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Have been in this business for 20+ years and I really am astounded on how well our suppliers take care of us....sometimes to fault. In the past 20 years other than one plastic manufacturer, I have had nothing but GREAT transactions and service that more American companies should learn from. Haven't dealt with them all but have dealt with most. M-F, Lurecraft, Bobs, Del, Ozark, Bears and recently Ultra Molds....a personal hats off to you ALL!!! Thomas Kail Northern Hand Poured

Hey gang. I just moved from Colorado to Oregon, and left behind the shop I was using to pour in. I am in an apartment now, with zero chance of pouring in here, and not really wanting to try renting a space. I was pouring some weedless swimbaits that were getting pretty popular for me out there with friends and friends of friends, and people are asking me wehn I will be making them again. I have a few for myself, but even those are going to run out soon. I was wondering how many folks have ever had other people pour baits for them that they designed, and if any of the people with experience of this could offer any suggestions as far as people to talk to or things to be aware of. I would be selling some of the baits. Cheers! SS

After trolling here for a couple of months, I must admit I'm intimidated to post my first creations. I used a balsa blank that was close to the shape I wanted and the hand shaped the lure. On the craw, I used sanding sealer first, painted then coated. Building that I really learned the challenges of centering the weight and hook eyes. On the second, I shaped after dipping in the sandable sealer, then coated with rod epoxy, then I did my drilling etc. What a huge difference in working the holes. I really recommend this as it made the balsa much more stable for drilling. I'll use Devon 2t for the final coat. They weigh around .35 oz. Can't wait for the thaw to test them! Whatchayall think?

Saltwater, that video was really cool, thanks for posting. I guess I was 25 years too late with my crazy idea... I've never been a huge proponent of color being as important as some other things like speed, depth, action, etc, but I figure it has to matter somewhat with all the availability of colors out there, but maybe that's just to catch me and not so much the fish... Thanks guys! Jason

jonister i have been hand pouring for 4 years now and have tried them all that being said they all have there place for certain things but all around MF IS THE BEST

Great job and congratulations on your first mold!! Really hope you catch on it, nothing is better than catching on your own bait.

Gentlemen- The 10% excise tax is part of doing business.The paperwork takes a whole 10 minutes to file and mail. Do I like paying it ?- But I do every quarter for the past 9 years. Penalties and interest can exceed the actual tax if you get caught. The excise tax is deductible from your gross profits. Do it right and sleep @ night-!

1.) When working with deer tail, the hair closest to the butt end of the tail will be the hollow hair. Use the hair depending on what you're making, Finer hair towards and to the end of the tail. 2.) Always pull, flip, or clean out all the loose hair and stubble from the cut piece of hair. When tying, you want to secure the hair to the hook to stay, with that lose stuff in there it'll come lose every time. 3.) I have already wrapped the hook with the thread and dabbed lacquer on the thread. I also like to dab a little clear lacquer into the hair where I'm securing it to the hook. Pulling it tight and letting the hair flare up at will. At this point some one might use hackle pliers, I just pop a half hitch there to secure the thread. 4.) For this particular pattern I separate the hair and wrap around it to create two separate little doohickeys that the fish think are two chunky little legs. LOL 5.) Once again a dab of lacquer here covering the threads. 6.) This particular popper will get the legs cut short. There are many ways to dress a popper or bass bait. This is just one of many variations.