Jwags

Made out of maple. I'm getting better at this with each batch that I do.

Made out of maple. I'm getting better at this with each batch that I do.

This is my second batch of lures. They are all from maple. I'm having fun at this and learning as I go.

This is my second batch of lures. They are all from maple. I'm having fun at this and learning as I go.

This is my second batch of lures. They are all from maple. I'm having fun at this and learning as I go.

Here's some pics of my first two muskie lures. They are both shallow divers and have a nice wide wobble to them. The 6" (2.25oz) has some great action as a wake bait when reeled at a slower pace but it dives to about 2-3 feet on a normal retrieve. The 8" (2.75oz) dives to about 4-5 feet on a normal retrieve. They are poplar with a propionate sealer, createx paints, and 3 coats of e-tex (I'm thinking of adding two more coats of e-tex). They have irridescent white sides (fine scale pattern on the 6" if you look closely), silver metallic scale on the back and a blue/green/black pearl head. I know it's a strange color combo, but I have had alot of success on white lately with the trout and bass. I painted a 2" Pin's Minnow in this exact pattern and the trout had been killing it...until I lost it. I was test casting them in my pond on Saturday and I caught two nice chain pickerel on the 6"- one was 30" and the other was 25". Hopefully the river muskies around here will like them just as much! They run true at high speed and show no signs of blowing out. Thanks to everyone on TU for all of their advice and willingness to share their wisdom with me.

Here's some pics of my first two muskie lures. They are both shallow divers and have a nice wide wobble to them. The 6" (2.25oz) has some great action as a wake bait when reeled at a slower pace but it dives to about 2-3 feet on a normal retrieve. The 8" (2.75oz) dives to about 4-5 feet on a normal retrieve. They are poplar with a propionate sealer, createx paints, and 3 coats of e-tex (I'm thinking of adding two more coats of e-tex). They have irridescent white sides (fine scale pattern on the 6" if you look closely), silver metallic scale on the back and a blue/green/black pearl head. I know it's a strange color combo, but I have had alot of success on white lately with the trout and bass. I painted a 2" Pin's Minnow in this exact pattern and the trout had been killing it...until I lost it. I was test casting them in my pond on Saturday and I caught two nice chain pickerel on the 6"- one was 30" and the other was 25". Hopefully the river muskies around here will like them just as much! They run true at high speed and show no signs of blowing out. Thanks to everyone on TU for all of their advice and willingness to share their wisdom with me.

Here's some pics of my first two muskie lures. They are both shallow divers and have a nice wide wobble to them. The 6" (2.25oz) has some great action as a wake bait when reeled at a slower pace but it dives to about 2-3 feet on a normal retrieve. The 8" (2.75oz) dives to about 4-5 feet on a normal retrieve. They are poplar with a propionate sealer, createx paints, and 3 coats of e-tex (I'm thinking of adding two more coats of e-tex). They have irridescent white sides (fine scale pattern on the 6" if you look closely), silver metallic scale on the back and a blue/green/black pearl head. I know it's a strange color combo, but I have had alot of success on white lately with the trout and bass. I painted a 2" Pin's Minnow in this exact pattern and the trout had been killing it...until I lost it. I was test casting them in my pond on Saturday and I caught two nice chain pickerel on the 6"- one was 30" and the other was 25". Hopefully the river muskies around here will like them just as much! They run true at high speed and show no signs of blowing out. Thanks to everyone on TU for all of their advice and willingness to share their wisdom with me.