LizzieHugs

Greetings from Lizzie... I am a farm girl and proud mother of a son who lives & breathes fishing... particularly for muskies. I am wondering if someone would be able to please give me a simple list of power tools necessary for making wooden musky baits. I read through all the great information posted here... much of it over my head, and it's difficult for me to narrow down the necessary items. I realize there are tools for carving them by hand, but I'd like to start with power tools for now. I'm afraid all I have to offer in return is a good, and truthful, fishing story. I'm dating myself, but when I was little, I fished with a cane pole and worms. My son, however, become thoroughly hooked when he caught his first legal musky at age 10. When he was 16, he and his friend skipped out of school to go fishing from the shore of the Apple River in WI... all he had in his trunk was a simple small pole with a very lightweight test line, so he was only expecting/hoping for pan fish. Well, surprisingly, a huge musky went for his little bait... it took awhile, but he managed to get her close to shore without breaking the line. He didn't have a net, so he gave his pole to his friend, took off his flannel shirt, jumped in the water and nabbed her by wrapping his shirt around her to wrestle her safely to shore... and without feeling the wrath of her teeth. As a parent, it was impossible to be upset about his skipping school -- and I smiled big with pride for his ingenuity in catching (and releasing) an amazing beauty with such minimal tools. Now that he's older, I'd like to get him tools for making his own wooden musky baits. If someone could please give me a list of the power tools necessary, I would be very grateful! Thank you very much! Lizzie