Do You Sell Handmade Lures?

[woodystylez]

Do you sell handmade lures? I have a few questions if you do.

 

At what point do you have to get a business license?

 

Do any bases, paints, clearcoats or wood choices blow your mind? In other words, after trying out a few is there any in particular that you wish you would have found earlier? And have you tested it long term in the water?

 

What website has the cheapest accessories in bulk? Such as hooks, spinners, eyes etc.

 

Thanks for your time. Hope to hear some good suggestions.

[kanasbassfisher08]

        well that is a ran out question not busting ur chops just been making my own shaky heads to save some money and then ran into the jig making process thats been really successful and started out with the basics on colors of heads and skirts then went on to mixing colors in skirts and really making some high quality stuff. i havent really sold alot of stuff just to friends and fishing buddys but i have went as far as getting a logo made and printing it on my tourny jersey. i started out just wanting to save some money but now that one it works and really good but now that the quality is there it is becomeing a realistic picture to start to sell them as my own. im been fooling around with airbrushing and i think im ready to start my next adventure in making my own crankbaits and its looking like $$$ to me not only saving but looking real good one making some serious cash in the future.

 

      but to answer the bulk question not really different site have different things you need and different colors too and its all in where you look. my saying is "if it works for you it will work for others".

[woodystylez]

        well that is a ran out question not busting ur chops just been making my own shaky heads to save some money and then ran into the jig making process thats been really successful and started out with the basics on colors of heads and skirts then went on to mixing colors in skirts and really making some high quality stuff. i havent really sold alot of stuff just to friends and fishing buddys but i have went as far as getting a logo made and printing it on my tourny jersey. i started out just wanting to save some money but now that one it works and really good but now that the quality is there it is becomeing a realistic picture to start to sell them as my own. im been fooling around with airbrushing and i think im ready to start my next adventure in making my own crankbaits and its looking like $$$ to me not only saving but looking real good one making some serious cash in the future.

 

      but to answer the bulk question not really different site have different things you need and different colors too and its all in where you look. my saying is "if it works for you it will work for others".

  

      I would assume that if this questions were asked a lot, they would be easy to answer. There were no answers in your response. Thanks ..

[woodystylez]

I was hoping this would be a helpful website.

[Snakehead Whisperer]

Do you sell handmade lures? I have a few questions if you do.

No, I don't sell handmade lures. Am I disqualified?

At what point do you have to get a business license?

You could write a book on this topic alone. Check this thread out for some good insight.

http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?/topic/24473-how-do-i-sell-my-baits-in-a-tackle-shop/

 Do any bases, paints, clearcoats or wood choices blow your mind? In other words, after trying out a few is there any in particular that you wish you would have found earlier? And have you tested it long term in the water?

This is a pretty controversial topic in the tacklemaking world. Ask 5 people and you will most likely get 5 different answers. I use Zinsser 123 primer or shellac, Createx paints, and Devcon 2 Ton epoxy for topcoat. I use different woods for different baits. Baits I make last a very long time.  

What website has the cheapest accessories in bulk? Such as hooks, spinners, eyes etc.

I use Lure Parts Online, and Jann's Netcraft... as well as several local places near me. I would search for the most inexpensive, as opposed to the cheapest IMHO (you don't always get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get.) Use high quality hardware and you will not be disappointed.

 

Thanks for your time. Hope to hear some good suggestions.

No prob, hope the suggestions were helpful.

There are so many variables when making baits that you could never cover them in one thread. The website that I linked to above is a great community where much of this information can be found. I would advise against joining the forum and asking these same questions there though, as the information has already been covered numerous times. Do a search there, kick back and read the threads that are of interest to you. All of these things are covered in excruciating verbose detail.

[BobP]

Excruciating verbose detail?  Ha ha.  I resemble that remark!

 

Making good crankbaits is an exacting job and takes time to learn, but it can be addicting.  Balsa wood, Polycarbonate (aka Lexan) lips, Devcon Two Ton epoxy, Createx acrylic latex paints and a few pieces of equipment (especially an airbrush/compressor) and you're on your way.  Read up on it.  The Tackle Underground site has a number of member-submitted tutorials on the build process that can get you started.

[Snakehead Whisperer]

Excruciating verbose detail?  Ha ha.  I resemble that remark!

 

Making good crankbaits is an exacting job and takes time to learn, but it can be addicting.  Balsa wood, Polycarbonate (aka Lexan) lips, Devcon Two Ton epoxy, Createx acrylic latex paints and a few pieces of equipment (especially an airbrush/compressor) and you're on your way.  Read up on it.  The Tackle Underground site has a number of member-submitted tutorials on the build process that can get you started.

Ha... I love to read things in verbose detail. For some it can be overwhelming I suppose. I think I've read just about every thread on Tackle Underground. Perhaps I should have said "excruciatingly slow loading pages."

 

The hardest thing for me when I learned to make handmade crankbaits was getting the ballasting correct. Once I learned to take it slow and check the displacement of every bait I made, it all fell into place. 

 

So, to the OP... learn how to ballast your baits if you want them to run true and not blow out.