
Great video good Info
You ever thought about an apprentice program, my brother and I want to get started
I haven't really considered that but it'd be a cool opportunity. Right now the time required though just isn't a possibility for me
Loving the Labatts Blue shirt !
Best seller here in ONTARIO
Gross
The best part is knowing I have hundreds of jigs when I lose one. Helps me cast anywhere I think fish are, and not get disgruntled when I lose some.
2 Xs that! I have about 30 molds😁
Very unusual vid. Thanks.
No problem! Thanks for checking it out Jim. I appreciate you!
Time is worth money as well calculate 1000's of hours of studying and research and trial and error to perfect certain lures as well. Everyones time is worth something.
Go wings!
Very good 👌
Thanks Terry
Little too much for me but that’s epic. U ever thought about selling some? 😉
Thanks dude! Not really, I just do it for fun for now. I tried to sell blades, but it was a lot trying to keep up with it
You showed all lead things what about crankbaits
Badass bro
Thank you dude!
I need to cut out a hobby or two not add another. I can definitely see how it’s beneficial to create your own stuff.
Haha I feel that struggle man!
Sounds like too much money and hassle ill keep buying my lures instead but good video