Crappie Grub After the failure of my last try at a crappie bait I decided to make something simple thats tried and true…. a grub. I wanted something small to target crappie with so the overall design is about 2″ long with a 7/8″ body. While it’s mainly a basic grub the body shape is …
February 18, 2023 NED Tail Shaker This is just another weird NED type bait that I am working on that has a rattle in the tail. A little sound can always add to attracting a bite. This is the basic design of the bait. Overall it’s about 3″ long. The interesting part is the Rattle …
July 20, 2022 The Crappie Kicker Last year I was introduced to Crappie fishing by a fellow bait maker Crappiehyjinx who I met through a secret bait trade guild on Instagram. Mike was gracious enough to take me out on his boat and put me on some big fish. Now I’ve caught a few crappie …
April 8, 2022 Dropshot/NED Worm STL’s for this lure are available for purchase from Cults3d.com This is a combination Dropshot/NED worm that I am working on which was inspired by a bait that someone sent me as part of a bait trade so I’m sure it looks like one of the other many dozens of …
December 6, 2021 Weedless NED Hex Wrigglerz STL’s for this lure are available for purchase from Cults3d.com This is another simple NED type bait I designed for some weedless action. The design for this bait centers around a DO-IT Weedless Midwest Finesse Jig head which uses a size 1 Victory 10777 EWG hook. I started …
November 5, 2021 Bellows Gill STL’s for this lure are available for purchase from Cults3d.com This is a pretty unique soft lure called a Bellows Gill. I recently saw these online and wanted to try them so I decide to try and replicate them. I guess they are suppose to look like a Bluegill or …
October 04, 2021 Wacky Worms These are some Wacky Worm style baits that I am currently working on. These are all kind of unique baits that are meant especially for wacky worm fishing. The first design I came up with is suppose to resemble a Hellgrammite. The finished bait will be about 5″ long. This …
October 3, 2021 The Empire Lureworks – Battle Bug This is another NED type bait I did custom for Empire Lure Works as part of the “Super Secret Bait Makers Guild”. As always the bait started with a simple sketch which Jeremy drew up for me to make. After some quick work in Fusion 360 …