Homemade Lures for 2019

[FCPhil]

Just wanted to post some hardbaits I made to fish this season...

 

Glidebait (slow sinking):

Topwater Glidebait:

Topwater Swimbait:

Topwater Walking bait shaped as a trout:

Topwater walking bait shaped as a bluegill:

Standard size topwater walker:

Oversized topwater walker (5.5 inch):

Frog prop bait:

Standard size plopper:

Oversized plopper (6 inch):

Topwater Rat (with internal knocker):

Super shallow crankbait with tail:

Squarebill Crankbait:

Slow-rise crankbait:

Suspending jerkbait:

Topwater popper:

Topwater crawler:

All:

 

[Sam]

Super.  Love the eyes.

 

Any thought of going with a number of small BB's in future knocker baits?

 

Let us know what you catch with them.

 

[Logan Bronnenberg]

Those are some reaallly sweet baits,

 

I would have to say my favorite out those is probably the frog looks great,

 

Keep it up!

[FCPhil]

5 hours ago, Sam said:

Super.  Love the eyes.

 

Any thought of going with a number of small BB's in future knocker baits?

 

Let us know what you catch with them.

 

Thanks.

 

Knockers/rattles are challenging but I have thought some about using them in a lipless crank. I have not had much success with rattling baits though. What conditions would you recommend a rattling bait for?

 

This Fall I caught a 3.5 pounder on the frog.

[TnRiver46]

Wow. I'll take 3 of each 

[Tennessee Boy]

Very cool baits.  Almost to pretty to fish.

[Derek1]

Nice stuff man. I just picked up a few things to try carving out my own to get through winter boredom. What wire do you use for hooks and line tie. 

I just picked up some 18 Gaige but now looking at pics that seems to small. 

[Sam]

22 hours ago, FCPhil said:

Thanks.

 

Knockers/rattles are challenging but I have thought some about using them in a lipless crank. I have not had much success with rattling baits though. What conditions would you recommend a rattling bait for?

 

This Fall I caught a 3.5 pounder on the frog.

Stained to heavy stained/dirty water.

Summer time fishing.

[Munkin]

Some very interesting designs you have there. What do the side flns look like in the water?

 

Allen

[FCPhil]

2 hours ago, Munkin said:

Some very interesting designs you have there. What do the side flns look like in the water?

 

Allen

They are made out of the dividers of Plano boxes. The plastic slightly floats. On topwaters, when paused, they move subtly on the surface as they try to float flat on the surface. After a pause, for a good 5 seconds they move in the water. I’ve been very pleased with how they turn out. 

[Jigfishn10]

SAHWEET! Great job @FCPhil!

[fin]

Those need to be in a picture frame.

[FCPhil]

On 1/28/2019 at 8:52 AM, Derek1 said:

Nice stuff man. I just picked up a few things to try carving out my own to get through winter boredom. What wire do you use for hooks and line tie. 

I just picked up some 18 Gaige but now looking at pics that seems to small. 

I use 3/32 inch cotter pins from Home Depot. I glue them in with the expanding waterproof gorilla glue. Even though they don’t screw in they hold plenty strong. It’s an easy and cheap solution. BTW the 1/16 cotter pins bend too easily. 

[Derek1]

Good idea.