MuddyCreekFisherman Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 hey everyone well to start out ive been fishing for about 15 years now and there's nothing i can think that's better than catchin' a big bass! ive recently looked into building my own lures and joined this forum to see if i could get some pointers on starting out? ive always been fasinated with how each lure acts in a different way. so if anybody has a good beginner pointers it would be very much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 hey everyone well to start out ive been fishing for about 15 years now and there's nothing i can think that's better than catchin' a big bass! ive recently looked into building my own lures and joined this forum to see if i could get some pointers on starting out? ive always been fasinated with how each lure acts in a different way. so if anybody has a good beginner pointers it would be very much appreciated! Welcome to the TackleUnderground , hope you'd enjoy yourself in here ! Seems to me , that you should specify about your luremaking intentions a bit to get some more replies to your request . Also browse through the forums for a while , you would surely find some hints , inspiration or input in here , ...also YouTube provides some nice "how-to" videos . greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent R Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome to TU.......warning this hobby is addictive. Use the search feature at the top right side of this page and read all you can. Don't be afraid to ask ???s there is a great bunch of guy's on this site and most don't mind helping out. Good luck on your journey. Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HickoryHollow Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome to the furum! I haven't been here long, or making lures long, but have learned a huge amount in the last year. As said above, please be a little more specific about what you want to make and help will pour in. Wood crank baits? Plastic baits? Spoons? Spinners/buzz baits? (different area of the forums and they are evil) lol Just what do you have in mind? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyCreekFisherman Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome to the furum! I haven't been here long, or making lures long, but have learned a huge amount in the last year. As said above, please be a little more specific about what you want to make and help will pour in. Wood crank baits? Plastic baits? Spoons? Spinners/buzz baits? (different area of the forums and they are evil) lol Just what do you have in mind? Tim i was looking more toward painting and making my own wooden lures. eventually i want to move into a little bit of everything but starting out i kind of just want to start making my own crankbaits. those are the main lure i use out here in virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welcome aboard. The only thing better than catching big bass, is catching big bass on your own creation. I have to second what Brent R said, the search feature has a ton of information, but don't hesitate to ask questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) hey everyone well to start out ive been fishing for about 15 years now and there's nothing i can think that's better than catchin' a big bass! ive recently looked into building my own lures and joined this forum to see if i could get some pointers on starting out? ive always been fasinated with how each lure acts in a different way. so if anybody has a good beginner pointers it would be very much appreciated! Welcome to tu.. I think you will find this forum very helpfull and the people on here very helpfull. Like Brent said it is very addictive. One more thing I have found is when I have a question, I always use the search option first and don't have to ask some of the things I was wondering about. Some times I get bored so I just start reading some of the old post and find things I never thought about. Good luck. Royce Edited November 5, 2013 by rhersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 As you start to learn more about building baits you will see that each type of lure has it's own characteristics and "blanket questions" don't apply to all of them. There is a huge difference in crankbaits and gliders. Or top waters and minnow plugs. Some questions such as sealing and top coating can apply to all of them, but the dynamics of the bait are usually quite different. And it helps those who are trying to answer your questions if you can be more specific. Instead of something like "how do you build a crank bait" it's better to ask "how do you apply ballast to a lure" or "how do you form your line ties and hook hangers". It may sound as if we're giving you the run around, but we're really not. Before we can give you specific answers we have to have specific questions. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliepa Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I too am new. Its not easy thing to either make or paint a plug. if your checking out the search button. type "top coat". You'll find that there's a dizzying array of posts on that subject. (and perhaps still more if you get interested in one and Type the name of THAT top coat into the search box). While there is a broad array of things people use, There's many more products that don't work (well), and usually some downside to any given choice.... I've gone through by hand like 80 pages of posts and we end up talking about topcoats and airbrushes ALOT. ----- anyways, yes welcome to the hobby. I'm finding that many things are like that. an nearly infinite array of approaches and even more ways to make some bad hard to fix mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
