The best bait of the world

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jules15 says: Aug 27, 2012. 8:10 PM

you, sir, are awesome

jnauert says: Apr 5, 2012. 1:51 PM

how did u shape the wire????

sgraydon says: Aug 23, 2011. 10:10 PM

do you have to use a special paint?

bleeper says: Jun 22, 2011. 10:10 PM

wonderful. nothing puts fish on the dinner plate than floating minnows..bob

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Evil is the name says: Jun 17, 2009. 6:04 PM

one thing to keep in mind BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wasn't now my deck is cherry red

dragonsniper in reply to Evil is the nameJun 2, 2011. 5:39 PM

wow i get it cherry red from blood

zume says: Jul 11, 2010. 4:31 PM

nice work guys oh one thing did the guy who cut himself skip the part about using wood??? a lesson in its own. read carefully. And it is unfortunate that one needs to learn this way!

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FewAcres says: Mar 7, 2010. 10:04 AM

Thanks for posting this - love it ...
I am going to make a bunch while I watch the ice melt :)

Happy fishing

playmoboy says: Feb 3, 2010. 5:45 AM

Nice, i been carving wood for a while and a tip is to start with pink foam insulation. Doing that will gill you something to look at while carving the wood.

scavanger says: Jan 14, 2010. 11:22 AM

Great post, a good simple solution and a money saver too!
I thought you might want to know that I included your Instructable in a recent blog post I wrote.

Hey everybody don't forget to rate this Instructable, click the little stars up above and show your appreciation!

Thanks again, great job

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pepitosbazzeguti says: Sep 6, 2009. 11:45 AM

Hi,I have made these during the break on the work using balsa wood,silver paper from cigarette packets,colours and flatting. I have more then 70/80 of baits,but i have dismissed to fish !!! Greetings from Italy..............CIAO !!!

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Atrophius in reply to pepitosbazzegutiDec 23, 2009. 10:07 PM

Those look pretty nice. I make my own swimbaits and crankbaits also.

Ben-buddy says: Dec 5, 2009. 1:22 AM

Thanks!
I made one today, but for step 3 i just drilled a hole thorugh it (carefully).
And I didn't paint it well because I'm not arty! Cheers from New Zealand

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Evil is the name says: Jun 17, 2009. 6:14 PM

in step 3 how did u make the insions

sp33dstix says: Mar 2, 2009. 9:08 AM

Nice sized perch you got there =D
You have any tips on making spinner baits?

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Evil is the name in reply to sp33dstixJun 17, 2009. 6:06 PM

try wire, a soda can, a hook, feathers, and water proof glue

covey12 in reply to sp33dstixApr 13, 2009. 7:20 PM

look on my profile soon i will have some how-tos on that

creative zen says: May 18, 2008. 12:55 PM

i cut my finger up using an exacto knife trying this.

sp33dstix in reply to creative zenMar 2, 2009. 9:06 AM

Always cut AWAY and not towards yourself, much less likely to cut yourself that way.

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xACIDITYx in reply to sp33dstixJun 15, 2009. 7:23 PM

Also, I should add, don't be stupid when you have sharp stuff in your hand. A lot of people seem to skip this step

covey12 in reply to sp33dstixApr 13, 2009. 7:14 PM

learned this many times, and the times i did cut myself i was thinking"should i be doing this becuase in boy scouts i member no to cut towards me" ends up with no skin on my pinky lol

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PuddleOfMudd25 in reply to creative zenJun 13, 2008. 3:18 PM

i just did too :(

covey12 says: Apr 13, 2009. 7:19 PM

the bottom left one looks best good job on those

covey12 says: Apr 13, 2009. 7:17 PM

also it is very important to make the eyes large and big pupils, becuase small pupils normally mean its a prey fish, large pupils are the food

covey12 says: Apr 13, 2009. 7:15 PM

holy crap thats a very smart way to make lure bills, i had always used pieces of sheet metal from home depot called gravity caps, i tink there for chimneys there onlye 18cents for a 6in. square

rrowsome says: Mar 2, 2009. 12:49 PM

Great video and Instructable in general. Well done! I am definitely going to try this.

creative zen says: May 19, 2008. 2:42 PM

how do you get a clear cd? and how do you cut it?

sp33dstix in reply to creative zenMar 2, 2009. 10:43 AM

The clear CD is usually the CD on top of a spindle of cd's It is used to protect all of the existing ones. You could also trying using Acetone (nail polish remover) on the top of an existing cd. I think acetone should work.

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PuddleOfMudd25 in reply to creative zenJun 12, 2008. 7:42 PM

the best way to cut a cd is to put it in hot water, and when its moist, cut it with scissors

stonefly says: Dec 30, 2008. 8:17 AM

great job thanks

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PuddleOfMudd25 says: Jun 12, 2008. 7:41 PM

dude! i am soooo doing this!!!!!

dsaavedra says: Jun 10, 2008. 10:58 AM

dont forget to put 2 coats of clear epoxy over the paintjob so that it wont wear off.

zuneman says: May 6, 2008. 9:26 PM

can you use douglas fur or pine for the lure?

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jjay10 says: Mar 21, 2008. 6:10 PM

where can you get linden if you don't know what does the tree look like

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whiteoakart says: Jan 21, 2008. 6:15 AM

I have so much linden growing on my property, it is a nuisance. The trees have shallow roots and tend to blow over in storms. If anyone wants a chunk, let me know by email. I will send you some for the cost of shipping. Might be cheaper to buy it for bigger pieces, but for a small piece to try it out, I would guess the postage would be a couple of bucks for most of US. I am in Michigan and it is true, there are loads of bass here.

lordkenyon says: Jan 19, 2008. 3:28 PM

In Step 7, how did you attach the front treble hooks to the other models you made? Nice project.

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msolek (author) in reply to lordkenyonJan 20, 2008. 8:08 AM

I added picture with that (step 7 )

lordkenyon in reply to msolekJan 20, 2008. 10:39 AM

Thanks! Looks great. I'm anxious to try and make a few of these.

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meddler says: Jan 19, 2008. 9:45 AM

Nice, I have carved a few baits from basswood. Haven't tried them yet, here in idaho there isn't much bass fishing like where i grew up in michigan, maby up in north idaho. I love bass fishing, best store bought night time bass bait i ever used is the hula popper, if there biting they will hit it.