Mylures

Hi there, if you go to the top of the page and click on search. When the page comes up type in lip angle, lip placement or lip slot placement. It will show you all the posts of this subject and I am sure this will help you out. If you have any further questions feel free to ask. Good luck. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Once you are logged in you will be able to see the pictures. Good luck and if you have any problems just ask away. Someone will be glad to help. ken schmitz

Hi Joe, the first thing I do is to cut a bunch of blanks. Once I have a pattern I like I make it into a double pattern as you can see. The first thing I do is to put in the lip slot while the blanks are flat and square. I also cut in a stop mark on the tablesaw so each lure is the same length and I know where to stop sanding. You can run a bunch through the table saw at one time. To get the basic pattern I trace the pattern onto a blank and use a belt sander/grinder 1" x 42 " to rough shape the lures. I do all the drilling when the blank is still flat and not rough sanded. Once they are rough sanded to shape I take a small thin piece of wood and put it on each side of a blank and clamp it in the vice. This protects the back blank. the one sticking out of the vice, I use a piece of emery cloth or sandpaper and use what I call the shoe shine method. With the blank sticking out of the vice on one end I pull the sandpaper up and down until the edges are rounded, Turn it upside down and do the same. When the bottom is rounded I turn it to one side and do the same but hold the sandpaper a bit further apart so it gets less rounded and blends in with the top and bottom. Once it is shaped I finish hand sanding it while in the vice. Then I clamp the done side in the vice and do the other side using the same procedure. It takes alittle practice and don't pull down too hard or you will brake the lure off the block. I hope this helps you out and if you don't understand it please email me and I will try to explain this. I can show you easier than I can put it into words. Good luck and let me know how this turns out for you. I am always glad to help out if I can. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, always glad to hear we hooked another fisherman into an awesome pastime. I am going to show you how I do a batch of lures. If you have any questions ask away or email me and I would be more than glad to help if I can. I always start out with a certain size blank in mind and do each step to the whole group. This helps to try to keep them as close to the same as possible. Thanks Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi Robert, I got my envirotex lite at a Menards building supply Store. I am sure some building supply store or maybe even Walmart might carry it. I haven't tried it on any musky baits or any large baits so I can't say it will or will not hold up. I use it on small deep diving crankbaits and poppers and haven't had any complaints so far. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. Thanks Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, I do it both ways. I put the lip slot in before turning the bait or sometimes after it is turned. If you put it in before be careful when turning the bait as it will chip out. I usually just sand the bait in the area where the lip slot is. Also if you want to put the lip slot in after make yourself a jig out of some square stock and make sure you can hold the bait tight in the hole you drill in the square stock. Place the bait in a predrilled hole and use screws to hold the bait into position or wrap tape around the bait so it is tight. It takes time and alittle practice but it does work. May sure to use caution when you do this.

Hi there, I do it the same way Lincoya does. I drill a small hole all the way through the bait so both holes are located equal. For the eye socket I use a rounded bottom router bit in the drill press. It does a real nice job. All you have to do is to set your depth, lock the drill press and put in your eye sockets. Hope this helps. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, I purchased a rotisorie motor from EBAY for a couple of bucks. It turns around 5-6 rpms. I drilled and tapped the end of a 1/2" threaded rod and turned in a stove bolt that has a rounded head and a partial square shank. I cut the head off and used the square part for the driver end that goes into the rotissorie motor. I also used a wingnut to put tension on the disks that hold the lures. If you loosen the wing nut the wheels will not turn enabling you to remove or put in another bait. Check out my tutorial and see if that helps you out. If you have any questions just fire away or email me and I will see if I can help you out. Thanks and good luck. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, I agree with Joe. I drill my weight holes from the bottom up and weight them. First I shape my baits and have the hole centered and drilled while the blank is still flat and square. I fill the hole with lead or use split shot of a predetermined weight. If I fill the hole with lead and then check it out. If its too heavy drill out alittle at a time. Once you get the weight you want you can lock your drill press at that depth and do more baits. Fill the hole with lead, cool and then drill out the same amount out of each bait. I don't paint my baits before I test them. I usually just put on a sealer before I test them. As far as the lips go, I temperarily put them in the bait for testing. My lip slots are tight enough that the lip will stay in for testing. Hope this is of some help and good luck. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Congrats on Jerry for doing such a nice job on your site Nathan. Congrats to you too for having such a fine selection of awesome lures for sale. I'm sure the selection will grow in time. Keep up the good work and the best to you always. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, I used a soup can with a wood handle I installed on the can. Squeeze the top until you get a small V shape to pour from. I melt the lead with a propane torch. No matter how you do it, make sure you use ventilation and extreme caution with lead. You don't want any moisture in the lead or can and it will explode. Lead can be used safely if you just use common sence and caution. Some people use a single burner hot plate which isn't all that expensive. I made myself a skimmer to take off the crud that accumulates on the top of the melted lead from a scrap piece of banding. Just bend it into an L shape. You may want to put a wood handle on this also as the heat will travel up the banding. When You are done you can just let what left over in the can to reharden. Good luck. Make sure you use a tin can and not aluminum as aluminum melts fairly easy also.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to the best group of TURKEYS I know. Have a great day everyone. We have alot to be thankful for. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Good job Coley, something like that would difinitely make my day also. We have alot to be thankful for. Thanks to Jerry and this site I have made many new friends. This site is a big part of my everyday life and I couldn't imagine losing it. Happy Thanksgiving Day to everyone one this site and all that visit it. Ken Schmitz Mylures

I am not having any problems. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi there, please send me you email address. Mine is posted on this site. I will be in touch. Thanks Ken Schmitz Mylures

Way to go Nathan, those look like killer baits as usual. Great Job. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi Joe, yes when you coat lures you have to make sure that there aren't any sharp endges as this is a weak area. All you have to do is to take some fine sandpaper and break the edge and then it will be fine. I went through the same problem sometime ago. Its a trial and error thing. Good luck. Ken Schmitz Mylures

A great big Thank You from Wisconsin also Jerry. Ken Schmitz

Hi there, I did a search on Yahoo and it was pretty informative. I would think the best thing to do is to have a simple blood test. Just go to Yahoo Search and and type in lead poisoning symptoms and that should give you the info you need. Hope this helps. Ken Schmitz

Very Creative Celt. If its the beer, whatever gets those creative juices flowing. Keep up the good work. Remember, its nice when a lure catches fish, but its more important that they catch people first. Ken Schmitz

Way to go Nathan. All I can say is holy cow. That lure will definitely get the fish in the feeding moooooooooooooooooood. Great job as always. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Check out WalMart in the crafts section or go to a Ben Franklin craft store. Theres also Hobby Lobby and Jo Ann fabric stores. I will see if I can scan a sample or two of what I use and post it here. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Hi There, I used to mask the lips and then remove the mask before clearcoating. Now I tried something and I like the way it works much better. I cut some thin strips on the table saw thick enough that they fit in the slot for the lip. Then I cut the strips into short pieces about an inch long. I put these in the lip slot while painting. When all the painting is done i remove the piece of wood and put in the lip with super glue. After it is all set up I clearcoat the whole lure except for the lip. If you use super glue make sure you get the lip in place as it sets up very fast. I guess you could put it in with epoxy and then coat the bait at the same time. For me this works the best. Hope this helps. Ken Schmitz Mylures

Good job Coley, I think their prices are very reasonable. Thanks for the info bud. Have a great day and drop me a few lines sometime. ken schmitz mylures

Hi there , I am not into pouring plastics but I do think you need a newer microwave. You can control the heat. To me it would be like having a gas stove and turning it on high. If you leave it that high it will burn whatever you are doing. If the plastic gets to where you want it, you may be able to set the heat setting to 75% or 50 % or whatever it takes to keep your plastic pourable. Small Microwaves aren't all that expensive and I think you would solve your problem. Hope this helps and happy pouring. Ken Schmitz Mylures