Team Adarix makes, rigs and fishes soft plastic lures

I am not a big fan of Sweden after spending half my weekend inside one of the monsters they created that is Ikea. I was forced to answer questions on which particular piece of glassware was more suited to our household; which is really very difficult when no part of you cares in the slightest. I was not the only one to suffer this fate, I did bump into a Minotaur who was looking for some greek guy while Mrs Minotaur was asking him about soft furnishings.

Anyway, rant over. Despite Sweden's Crimes against humanity on the positive side they do have more than their fair share of lure makers as these soft plastic shad videos show. As my grasp of Swedish only extends to knowing the name of coffee tables I cannot tell you much about the guy or guys behind the vids only to say they look young which may tell you more about me than them.

I invite you to take a moment, maybe put some ABBA on the (whatever device is current) and see how lure making is done.  I have included three videos which are roughly translated as Making soft plastic shads, Rigging and Fishing and they do all three very well.

I know as older people there is a fashion for moaning about what young people do or don’t do, but I have got to be honest and say I should of been doing what these guys are doing when I was their age instead wearing out street corners. Let us send this guy or guys some encouragement on their channel and videos maybe, subscribe, like, share, leave a comment.

Viva la Sweden

The art of lure making, a film from WR Baits

I have been a big fan of the WR Baits, Youtube channel for a long time, Willem is a young guy from the Netherlands with probably a more varied fishing career than many and a way of using the camera that is often pure magic. I knew this latest film from him was going to be a firm favourite before I had even watched and I was not disappointed.

If your appetite has been wetted I strongly recommend you check out his show-reel and as always, likes and shares are the currency of the tinternet.  

JB-baits: Pikachu and other stories

Yes that is a Pikachu lure, made by Johannes Bang of Denmark. A lure builder with a drying rack to rival the work of Da vinci and for the video below he is making a spike to screw into his baits and hold them while they rotate on that rack as the epoxy cures.

 Johannes has been fly tying since he was a child, but he finally came to his senses and started making wooden lures and soft plastics about four years ago. He sells these through his facebook group JB-baits (https://www.facebook.com/groups/445035115692696/?fref=ts) or you can find pics of his work on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jbbaits/?hl=en).

And then there is his Youtube channel. I couldn’t resist this video below as there is never anything wrong with watching other people's lures underwater.

Lake Fork Guy: Making Fishing Lures From Dip Cans

Lake Fork Guy has all the kit, the bass boat, the engines, the fish finders, not to mention a collection of rods and reels that would put a tackle shop to shame, but maybe it all comes down to having the right dip can on the day and what lures you can make from them. For me these two videos share a little of that bonkers experience that comes from catching fish on lures you have a least partly made yourself.

Sping casting soft plastic lures from Bait mold

This is a really interesting idea using spin casting which is normally used for casting small metal items to make soft plastic lures. Check out Baitmold.com for some of there more standard molds and of course his other videos.

The Penceel - Making a sea trout fishing lure

I am not sure you can fault any lure making video which starts by showing a little of what the bait  can do with a bit of water added. I have really enjoyed this series of videos from Splish Splash for two reasons; it covers making a sea trout lure in depth from start to finish and the other is because sea trout are little bolt of lightening and I have fond memories of fishing for them amongst the Scottish Hebrides (typed with a small tear in the corner of eye, and a hand looking for glass of 10 year old single malt).

This is a lure made to imitate the local bait fish, sand eels and is really built from his experience of brackish water fishing, so you  know you're not getting just theory and fancy lure making skills. But there is lots of technical know how to take from these videos to your own projects like, making masters and moulds as well casting techniques.    

The quality of home brewed videos on lure making always seems to taking steps forward and then there are some channels like Splish Splash that are making leaps and really telling a story not just stitching things together. I suggest you subscribe and share or as Liam Neeson says in that film,  “I will find you and I will Blah, Blah Blahhh”.   

Making a Sea Trout Fishing Lure

Painting Soft Baits the down and dirty way

What to say beyond the title? This is the easy route to colouring soft plastics it is not perfect but so far the pike have been voting with their teeth.

How To Pour Your Own Baits - 4K with Noobangler

 Making some soft plastic frogs with the Noobangler and friends using plaster moulds.

How to make spinner fishing lures for Big Pike with Popeyem

 

Let's give this guy some likes and subscribe to his youtube channel so we can get to see some more of his work.

lure making diaries: skinny smelt

Mikko (aka Solarfall Baits) is at it again carving up a storm and pouring a new slim shad lure while cracking a few jokes, all good stuff.

Making a soft plastic lure from start to fish

Well it has been a while and I have been off in search of myself and found a tall fat guy wearing a beard so decided to come back for bit. This is my latest video

Mel Lures, How to make holographic 3d eyes for fishing lures

 This is a remake and what a remake a real joy to watch.

Splish Splash: Scale Painting Tricks

I learnt some new tricks from this video that make a lot of sense.

haru834.DIYSINKING PENCIL Lure

This one of series of video from Haru834 one of my favourite youtube lure and video makers. Rather list all the videos here I strongly recommend you check out the rest of his work, there is no language barrier as most are silent films but yet manage to deliver the important information.

Mel Lures, How to make shallow screws for Soft Plastic Lures in seconds. Maciej Dukacz Maciej Dukacz

A very clever bit of engineering and film making

Solarfall, Swimbait diaries The triple roach soft swimbait SolarBaits SolarBaits

It really does not get much better this, there are homebuilders and then there are f##king lure gods,and its his Birthday today

Franky Mosqueda -How To Make A Lure | Redhead Popper | Episode 1

I really enjoy watching other people create lures and especially when they put some of their own personalty in to them, check out these videos from Franky Mosqueda of Arizona Bass Fishing and don't forget to send him some likes and subscribe to his channel.

Making Soft Plastic Shad Lures Part 1

I wanted to make some simple shads for winter pike fishing as my tackle box is looking a bit empty. Simplicity is what i was after more than anything and there is nothing simpler than using soft balsa wood for shaping and epoxy for a smooth surface.

Using Holographic Stickers on fishing lures

This is a video from RT Lures of Thailand sharing some of his amazing work and techniques.

Lure painting a basic pike pattern and using decals

It has been a while since I have used any decals but it was worth it to a add a personal touch to this lure.