Making Hard Plastic Fishing Lures on the Lathe Part 2 Spybait
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Using the lathe as a disk and spindle sander to make a spy bait from pvc foam board
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I just saw your videos for the first time today. I watched your balsa wood series form 2012 and then this one. Wow, production value and tools have changed a lot. There is a humor feel to your voice over. Good stuff!
Thanks, and thanks again for taking the time to comment, its my birthday today and i will take as another birthday present
I've had other BPM baits ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 before and they've pretty much always came through for me with the suskie smallies here and even with the walleye and pike, but I realized I didn't have an "in-between" pattern so this junebug one fills that role in no problem. it pairs up magnificently with a junebug Zoom Z-craw Jr that was trimmed a couple millimeters before the hook slots and rigged sideways for that fatter panfish side profile while still being a nice'n'compact presentation, a real power-finesse bait. Hell, it was so pretty I even bothered to fotosketch the pic into a watercolor painting image just to show you it's beauty! Even the blades are really well made, sure, they're not of Hildebrandt-level exquisiteness but look at the bead's reflection on the colorado blade, definitely well-made! The only "problem" spot it had was a bald spot in the skirt but it was nothing that I couldn't easily fix with a but of tuggin'n'shiftin' with the strands for a couple of seconds, besides that it is pretty minty!
Paul what can I say…. just magic!!! We left ourselves saying something about my preference for your wood lures work. But I have to admit that even with other materials your projects are precise and fantastic as well
Yep i am always thinking about making wooden lures when i am using plastic and when carving wood i come up with ideas for plastic lures. But this is a lure i could of made from wood as easily, i think the main thing that drew me to this plastic was colour and trying to 'reduce to max' the time on the finish but end up with something i am happy with. Thanks
Quality looking bait. The spybait has become so popular in the bass fishing world it's amazing. This one looks awesome. Nice job.
If only i could sneak some bass into the local lake, I really wanted to make this lure because and try it on pike because it is almost the total opposite of what a pike lure should be; it does almost nothing and the hardest part when using it is to resist the urge to jerk it along, but i caught a pike tonight with it by just doing a very slow steady retrieve and i caught a brown trout in the same way so i am almost convinced. Thanks
I really enjoyed watching this. It not only was interesting and informative but showed me what a real fisherman/artist/carpenter can do.
You are a master. I make lures too as a hobby and i'm learning a LOT of tricks from your videos. Thanks.
I've never made lures and i have no interest making them. But i really enjoy your videos,watching them is like therapy, your work is amazing!
Thanks, i take that as a big compliment and it may therapy for both of us.
I tuoi video sono veramente unici sia per qualità che per contenuti. Non è facile trovare chi condivide e mette così a disposizione di tutti la sua esperienza. Sei un grande maestro!!!!
I must say, you are a genius. I've been binge watching your videos and I absolutely can not wait to try making some lures of my own. Thank you for the tutorials and the motivation to try and make my own!
+Steve Tyree Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to comment
Paul. I just want to thank you for sharing your excellent ideas with the rest of us all around the world. I have got an another new hobby thanks to you. :)
Some really god techniques there.
I used to make a lot of lures, now I am mostly fly, but you've inspired me to make some lures again. Great video.
***** Good luck, i still make some junk flies now and again
I just got into custom crafted fishing floats and will eventually merge into lures as well. Great videography and nice work! You just earned yourself another sub. Tight lines!
ANOTHER GREAT LURE, YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY, WILL HAVE TO TRY AND MAKE SOME HOPE THEY COME OUT LIKE YOUR, THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS.
This is a very good looking lure. I think it is a little more difficult to craft than when done in your capable hands. I was intrigued watching the video and the steps leading to the finished product.
When i made the original of this i just carved it by hand and sanded by hand, but I like to experiment with different ways of getting to the same place, some methods are a little over the top but like everyone else i am learning and i learn best through doing, cheers
Awesome video!Your commentary is very relaxing, and your projects always turn out very pretty.
"Your Talent Never Fails To Amaze Me" Great Work, Well Done!
I am just starting to make my own lures, and your videos are great keep them coming thanks mike.
Your videos get better and better.
Thanks.
You are absolutely fantastic at what you do.
Keep it up. Love watching your vids.
amazing, great job! nothing's better then catching fish off of a lure you have created.
I just say Thanks a lot! It is Awesome video again. :) Your English pronunciation is also great. Thank you very much.
I always find your videos so mesmerizing! thank you for your hard work.
Why and how could anyone thumbs down any of his videos? Great video as always my friend!
Beautiful lure ! Beautiful video, nice work !
Amazing work. Very relaxing and inspiring. Tight lines buddy!
Absolutely brilliant video! Great job on the lure paul!
Very cool work my friend. I have amade a few in my day but nothing as nice as that. Thanks so much for posting a very good project video. All the best to you and yours
Brad Alan Thanks
With how much work and the quality of the videos on this channel you should easily have way more subscribers than you do now, keep up the amazing work man much respect I would never have the patience for something like this it is amazing
thankyou
another fine lure by Paul great job man!!!
Hello Paul, thank you for sharing your fantastic work... this video was just incredible !!!
you've done it again, particularly liked the double spinner. A1
Another inspiring video Paul ! Great job!
Great Paul! More art than fishing. Beautiful!
Once again you deliver another wonderfully made video. Each time the quality and effort pay off extremely well. We(your subscribers) just can't enough~understandably you make then when you have the time and we are quite happy with that. When we see the end result to often we ask ..did he buy that or really just make it. Thanks again for a great tutorial.
Mark E. Thanks, sometimes i wish i had bought them, but tonight i as a reward for finishing the vid i nipped for an hour down to the local lake without any cameras just to fish and caught my first pike with this little bait, the fish wasn't big but i didn't care. So far i have had a brown trout and pike. Thanks again
Fantastic skill on the lure and film making
you are a talented mate,very nice job!
Good job man, patient and talented!
Thanks Paul I will have a play tomorrow morning .
Thanks again
Amazing Paul coolest Spy bait of all time:)
Amazing video paul .i like the texture idea.
I remember being taught how to make that pattern on tool steel in the lathe many years ago, i think at the time i was making a center punch, funny how things stay with you. Thanks
thanks for sharing paul
Love watching your videos mate. they are always awesome
very great brilliant idea...never think about that..good job paul
you sir have earned lifetime subscriber
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ Thanks a lot,I am never sure how people will take these films so i take a deep breath when i upload them.
MUY BUENO COMO SIEMPRE,,PAUL. MUCHAS GRACIAS OR TUS VIDEOS,,UN ABRAZO
SuperParador GRACIAS
incredible content. my mind is blown away!
Nice work as always. Your videogrpahy skills are looking sharp these days
Thanks i find hard judge these videos because i have spent so long editing them, so it is good to get feedback.
***** I've edited my fair share of videos and while I'm far from being good at it I know where I'm aiming at and you're there Paul, there and beyond. The production quality of your videos is superb, as good as anything we'll see on tv and eminently more enjoyable. For me personally, knowing that these clips are made by a single passionate individual adds a ton more 'worth' to them too. Impressive indeed.
***** thanks, it means a lot
Very good work . All the best to you
I am your fan
every one as enjoyable as the last...Thanks!
thanks
Hi Paul as always love your work, just a quick request , will you be putting up the pattern for this lure at all, you have done so for some of the lures in the past and cutting out the foil for the sides would be much easier with a pattern.
Thank you
sorry i forgot to post the link in the description homeluremaking.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/making-spybait-fishing-lure-from-pvc.html
if you have a problem acessing this send and e-mail to paulpadam@aol.com and i will send it by e-mail thanks and good luck, let me know how you get on
Great video Paul, do u know or do u have a video how to make dished bibs for crank baits, like on raplalas
another great build. well done.
Paul, my question is: is there anything that you cannot do? I enjoy watching you create these works of art. I just wish I could do it as well. Keep up the great videos
Gene Grissom
Frost, Texas
Gene Grissom Yes i have close family members that regularly remind of the things i am unable to do, i now i must face my next challenge getting my laundry to the washroom. Thanks
nice ..number one hand made..
Another cracking video Paul. The photography and general all round video quality is amazing, as is all of your work. If I had your skills I'd never find time to make any lures. My missus has 1001 DIY jobs she'd have me doing. I'd love to know what your day job is. :)
Sadly making the videos takes up so much free time that i don't get that much time to make lures either. Thanks, for a day job i make giant dog puppets and other bizarre stuff for people.
***** Dog puppets eh? Fantastic!.Well I might have guessed it would be something artistic requiring loads of natural in built skill. Keep the vids coming mate, your work inspires me.
love your work! great quality videos
Wow great lure !!!
Maybe you should take a trip to Bunnings and see the new range of sanders and hand held equipment in 2012 you will be surprised
Cool beans that turned out nice !
I think you did an awesome job
I keep forgetting about this lure, i may have to dig it up from the bottom of the tackle box and give it a throw, thanks
Amazingly done! Just curious- do you ever sell your lures?
Thanks Paul, Great Video As Always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
Amazing, keep up the good work.
As good as the name brand for a third the price. Realistic movement and tails!
This work my friend?did you take fish? thanks for this video.
I'd like to see a top water lure made that can make the wake of a jitterbug, swim with the realism of a rubber minnow, and be as weed less as can be like a hollow body frog.
There are some crazy top water lures out there though. The one I'm really wanting to try is the Jackall Pompadour.
creekandseminole you make it I will watch
***** It's in my dreams somewhere lol
+creekandseminole That actually wouldn't be too difficult, just use a hollow body frog design with the wings of a jitterbug, except instead of two skirts as legs you could have one right in the middle like its a tail.
as usual, outstanding work, I so love your builds! was wondering, with your skill on the lathe, have you ever designed/built rod handles as well? I can imagine different wood species, as well as colorful cording, even leather being incorporated? thank you!
Michigan Mister No, I have repaired rods but never built one from scratch, but i am planning to do a video about my attempt to make my perfect lure rod early next year. I have arranged to do some filming at a company that makes really beautiful rod blanks and finished rods, so i will be buying a blank from them and getting some expert advice on building it for a series or vids. Lathe and plastic wise i still have some projects to do in this series and maybe try some different stuff. Thanks
def looking forward, and have advised friends to check your work, been watching for a few months now, I think a creative rod handle is in your future! I do graphic art, and I can see you are capable. best of luck, sir.
awesome work ,
Dude .. I am your fan!
Gorgeous!
Great job !
I'm looking for a way to strengthen the durability of crankbaits. Some people use clear nail polish on the outside of their crankbaits to stop the paint from chipping, but i was wondering if there was something similar that i could use to stop plastic hardbaits from cracking easily.
+TheUnluckyFisherman epoxy should give them a longer life but it will add a small amount of weight,
Incredible video Paul. What fish will you target with this lure? The cicada season is about to start here in Australia, have you ever made a cicada lure? We have some Aussie companies that make some that do pretty well on the local bass.
I made this to use this in pin clear water for trout, pike or possibly perch. On the first session i caught a brown trout, which at the place as was fishing is release in the water or catch and release only. But since then every time i have been fishing it has been raining and muddying up the water. thanks
I have not made a Cicada lure but it is something i am interested in, we don't get a lot of big insects over here, but i like the range of Aussie lures they stand out on there own a little and i may try and make some to see how they do over here.
Dont use it for pike! One big one will ruin it!
norawydarkness I have been making micro lures out of the same stuff for perch and have caught a few pike with them, they stand great to pike teeth, but a bit of bite rash is always a nice decoration to have on any lure.
this plastic floating or sinker?
nice job!
Naruhito Saito This is a medium sinking lure,, i do make floating lures from it as well, thanks
Is that your real voice? You sound too pro to just be a DIY fisherman. Nice video production.
does it really stands strong to bigger fishes given that you've used screw eyes instead of through-wire IN FOAM ? Is that foam so solid that doesn't break when a pike is twisting and turning?
if a pike twists and turns i am guessing the line twists and turns before anything, pike do not as far as i am aware own tools and workshops
Pretty much true, but when a big fish shake his head trying to ditch the lure the material tensile strength is put to the test, even more if you have the reel drag tighten. So I'm guessing that you didn't have any problems with that setup anyways
you would still be holding a fishing rod so both you and the rod would absorb some of the shock
Awesome video where do u get that foam board an do u know of a way I can put some type of hard coating over Styrofoam thanks for the video there are really great
Nick Lankford I bought this as an off cut from a sign printing shop it was £3, for a4, i have not used styrofoam to make lures, this pvc foam is a lot tougher than that. But i think with Styrofoam some of the solvents included in some of the resins will eat into it, I would check the data sheet of an epoxy resin to see if it will work. Thanks
Great video I loved It
Have you used it or caught anything on It ??
I have had a few pike on this now, it is not always my first choice for lures but it always surprises me that it does so well even though it does not have a lot of action
25-11-2019 i like this 👍👍
Cool lure
Being made out of foamboard will this stand up to a big fish yanking on the hooks?? Will the hooks get pulled out??? Anyways thanks for sharing and again Thanks for another great idea
It is one of the best plastics i have put a screw in, it really has a hold far beyond most woods, i put some epoxy into the screw holds just to stop the eyes rotating over time. A bit like yourself i expected it to be a bit spongy but it is as tough as old boots, maybe tougher. It would be a nice material to make some glide baits out of and then i would probably sandwich a through wire between two sides.Thanks
***** It's really amazing that it holds without a through wire. You made me curious, I'll try using it and hopefully I can get something similar in quality with your board....let's see what Romanian market has to offer :) . It definitely looks more alike balsa than other stronger woods but if you tested it you really know best. I wonder what a pike has to say about it :P
***** How would you accomplish the through wire, carved in or melted in. I could see heating one side, pressing the wire in like if it was balsa, heating the other side and pressing the two halves together. I do wonder if the sides would bond? Do you think the material could be used to make sinking version of your balsa minnow?
Yes i have made minnow lures using the two haves method and carved out for the wire and glued together using solvent weld or pipe cement or even superglue works well. This a very buoyant material something it is just on this lure i made a very thin profile and overloaded with hardware to make it sink. I have no tried bonding this material with heat as glues do so well.
So cool!
Again great video, thanks ;)
First of all, I really like your tool ideas and your videos.
But a wire construction would be way more filigree and beautiful.
Also i´d doubt if that material can hold up to a bigger pike.
This material is far tougher than wood and hold screws much better plus it doesn't rot. after all wallplugs are made from plastic . If you look at a commercially made prop baits the screw eyes are a lot shorter and the material is seldom solid. I have already caught pike on this lure, and other lures made from the same material. I tend to test the hell out of things before i make videos, if i didn't i could churn out a video every few days. Th\anks
muito bom você é o cara !!!
nice video mate, how does the buoyancy of the foam compare with balsa Paul?
+David Harvey i don't know to be honest, it is a little denser the balsa but it is something i have never measured
+Paul Adams (The Handmade Fisherman) we have a sign making company up the road i might see what's in their skip
Another well made video and another amazing lure! Super Paul! I hope I don`t sound too demanding, but is it possible to upload your templates for us?
Greets
***** I just need to finish drawing them up so a few days, thanks
*****
Thank you Paul!!
***** templates should be up follow the link the description
got time for a challenge?. try to make a lure with only handheld tools. kinda want to se how that turns out. im not saying you cant do it but givr it a try.
i cant believe i missed this video
Brilliant !
Hi mate I love your vids. Where do you get your screw in eye screws from please?
Thanks
Rob
i buy them from lure factors uk
Where do you get the poly craft and soft plastic
great job!
very good Thanks
son valeros o plomo las bolitas?
Spot on..
hi paul (or any other experienced lure makers) what would you consider to be the most important tools that someone starting out should have? iv tried my hand at jerkbaits using a jig saw and an angle grinder with a soft disc on. but i want to bring the standards of my lures up. any an all advice is welcomed.
+Mr. L. Murray That is a hard one, in honesty when i started lure making I had a file, some sandpaper, and Stanley knife and hand paints, but i learnt a lot using them before making the leap to power tools. At the moment i am making a lure that i am hoping will be a step up from what i normally make and I doubt i will use anything but scissor knives and some cheap dental tools. But for wood lures the two tools I use the most are the band-saw and the airbrush/compressor kit.
thanks bug
beautiful
You have a great voice
So have you had any luck using the Spybaiting technique? I want to try it in our local lakes here in Oklahoma, but most are not clear and tend to have muddy water.
creekandseminole I have been surprised a few times with this lure and caught a few but not large pike, it is one of those lures that for me is not really a first choice but something I tend to catch on when nothing else is doing the business
***** I just got back into fishing after stopping for several years. After doing research on good lures (my old tackle melted and rusted) and research on new techniques, Spybaiting seemed to come up often.
Another technique is using an umbrella rig and simply trolling in large lakes. Here in Oklahoma we have a huge lake we share with Texas called Lake Texoma. The main fish to catch there is Striper Bass. I know it seems lazy, but we just cast out very long lines with rubber shad bait and simply troll until we get a catch.
Fish guides make their living taking people out on the lake to fish. We one time caught our lake limit in an hour.
Foil tape is some strong stuff. I was bored at work and wrapped a screwdriver handle with it. Immediately I tried to remove it. that was no easy task.
I would love to see foil versus gaffer tape match, cheers