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[@tadglidden679]

Get Marling Baits to make you a big shad swimbait

[@rabes1981]

I was actually just going to make this comment, Nate makes some cool lures!

[@DanielThomason]

Great idea

[@rickfromthecape3135]

Perfect collaboration

[@zachgrube9861]

Hell yeah!

[@outragequitter5027]

I know they know each other. I’ve wanted to see Nate and Ben do a video together for a while.

[@dylanstewart4519]

Hook up with marling baits and have him make you a bait similar to the hinkle shad

[@terminalmartyr5431]

Alternative lures sells hinkle Shad blanks that are plastic for stupid cheap.

[@ronkean5687]

you should definitely hit up Marling Baits man I'm sure he could reproduce that bait for ya, maybe even do a collab video or something that would be cool to see.

[@fishingwithdavid25]

Marlin Baits does some of the best custom baits Milliken. You gotta send him a msg.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

A collaboration could be awesome.

[@tylerparker3024]

Marling

[@kaitlinherrick7795]

Ben Milliken already knows about marling baits, he plugged him last year in a video talking about one days

[@fishingwithdavid25]

@@kaitlinherrick7795 ok I didn't know that

[@sbcbaits994]

He makes some good looking baits, but they don’t really have a proven track record.

[@stephenpost6971]

Get a mold and make the “milliken shad”

[@thegiant573]

Get 6th sence to produce a big shad bait, all the MFers will get one or at least 20% of us that like to catch big bass will.

[@sethwells5266]

That garage looking so good with all that plank board! My goal one day is to have bait like that where I can have a peg board and just have it all organized

[@texoma_outdoors]

that’s s why I don’t use braid on swimbaits anymore. 20-25lb fluoro is what I use for big swimmers and glides now

[@baggers-]

RIP 🙏Mrs Heinkal she served you well I feel your loss Ben ! I had a favourite brass spoon that had served me well over the years only to be stolen by a Salmon on the river Spey in Scotland! 25 years on and I still miss her .

[@dyrdek]

Lost My favorite casting spoon to a bruiser yellow jack while surf fishing for trout I was pissed still am 10 years later

[@michaeljones8771]

Great to see you reworked that Henkel. Yeah I have a couple of my favorites baits sitting at the bottom of the abyss

[@johndarden42]

Dude, I would love to see you make some more of those custom made baits and go fishing with them. I think that those are some of the best videos in my personal opinion are some of the best videos.

[@kellymoore4517]

3D print one of those Hinkle Shad, easy as that.

[@_pgrimes]

If he has a copy ig

[@iJacker]

Couldn’t you could buy a 3D printer for what they cost: they’re $300+ on eBay

[@andrewboyce7268]

@@iJacker he paid less than that. Minus the air brush part.

[@kellymoore4517]

Many printing companies in your home area have this technology, just bring a picture, know the dimensions and your in business!

[@_pgrimes]

@@kellymoore4517 the dimensions are the hard part, as you’re guessing from a video if you’re not Ben.

[@TimA-ly4nx]

I got a hinkle shad you can have no joke let me know how to get it to you Sent you a message with a picture on facebook

[@TimA-ly4nx]

I'm serious let's get this to you. I bought this because of your videos. Never hit the water. Comment on this. Let's get this to Ben, the hinkle can't end here. My favorite videos are with that lure.

[@myfishingadventures1509]

Yes

[@ericoswald6564]

You sounded happy and like you were having fun again!!!! I love it.. wet lines!!!!

[@robertwolfe848]

You are my favorite KZbinr and I'm glad you work with 6th Sense they are the best bait company out there and I'm glad you moved to Texas I would love to fish with you sometime what reel and line do you use for big swimbaits

[@consanit]

A 6’x2’ piece of chain link fence weighted with cinder blocks drag the bottom in the area you lost it and you should get it back! Great work on the hinkle!

[@erneststathes9948]

Great video that proves you are so close to bring a true nut case.You are you a one of a kind that we all love .

[@nonameoutdoor6806]

DIY molds are the shizzznit! got one for my birthday and i Love it. I love 6th sense jigs too but i lose them and my wallet hurts. Also, got a pair of prescription Waterlands. Going to do a review next weekend at the lake. So far I'm very impressed.

[@nonameoutdoor6806]

sorry about your hinkle. saw some on ebay...300$+++WTF!! im starting to whittle my own

[@theycallmebacon5692]

I haven't been able to fish in 15 years because of work. It kind of became a after thought until I got hurt. I went for the first time 3 weeks ago and I discovered that I have a few baits that need touched up. Now I gotta find a boat or a buddy with one. I've enjoyed watching your videos

[@seanmadden3918]

Gotta love those Texas storms, they roll in so fast...

[@lindahines2754]

So glad your back on the lakes

[@chasejohnson8551]

That would be a hard pill to swallow! Hope you can find another one

[@samuelrosa8730]

Sorry to hear that and I've lost lures that way as well. I'll keep an eye out for you.

[@joecalhounschasintailguide6703]

Great job on the repaint. Looked awesome. Terrible losing your favorite bait. I risked my life for my favorite bait last fall(can't swim lol and went in after it) Fishing from shore hung it in a tree branch that hung down near the water. Waded out to my chest to the edge of a drop off and attempted to cut the huge branch down. Judy as it was about to be cut the bait fell out of the tree and started floating down river. I got it before it floated away

[@Smile-N-Bear]

Nice to bring an old lure back from the dead! Even for just one more fish. Right On Brother! Keep'm Come'n!

[@johnmattheu5881]

When will your namesake rods be available?

[@TheDp1965]

Sucks loosing a favorite bait. Great job. Cheers.

[@markwaldroop9729]

Your videos are always so entertaining. Thanks for making them. The lure painting was sick! Loved it

[@WestCoastChris138]

I garuntee you can get one. Reach out to the company!

[@whitty2575]

My favorite swim jig is now the divine jig, just got my first 2, got the black and blue and the plain silver, absolutely love them

[@troybing6665]

Got to say Ben, you did excellent job on refurbishing that Hinkle Chad and sorry for your loss but I’m just surprised that I somehow missed that video until now but my Congratulations on how well you are doing on the tour so far and I knew you would be taking them by storm⚡️Best of luck with all the rest of the tour and can’t wait to see you at the Bass Master Classic. Good Luck MFER 👊

[@codymaynard2269]

Milliken !!!! Buffalo New York next May. 2022!! Come on up with us and do a smallmouth, lake trout, steelhead, walleye video

[@itzvazquezfishing5539]

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[@morganyoder4277]

I've casted off a deps 250 before. It hurts a ton, but you have to get another and keep going.

[@MrMaxGed]

Sad days... Mr. Henkel Shad is no more... So many videos. So many memories

[@trainrunnersantafe1]

Thanks for tacking the time on a how to..

[@shpuply]

You're quite the artist my friend!

[@austinholden2826]

Ben i think you should just make your own big swimbait, and make like 5 different styles, i think that would be awesome Miliken fishing!!!!

[@chriskirschner907]

I have a couple hinkles I can part with one... plan on selling a bunch of my big baits soon. Have a baby coming and need the money

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

I just sent a shad, 2 rainbow trout and a 12" pike to Texas. Now I know why they went to Texas. Had 4 smaller lures and 4 bait cages in the box as well. 👍

[@bd7104]

Have you tried a phoney frog shad bait?

[@BehindTheReelFishing]

Nice paint job! You motivated me to go out in the garage and look at my neglected air brush. I even plugged it in and sprayed some soda through it. We'll see if I take it any further than that...

[@toddnelms9476]

Props for trying to hook a DD in that monsoon. Most people would have packed it in long before that. Condolences on Mr. Hinkel.

[@Kylewatchesstuff]

Suuuuuuucks bro! Careful with them storms in Texas, they get nasty in a hurry, been caught out in extreme lightning, thought I was done for.

[@chrissmolla1955]

True gangster. Sticking it out in crazy rain because you were getting followed by giants. Mad respect. Thats the type of dedicated die hard content that drives me to fish, and to fish hard. Thank you for being a f×××ING G.

[@zacharychristman171]

You did a really good job on that paint job the shad looks soo realistic

[@jaywilley5708]

There is 3 Hinkle's on eBay right now ,12:38 pm eastern standard time my friend around 300.00 buck .good luck!

[@gregorypeck37]

You should order a super strong magnet and go back to that lake and drag it around the area where you lost it. Me and my brother always pull in lures that people lost with our magnets, you would be surprised at the amount of tackle that I have gotten for free. I am in Baltimore md, but if I was in Texas I would go retrieve it for you at no cost. Like I said Amazon has those magnets and most of them come with 30 to 50 foot of rope.😉

[@kens.8124]

Great vid az alwaz. Love the airbrush tutorial. Would you believe it I'm on the same exact project with my hinkle blanks. Also feel your pain as the exact same thing happened to my last hinkle. Dredged for an hour and had to call her gone forever. So really appreciate and identify with your video! Please keep em coming. Andrew sells blanks btw. Just hit him up.

[@tulsabassprofessor5009]

Man your channel is always fire bro it gives me the spark to keep filming appreciate it bud

[@sstig13]

I have heard some big swim bait guys say to use a heavy mono maybe just a heavy mono leader to prevent those braided line snap offs. I have snapped off a few jigs and other baits on straight braid myself and run a 20lb leader now. It seems like solved the problem for me. I certainly not a big swim bait guy so not sure how good that info. is. Just seen a few big swim bait guys recommend it that are local to me here in DFW.

[@Miotoss03]

3 hinckle shad up on Ebay right now in different colors.

[@davidanthony5016]

There are 3 for sale on ebay right now. $300 each tho

[@CA-sl2xw]

Up to $510.00 now...geez. So many other great glides! KGB crappie!

[@riggedzone]

Not sure if you ever tried Trinity bay off of I-10. Best brackish water!! I’ve caught large mouth to redfish and Gar. Hugo point park cemetery boat ramp. Oh how I miss fishing in Houston.🤘🏽

[@user-ro9dz4of5y]

R.I.P. Hinkle shad...😢

[@fishinmansam]

That's why they call it fishing and not catchin. Keep up the good footage brotha🤘

[@Retro-2-now]

I use that Folk Art Black Flash on some of my patterns

[@dc5038]

Crazy thing is I just snapped and lost my swim bait too ( mind you it wasn't a Hinkle shad but a 6th Sense Flow Glider 130) today. Thanks for the video 👍👍.

[@drewm4567]

Go on swimbait underground someone there will have one for you! Also that’s why I fish my big glides with a 30lb mono leader give it some stretch to help avoid breaking on a backlash and to keep from pulling hooks.

[@likearock26]

I found 2 for sale on ebay. They are 300+ already. So depending on how bad you want em man. Hope all works out bud!

[@MillikenFishing]

Didn't see them...I'd pay that for them

[@likearock26]

@@MillikenFishing I saw they were still up for bid for 6 days. I'll try to find you a link

[@ericspencer4599]

They love big baits. My 2 biggest came off of Lake Fork both on the same bait, An Arborgast mud bug . I swear that lure weighed 2 lb and sounded like a bucket of nails hitting the water

[@reelcustomart]

I have been venturing into painting big baits just need to learn to fish them. Sorry for your lure loss.

[@theangrybass3389]

That looks like a huge Shiner!

[@missinlink34]

I agree with the Marling Baits idea. Maybe even a collaboration vid?

[@davidmccormack4826]

Nice to see you get back to making / refreshing lures fella..missed those clips

[@commandoslair9990]

You should buy and restore or repaint old lures and see how.it.goes love.these vids so much more content and also so many textures to the video

[@alduro6505]

Beautiful work Ben!

[@littlet52103]

You can make your own lure just go get your mold or get your camera out and measure how much you wanted they make plastic fish and a lot of places you can do it I have confidence in you make your own big lur people do it all the time get you some epoxy from you some wood I don't know you can do it I know you can you can make it if you can make it I know you can go after man you made me happy keep up the good videos proud of you

[@Bassmaster1256]

Bummer on losing the Hinkle shad. I'll keep my eyes and ears open.

[@rogerwolfe4647]

Damn, that sucks... hopefully someone comes through for ya.

[@fishboy2644]

Theres 3 hinkle shad for sale right now on Ebay, however they are $300 each

[@denning12591]

Kbs works good, but i started having issues with their new formula. Hope you put it in a sealed jar after...

[@Justin0765]

Sucks! Not as bad as the Hinkle but same thing happened to my magdraft today. Just yeeted it and saw it fly off into the abyss...😭

[@nextgenclassiccarsofIL]

that bait turned out fantastic

[@fishingwithbigchris5470]

Last year I bought a huddleston swimbait. Never used one before and I usually dont spend that much on a lure. Tied that big beast on and first cast braid snapped and bye bye huddleston.

[@raesasteadywalker]

Maybe Man + river can help. He is a scuba diver and helps people get their belongings back.

[@johnsizemore6061]

Hey Ben...being so close to the Gulf when the specs and reds run you should give that a try. I once had family in Lake Charles LA and we would fish Cameron.....wow...it was the best fishing I have ever had....that was 20 years ago though....fast and furious.

[@maxmassie5842]

What’s up man I really like your videos. Keep up the good work it pays off in the long run.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

If you can't get the baits you want there's only one thing to do. Make and sell them. You can't be the only one who wants that kind of bait. I would love to try a lure like that for snook.

[@wyattsimons2637]

Definitely want to see more bait painting/making!! Its awesome content

[@ottocastro5136]

You got skills Milliken.

[@shanefranklino5568]

Just checked ebay. There are 3 or 5 hinkle shads listed for sale. And the auction ends in 6 days

[@jerzeyboi_fishing8437]

Yo I have 3. Hinks 1 new in pack. I'd be willing to get rid of 1.

[@everydayimbassin]

How much , my tk painted one is looking rough

[@michaeljoseph8227]

How much??

[@thisislargemouth5566]

What are you asking for a Hinkle?

[@jerzeyboi_fishing8437]

340$ shipped in the us

[@everydayimbassin]

😂

[@stevencarnes7790]

High wind and Forest Gump rain yeah you’re more die hard than me. I give you props for trying to stick it out for some slaunches.

[@B1GE2]

Done that exact thing with like 10 different Muskie baits. They aren’t as expensive but still sucks.

[@aaronbushko126]

Need to hit up Dallas at Man + River. He lives around Austin. If you know the spot you lost it, he can probably find it. Check out his channel.

[@rogerwilliams977]

What a shame, u did a beautiful job on the Hinkle!

[@999icy]

marling baits will hook you up for sure yall should collab

[@jacobmiller9292]

I wish I could buy another hinkle, it catches giants

[@thadrowell1070]

What ever happend to that shovel handle slammer? That was a badass.

[@chugmugger]

I've never lost a bait that expensive or with that much work put into it although I have had my tackle box get stolen with with a more spendy price tag all together so I feel a little of your pain I hope you are able to find another one..... or for 6th sense to make something of its own along the same lines and maybe a more inexpensive price point. ...

[@rshock]

I lived in Houston for a few years, yes massive Bass down there

[@stuffnthingsb.c4043]

I ask because I like carpentry and working with wood and I guarantee I could bang out a few of those and whatever other kind of fish sizes, shapes etc. If there’s a good market for them and not a lot of people making them I would love to step in and make a few. Let me know everyone, give me some stats. Thanks

[@redsballer1904]

Tons of makers out there and way more time consuming and difficult than you’d think

[@ron2893]

That was cool despite you loosing the lure , RIP Hinkleshad , hope you find another .

[@erictagg7465]

Aww. The Hinkle is gone. RIP Hinkle.

[@mattmerwin3842]

Thats why I don't like throwing expensive baits. Sucks losing them.

[@timothyhall9760]

As soon as I get back to Texas from the army in October I’m gonna fish Conroe. I live 30 minutes from there. Fish it a lot just suck fishing that lake

[@stonesthrow9490]

My parents lived in Conroe for years then moved to Trinity. Their house is literally on the Trinity river. The back deck is also a boat dock. Also thank you for your service.

[@jeffflannagin792]

Sorry for your loss, if I had 1 I would send it to ya

[@drumandball]

I thought you pulled a lunkers based on the title and I was thinking noooooooooooooo. Keep that fam strong, brotha! Relieved that isn't it

[@k9kidz22]

eBay. Hinkle shad is $310. Expensive but available.

[@bikingandfishing6546]

It’s a good color that gold to black. I’ve used it on baits and almost looks like small mouth.

[@johnnahory4595]

You guys should make your own gizzard shad. With the quality that comes from 6th sense, I know that joker would be badass.