soft cheap homemade crankbaits

Bob La Londe wrote:


I sounds interesting. I would love to see one of your creations.

I do not know how many bass anglers would make their own crankbaits.
Some do now. Check out Tackle Underground to see what some are doing.

There is a guy who reads my forums who makes his own large hard
swimbaits out of bass wood.

Personally, spending 5-8 dollars for a crankbait might sound like a lot,
but spending an hour or two making one is not a profitable use of my
time. I can make enough money in an hour troubleshooting as a
communications contractor to buy a couple. I do make some things and
play with some things for the fun of it, but not to save money.

I hate to make any predictions because I have been wrong so many times,
but don't think the mainstream bass angler is going to start making his
own crankbaits routinely. That doesn't mean that some won't or even
that a fair number might not give it a try.

Fair enough. The cost issue comes up in fly tying groups all the time.
The answer is always: " I do it because I like to. "
I did mention cost, it's true. But I think it's beside the point.

I make my own it because I enjoy it.
I do it because I end with a *better lure*.
And I can make 3-4 per hour. This is pretty fast and easy.
Making crankbaits from basswood takes several hour per lure.
What I'm doing is an order of magnitude faster.

I'll post some photos at some point.
Finally, I write software. So I make plenty of money too.
Making something creative, better and new is the real point.