Strike King's popularity has come from their attention to detail on every bait they make. This is a cool inside look of the Costa Rica Strike King Plant.
I wanna personally say I LOVE MY STRIKE KING 10XD’s. I have actually caught some big pike fishing deep with them in the summer time. And I caught LB of course.
I used to be so loyal to strike king but they in my opinion focused on mass production instead of quality. I've switched to spro now bc of that. this video really shows about thepaint process but in my experience for example the 2.5 square bills, I could pull 5 identical ones off the shelves and all five will dive different depths at the same retrieval speed, and all five will float at different speeds. some float so fast you can't catch up and others you have you burn them to get to 5 ft. all anglers want is a bait that will run consistently out of the pack with quality hooks. I wish these bait companies would stop trying to take advantage of the market and just make a good product so that through not only the good but bad times in the business they can be successful. these bait companies are not providing the service that they in return expect the prices they charge. don't ever forget the value of your hard earned dollar. I hate that they are taking advantage of the very people that made them grow. I hope that they grow to make millions but at a fair cost to the American consumer and up the quality of the hooks and consistently of the action.
This is why I want to sell lures to fisherppl in my community - the more products we can make ourselves the less ecosystems get stomped tf out of by big corporations. Packaging should make you sick if you like to fish in clean water. Most products don’t need ANY of that.
Musky Bites hmm is that how much baits cost back in the 50’s? Or the 80’s? Why was everything American made back then and people could afford a house with just a husband working a factory job?
@@carbinecatfish8330 Wrong. It's a sovereign state. Rat-L-Trap is still made in the US. So is Mepps. Creme plastic baits are, as are plastic Mann's/Zoom/Bass Pro (all made by the same company). There are still plenty of good lures made in the U.S.
Strike king always made quality lures. It's too bad only a few of them will actually catch fish. I am 37 years old now and still have strike king lures I bought when I was a kid, I've never caught a fish with them to this day. 😅
Nick Davidson Thanks to our nation's tax laws and insatiable/demanding workforce most companies have to operate outside of the U.S.A. to be profitable.
Ryan League To be "more" profitable. Insatiable and demanding would be the driving force behind capitalism. American wages and cost of living are both high and continuously drive each other ever higher. The question is, why are the products that we enjoy here so much cheaper to buy in lower income countries? Where are those savings? If I paid the same price here, then I wouldn't need so much money to live!
+bigmercury1 ~ first, just what products are all that cheaper in those countries? Second, even if they are, look at the standards of living in the countries where these goods are produced. Do you want to live like that? I sure don't.
Hi Im making fake lure in my industry, but customer asking same as outer cover for lure. I dnt know how can I make or which material use for outer cover pls anybody know pls msg me pls
Everybody is now copying the Keitech Swimbaits which have been out for awhile. Nothing new here at all. As i keep saying everythng that is old is new again. It's funny when i see a Lure Co. promote a "Quote a new Product" just to find out it's something i fished with in the 60s or 70s. They just change the colors or packaging a little and sell it as a new design. Bagley was making life like Crankbaits 20 yrs before anybody else. The original Creme worm is now sold as a Finance Worm. What a joke. I have a Square billed Crank bait from the 70s again not a new design. The Heddon sonic was one of the first lipless crankbaitsl out 15 yrs. before anybody. It's all about Marketing and Fisherman that are willing to buy the Hype. Yes i do agree that Co. refine the original design's slightly and they use different material's to make them with which were not available in the earlier versions, But the core design is not original. Here is a direct example of my statements. My father who passed last yr. at 90 yrs. of age started messing around with injection molding in the late 50s and early 60s. He lived in the St. Pete and Ruskin area's of Fla. He caught little pinfish and baitfish, made molds from them and used the injection plastic machine to make life like replica's of them. He also made some worm molds similar to the creme worms that were out at the time. The hard baits were 2 sided and then glued together and then hook hardware was added. The problem with the worms he was molding was that the plastics at that time was not very soft so they came out not as life like as he wanted so he focused on the hard baits. Some were clear body's with different foil inserts and some were solid colored with and without glitter to resemble scales. Due to having 2 Children to raise and not having the funding to carry on he had to let his passion and project's go. The point i as making is that the goal to make Very Life Like Lures has been going on for a long time. I always said my Father was ahead of his time when it came to making Hard Baits. If the Soft Plastic material that is available today was around back then, There is no telling what the worms would have been like. Who knows there might have been a Lure Co. called the "Ray Lord Lures". Love ya Dad
you're right but well see if they change their ways or if they have enough non fishermen buying their lures that they don't care weather real fishermen buy their lures or not or if enough of the throw away generation keep them in business
I am truly shocked how much of these processes are handmade. I had assumed an automated production line was involved. Rat-L-Traps are made in the USA. Bring these jobs BACK! #MAGA
Wow that's a labour intensive process. I guess we shouldn't complain at the prices anymore Very cool to see how lures are made
That doesn't include the R&D that goes into the design.
I’m just happy it’s not from “China”
You think that is labor intensive check out what the custim garage guys (like myself) do 🤣 that is wayyy more work
Thars some pretty hard work exspessaly because they are not using machines. Thnx for all your hard work just to let us Fisherman to fish👍🎣🐟
Wow! Very interesting! Had no clue my crank baits took that long to make!
TylersReelFishing ayyyy it's lit
I looked on UA-cam for a video like this and this is the only one thanks :-)
I own many Strike King baits and I am happy with all of them.
Keep making lures I have a few in my tackle box and they work excellent
I wanna personally say I LOVE MY STRIKE KING 10XD’s. I have actually caught some big pike fishing deep with them in the summer time. And I caught LB of course.
I'm impressed 👍
Hi can you tell what’s the clearcoat you use to coat your baits, apreciatte you
I used to be so loyal to strike king but they in my opinion focused on mass production instead of quality. I've switched to spro now bc of that. this video really shows about thepaint process but in my experience for example the 2.5 square bills, I could pull 5 identical ones off the shelves and all five will dive different depths at the same retrieval speed, and all five will float at different speeds. some float so fast you can't catch up and others you have you burn them to get to 5 ft. all anglers want is a bait that will run consistently out of the pack with quality hooks. I wish these bait companies would stop trying to take advantage of the market and just make a good product so that through not only the good but bad times in the business they can be successful. these bait companies are not providing the service that they in return expect the prices they charge. don't ever forget the value of your hard earned dollar. I hate that they are taking advantage of the very people that made them grow. I hope that they grow to make millions but at a fair cost to the American consumer and up the quality of the hooks and consistently of the action.
This is why I want to sell lures to fisherppl in my community - the more products we can make ourselves the less ecosystems get stomped tf out of by big corporations. Packaging should make you sick if you like to fish in clean water. Most products don’t need ANY of that.
Great job
Cool video!
the kvd 1.5 is my all time favorite.
I love videos lile this. I get straight up nerd with lures.
What clear coat do you guys use to spray on the crankbaits
Thats awesome,i didnt know how long those take so long to make
Que maravilha muito show 👍👏👏
Great video...why are these not made in the USA?
More videos on bait manufacturers please
I have done light manufacturing. It looks fun in a video, but glue or paint a couple hundred of something and it gets old real quick.
Awsome
Id love to work with something that involves fishing this looks awesome!!!!!!
yeah and you can make a dollar an hour too.
Cool
Do lures stick with toluene?
Honestly wouldn’t mind trying to work as a painter there since I paint my own lures
what is this liquid before painting? alternatives?
and for the ones that dont pass the float test and sink, we buy those on ebay at .50 cents a body
Good morning, I'm from Brazil, very beautiful work, I want to reform my bait, what kind of paint and varnish is used in the paintings?
Just use live bait, nothing beats it.
@@FishOnIsMyHandle Lol
2:23 What is the size of the split ring and hooks pls?
I dont understand how machines aren't doing this work :/
The eyes go on last with no glue? No wonder they fall off after 2 casts.
Es un señuelo genial e tenido muchas capturas
What kind of clear coat?
Where can i buy yalls clear bodys at.
Cabelas has them free in store pickup
I just bought 2 strike king 4s squarebills and they leak so I don't understand how they passed the inspection cuz first cast I noticed it
+mike Sale maybe it happened during shipping
Tooook errr jawwwwwbs 🤠
Wow mantap benar deh 😁
I wonder how long before a manufacturing plant is made in the U.S
noticed that too bro
Never, unless you want to pay $25 for a 1.5
elboregojhb Trump!
Musky Bites hmm is that how much baits cost back in the 50’s? Or the 80’s? Why was everything American made back then and people could afford a house with just a husband working a factory job?
Try North Anna Bait Company
make them in the U S A!
I agree with u
Costa Rica is a US territory...........
@@carbinecatfish8330 no it isnt, its a country.
@@carbinecatfish8330 Wrong. It's a sovereign state. Rat-L-Trap is still made in the US. So is Mepps. Creme plastic baits are, as are plastic Mann's/Zoom/Bass Pro (all made by the same company). There are still plenty of good lures made in the U.S.
wish i could find blank made in north america, everything come from china XD
I’ve caught a bunch of fish on the spinner baits
Strike king always made quality lures. It's too bad only a few of them will actually catch fish. I am 37 years old now and still have strike king lures I bought when I was a kid, I've never caught a fish with them to this day. 😅
2:04 Ripped off gill pattern(Neon Bluegill) from Eric Gandy
Now I understand why rapala and other brands cost so much
Watch the Rapala one. Very cool
Got to move that assembly to the United States. 100% American made is the only way!
Haha kind of like Santa’s workshop for lures that I use
👍
I challenge you to make a shad fishing plug.
Why do these companies no supply a single hook option.
strike king should start making trout lures. its just an idea to think about
Why wouldn't you keep production in states?
Nick Davidson
This is why Strike King lures are so cheaply priced.
Truth!..I Wouldn't mind paying a few more dollars though to help a fellow neighbor. Just my opinion though.
Nick Davidson Thanks to our nation's tax laws and insatiable/demanding workforce most companies have to operate outside of the U.S.A. to be profitable.
Ryan League To be "more" profitable. Insatiable and demanding would be the driving force behind capitalism. American wages and cost of living are both high and continuously drive each other ever higher. The question is, why are the products that we enjoy here so much cheaper to buy in lower income countries? Where are those savings? If I paid the same price here, then I wouldn't need so much money to live!
+bigmercury1 ~ first, just what products are all that cheaper in those countries? Second, even if they are, look at the standards of living in the countries where these goods are produced. Do you want to live like that? I sure don't.
Just wish these were made in the US rather than being outsourced.
I could use one of those Costa Rican girls in my boat swapping trebles
I better Start playing catch up if I'm going to beat them
It’s a shame that they don’t manufactured in America instead of outsourcing.
@DEBO'S fishing
They are the #1 lure maker,and always will be.If you are a fisherman you have strikeking in your tackle box.
they won't be for long i9f they don't improve quality.
That lady making the lures while smiling probably got paid to smile for the camera.
ryan michael she didn't get paid shit they prob just told her to smile or you're fired
looks like a sweat shop.
strike king lures cost more than they should. while Vandam, iconnelli, others, fill their garages full of lures.
steve evans those are sponsorships, they get paid to fish the sponsor's lures.
steve evans strikeking lures are pretty affordable for what they are
Boss I need one craintbait joints
Ahhh,quality crank baits made right here in the good ole U... wait,did he say Costa Rica?
Jeff Parker That’s why they’re not 15-20$ a bait
Bayou Burner explain how lures weren’t that expensive in the past when they were made in America, then
@@ShoahBiz Yeah,I want to hear that one
Hi Im making fake lure in my industry, but customer asking same as outer cover for lure. I dnt know how can I make or which material use for outer cover pls anybody know pls msg me pls
surprised Strike King isn't made inside a toilet. this is how they perform anyways
yep. very inconsistent performance
Needs to be made 100% in USA AMERICA FIRST
I seen other companies, like Rapala, and they look more high tech. Strike King has always seemed inferior to other brands.
Paper thin clear coat.lmao no wonder most big company crankbaits only last for a couple of decent fish.
I sure do like using them, but I wouldn't want any part of making them......
Why not make them in America
Everybody is now copying the Keitech Swimbaits which have been out for awhile. Nothing new here at all. As i keep saying everythng that is old is new again. It's funny when i see a Lure Co. promote a "Quote a new Product" just to find out it's something i fished with in the 60s or 70s. They just change the colors or packaging a little and sell it as a new design. Bagley was making life like Crankbaits 20 yrs before anybody else. The original Creme worm is now sold as a Finance Worm. What a joke. I have a Square billed Crank bait from the 70s again not a new design. The Heddon sonic was one of the first lipless crankbaitsl out 15 yrs. before anybody. It's all about Marketing and Fisherman that are willing to buy the Hype. Yes i do agree that Co. refine the original design's slightly and they use different material's to make them with which were not available in the earlier versions, But the core design is not original. Here is a direct example of my statements. My father who passed last yr. at 90 yrs. of age started messing around with injection molding in the late 50s and early 60s. He lived in the St. Pete and Ruskin area's of Fla. He caught little pinfish and baitfish, made molds from them and used the injection plastic machine to make life like replica's of them. He also made some worm molds similar to the creme worms that were out at the time. The hard baits were 2 sided and then glued together and then hook hardware was added. The problem with the worms he was molding was that the plastics at that time was not very soft so they came out not as life like as he wanted so he focused on the hard baits. Some were clear body's with different foil inserts and some were solid colored with and without glitter to resemble scales. Due to having 2 Children to raise and not having the funding to carry on he had to let his passion and project's go. The point i as making is that the goal to make Very Life Like Lures has been going on for a long time. I always said my Father was ahead of his time when it came to making Hard Baits. If the Soft Plastic material that is available today was around back then, There is no telling what the worms would have been like. Who knows there might have been a Lure Co. called the "Ray Lord Lures". Love ya Dad
PinFish53 "Rapala"
You know about everything shoot better write a book
No one in the U.S. will work that fast or that hard and get paid that cheap. Next time you tie one on remember where they're made...
urbina I guess America never used to manufacture all its own stuff? Get real
how about making them here so more U.S. citizens have a job?
I know why Megabass and Jackall can charge 15-20 a lure and people still to happy for it. Strike King looks so cheap.
Hhhhmmmm...........Looks kinda like a sweat shop to me......
im done with these crandbaits the bills arent worth a damn keep cracking from bumping rocks and shit.
you're right but well see if they change their ways or if they have enough non fishermen buying their lures that they don't care weather real fishermen buy their lures or not or if enough of the throw away generation keep them in business
Nah, Rapala is the way to go.
to bad there hard breaks break every 5 fish
LIES!! my 1.0 wasnt tuned! lol. jk.
Lot of pretty girls I see there
I am truly shocked how much of these processes are handmade. I had assumed an automated production line was involved. Rat-L-Traps are made in the USA. Bring these jobs BACK! #MAGA
Need to be made in AMERICA!!!!!!!!!
No wonder there so expensive
That's why the eyes are easily disappeared after a couple of casting. No coating process have seen after attaching eyes.
It’s not as hard as you make it seem
Where is your cheap chinese workers???????
I carve my own lures.I can make any bait your brain can think of !!!