Tracy G Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I work the night shift so the night before I go back to work, I stay up till the wee hours of the morning sanding, carving, cruising TU, etc. Tonight, everyone is asleep and I am about to fire up the airbrush. This is my most productive time (except when I am at work, waiting on a machine to break so I can fix it. I know I know boo hoo hoo. lol). What is your most productive times? I hope that I got this in the right place but if not... please accept my apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm working lateshifts all of the time , so've only got about 1 or 2 hours during the mornings to hang out in the workshop , ..wish it was more . During winter I also have the weekends . cheers , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 My most productive time is in winter, as I have most of the time, sleep, go fishing and build 50-100 new baits. The rest of the year I work 11-12 hours a day and on weekends I go fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimb8s Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Winter for me is best too, mostly the build part .I do my painting and top coats during the warmer months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Winter does make sense, less fishing and more building in anticipation. I'm still learning so I can never wait to get the next one started. I'm not able to fish as much as I would like to this summer due to medical issues with family members (in-laws). But building keeps me out there in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzyjunyer Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 i usually come home and work some in the afternoons when i can for a few hours - it just helps me unwind and de-stress from work that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 i usually come home and work some in the afternoons when i can for a few hours - it just helps me unwind and de-stress from work that day .........you're lucky to sit in your man cave AFTER the job , ...I'm forced to do it before , which can also be stressfull , if I plan to accomplish certain tasks on my lures ,.......... f.e. like topcoating , glueing in screweyes . I like to do the working operations on ALL lures of an actual bunch , sometimes I'm tight with time not to get to work too late ! greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzyjunyer Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 .........you're lucky to sit in your man cave AFTER the job , ...I'm forced to do it before , which can also be stressfull , if I plan to accomplish certain tasks on my lures ,.......... f.e. like topcoating , glueing in screweyes . I like to do the working operations on ALL lures of an actual bunch , sometimes I'm tight with time not to get to work too late ! greetz , diemai wel i am also single and live with just my dog for a room mate so i dont have a "honey do" list or other obligations either and im def not a morning person. The biggest thing is it relaxes me and lets me be creatinve and unwind. I get as much or more benifit and satisfaction from that part of it as i do catching fish on my lures or selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bass Man Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I only get to fool with my baits in the late evenings-nights and some on the weekends, when I am not fishing. I work 10-12 hours (5-6 days a week) days in the furniture industry. Love it when I have the time to build a lure or sling some paint!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassguy Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I try to find time after work. My day starts at 5:45am, then commute for 1.5 hrs, work for 8 and then return commute is sometimes 2 hrs. So unwinding in the shop is a welcome change, but if my wife wants me to do something then there's that as well. Let's not forget she works too, but she's cool with me disappearing so to speak. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) I try to find time after work. My day starts at 5:45am, then commute for 1.5 hrs, work for 8 and then return commute is sometimes 2 hrs. So unwinding in the shop is a welcome change, but if my wife wants me to do something then there's that as well. Let's not forget she works too, but she's cool with me disappearing so to speak. Jerry My missus prefers me making woodchips down the workshop rather than gurgling down a few beers in local bars like I used to in younger years , ......no complaints on that side now , ......and often she catches fish with the stuff I make , anyway . greetz , diemai Edited April 25, 2012 by diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firechief Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I work on my lures during the afternoon / evening and on the weekends sometimes. It all depends on what the fire department is doing and what the wife makes me do. If I aint going to a fire or mopping the floor then I am free to work as I dang well please. Of course the grandchildren have to have my attention so other than that I have plenty of time to work unless I am needed for some event at the church. Other than these things I have plenty of time between the hours of 1 and 5 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I have been retired for a while now and don't have any "off" time. Retirement was meant for me. I fish three days a week and work on the honey do list some and "tinker" the rest of the time. But I still don't have the patience to make a swim bait and work out all the bugs. I appreciate all the work you guys do on such wonderful master pieces as you produce. "The main thing I miss about work is "quitting time on Fri. evening." Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuttem Jack Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I work the night shift too and do all my building on my days off after 10pm. I'm usually downstairs until 1am or so. Don't do much during the work week other than some epoxying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishsticks Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I use to play with a few lures after work, sometimes on the weekends. Lately I've been really enjoying making different swim baits. Since I got hooked on those I've been in the shop working on them almost every night. Here's a few of the new ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I use to play with a few lures after work, sometimes on the weekends. Lately I've been really enjoying making different swim baits. Since I got hooked on those I've been in the shop working on them almost every night. Here's a few of the new ones. I haven't attempted any swim baits yet (still a bit intimidated by them). Those look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I go out to the garage whenever I get a free hour, and it's not too cold. Or, if I get a bug to build something, I steal some time. Having PVC to work with makes lure building so much faster and easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) I'm retired and live alone. Some folks say I'm a contrary cuss so that might be why I can't find a woman tough enough to last more than a week or two, but that means I can work on lures any dang time I want to. Even being an iron a$$ like me has it's perks. Ben Edited May 1, 2012 by RayburnGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnie3035 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I go out to the garage whenever I get a free hour, and it's not too cold. Or, if I get a bug to build something, I steal some time. Having PVC to work with makes lure building so much faster and easier. What do you consider "too cold"?? Don't you live in southern Cal...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 If it's cold, '50s or lower, I hide inside. I will fish cold weather, but I won't stand in an unheated garage and work in it if I don't have to. My body doesn't do cold like it used to. We actually only had two "cold" stretches this winter, each lasting less than a week. Strange weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Weather is natures way of weeding out the weak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'm retired so can build anytime. Unlimited time is both a boon and a curse. After 12 years of building, my stock of finished lures is tightly packed into a growing stack of 3700 boxes - and that doesn't count crankbaits I take fishing or the many I give away to friends and relatives. Nowadays, I only build to satisfy a request or try something new - so I'm constantly searching for inspiration. Sort of frustrating, really, since I do enjoy building them. It's a case of "Be careful what you wish for!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Weather is natures way of weeding out the weak. Man, you're a hard man! Hahaha I don't even drink much anymore. Sucks getting old(er). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy01007 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I work a 4 day work week. Nearly nothing gets done Mon-Thurs; but on Fridays while the wife is away!!!! Although I have been building for over a year now, just recently have I made some break throughs. I was living in a Brookyln apt, working and going to school full time. Sometimes it took me several weeks to finish a lure. Now I have been cranking out lures much faster, so the learnng is also happening much faster. Now I have my private space in our new house that allows me to build a propper workshop. This weekend I plan on converting an old dresser and cabinet into a turner and dryer for my baits. Also, I have a small pond less than a mile from my house. If a lure passes a bathtub test, I can run to the pond and try it there. While in Brooklyn I fished only a handful times a year. I have a box of lures that swam great in the tub, but failed in the real deal. When I startedthis I thought to myself, I will never buy another lure again, last week I walked out of Dicks Sporting Goods with 14 new Rapalas (didn't tell the wife about that one). But getting the batch for under $50 was nearly a steal as far as I am concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Weather is natures way of weeding out the weak. Yes, I feel it every day more in the bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
