Tuna

Thanks mjs. Found the brown one, Savage gear 3D Floating - Minnow pattern 9g x 75mm, dives to 8' walleye crank.

Here are some side views. The brown one has "9g (probably 9 grams) SF (slow fall??) and MD75 Added one additional, looks like a 2.5 blank, not sure of brand.

You guys know your baits so I need to ID a couple I found over the past month. Brown one and Green one. I don't think the "Brown One" is a Smith Ltd. Cherry Blood MD 75 version. Thanks in advance.

Well, there was some good from my TV spot. I couple weeks later a guy contacted me that reps Spro, Gamakatsu, Sunline and several other industry manufacturers. With a confidentiality agreement (CA) in hand I can freely submit ideas. Does the CA protect me from knock-off, no. It is nice to bounce ideas off of him though. Out of 11 I submitted I've landed "0". The benefit I've received are discount codes from several of their vendors. Must admit though, if you research your purchases, you'll using find the price equal or less than with a manufacturers site discount. O well.

Hey Mr. Moderator, I think I should get a 31 point credit...moving on up!

A local TV station shot a video of me tinkering with my year 'round hobby of lure and tackle making. Thanks Tackleunderground.com forum members and contributors for your guidance. I've included a link. https://www.kcrg.com/2023/02/24/cedar-rapids-Tuna-improve-his-lures/

Thanks to "Big Hands" on the Bass Resource forum: https://www.gapen.com/Flub_Dub_Crankbait_p/flubdub.htm Company in Minnesota. (Poland??) Blade may have been changed.

Has "Poland" on the lip. I'm thinking a Salmo bladed crank. Looked through 2019-2021 catalogs, no dice. Very similar to a Nishine Chippawa, but with a different body style.

alsworms: I believe it's Japanese made. I asked the guy for close-ups including lip, body, and blade.

Thanks guys, you got 'em pegged. Now just one left.

Recently visited a guy that kayaks many small lakes and ponds in eastern Iowa. His hobby is collecting washed up or snagged baits. He had 3 I hadn't seen before. Looking for help to identify. He sent me this photo. Thanks to any who help. Tuna Top Left: He said it has a scratched up word on it, I think it's a Chatterbait. Middle Left: Maybe a Rapala due to the rear treble design? Bottom Left: The bone colored lure has a flexible rear body. Right: The red craw seems familiar and somewhat recent in manufacture.

i think this would be a great individual forum area. The other day I searched for skirt storage. I found out that being a tackle or bait maker can be an expensive hobby an is quite addictive. Guys with several pounds of skirt material, boxes of tying materials, those with just about any hook, jig heads, molds, etc... Wow! How do you organize what you've accumulated? How do you justify buying more "crap"? My wife wants to know. What type of containers, storage boxes and labeling work best? How do you condense your stuff to be storage effective? Inventory for the hobbyist? (holy schnikees!) Spreadsheets, databases? What the hell do you do with the accumulated stuff when you can longer do it? Tackle Minding or the Tackle Box is my suggestion for a forum section. The other thing that made me think of this was figuring out the best way to store split rings, swivels, blades, body parts, trebles, etc. basically any items with holes or loops. I made some coiless pins from .034 to condense the storage area for swivels, spring clips, split rings. Found they come in handy in my 3600 shore boxes. Hate small loose items. What do you guys think? I could also use a tip.

Works great!

Looking for the Twistech. Already have some nice Knipex round points. Want to do spinners that are more uniform.

Where can you buy a Twistech 11037? Sites I found are out of stock.