Local or Regional Goodies

[Columbia Craw]

My buddy and I were discussing a lure manufacturer that just disappeared.  It was a soft plastics company out of Florence Oregon that made best tubes ever and a couple of hot colors that we haven’t been able to replicate.  The guy passed away I guess.  I have to believe there’s many many lure makers out there that are the go toes in their local region but we’ve never heard of them.  Anyone want to share?

[Mbirdsley]

I just found this company at the grand  rapids fishing show this last March.  They are called xtremebasstackle.com.  They specialize in making small mouth tubes for lake st.Clair and the state of Michigan/Great Lakes region.  They are based in the metro Detroit area ( lake st.Claire).
 

 I bought 2 packs of tubes.  1 4 inch tubes in blue illusion and 1 pack of  goby. I have not yet made it to big crystal or one of the Great Lakes yet this year to fish so I havnt fished them yet.  However, they look and feel like great quality tubes 

 

looks like they have been around since the 90’s 

[Mobasser]

Mar Lynn bait company in Blue Springs Mo. It's a suburb of Kansas City. They made some good stuff years ago. Worms, jigs etc. They marketed the Puddle Jumper, which was a good finesse bass lure in the 3" size                   There are several companies in the Mo Ozark area also. Sometimes I wish they still made these things.

[Dwight Hottle]

Bitters bait & tackle in the Orlando FL area. Bulk pricing for soft baits galore.

 

https://www.bittersbaitandtackle.com/

[a1712]

Backroom Baits in Fayetteville, Pa.. The Owner fishes the Susquehanna River constantly and has for close to 50 years. Lots of Guides swear by them. Brian. 

[river-rat]

4 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Bitters bait & tackle in the Orlando FL area. Bulk pricing for soft baits galore.

 

https://www.bittersbaitandtackle.com/

 

X2.

 

I've been using Bitter's Bait and Tackle plastics for years. The 7 1/2" worm in Candybug Gold is deadly on a couple of the Mississippi River oxbow lakes if fish. 

 

I also use the Salty Hog and the 10" worm. Great products in my opinion.

 

 

[heavyduty]

Undercover Baits in PA for soft plastics

North Branch Tackle in PA for all sorts of jigs, jig heads, and especially their "sled" jigs. Similar to a weighted swimbait hook but with the weight more forward for tubes, craws, creature baits

FITT Lures in PA for soft plastics

River Rock Baits in VA for soft plastics

[TheBaitMonkey]

I’ve had a lot of luck with Big Joshys baits out of Ohio. I really like their Goby on a dropshot and their paddletail crawfish as a jig trailer. The crawfish have pinchers and a paddle tail in the middle and look great hopping and swimming -

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

21 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

I just found this company at the grand  rapids fishing show this last March.  They are called xtremebasstackle.com.  They specialize in making small mouth tubes for lake st.Clair and the state of Michigan/Great Lakes region.  They are based in the metro Detroit area ( lake st.Claire).
 

 I bought 2 packs of tubes.  1 4 inch tubes in blue illusion and 1 pack of  goby. I have not yet made it to big crystal or one of the Great Lakes yet this year to fish so I havnt fished them yet.  However, they look and feel like great quality tubes 

 

looks like they have been around since the 90’s 

They work!!

[OkobojiEagle]

We've got a business started a few years back by a local boy named Berkley Bedell.  It still makes a few baits locally...

[webertime]

Samatis out of Massachusetts has amazing ned baits (coming from a ned hater).