Lure making | The square bill crankbait

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[@topmario14]

I've had other BPM baits kzbin.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 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!

[@wickedbassn]

I guess I've somehow never seen any of your videos. These lures are beautiful 😍. I'm a bait maker myself, and would be extremely proud of these. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@labtrainer09]

I vividly remember watching my first Solar Baits lure-making video three years ago. My jaw literally dropped at your skill and artistry. Nikko, you were and are the best. I'm very grateful that you're willing to share your work with the rest of us.

[@SolarfallBaits]

My name is Mikko, Nikko is a quaint city in japan. But close enough

[@labtrainer09]

@@SolarfallBaits I knew that! Sorry; it was a typo.

[@SolarfallBaits]

@@labtrainer09 no worries just thought i'd correct you

[@Bene_Factum]

That thing belongs in a museum!

[@craigwatt3461]

you know your skills are dialed in when you don"t need to tune your lure after the swim test. Masterclass 👌

[@stevenherms9448]

I had an accident when I Was working with gloves with a Drill 3 years ago and dislocated my little finger (dislocated but luckily not ripped of) better cold hands than no Fingers. Greetings from Berlin stay save

[@maxheller6770]

Absolutely beautiful Lures! That woodgrain looks splendid!

[@jd8745]

your utility knife carving skills is impressive- your baits are always a true piece of art!

[@karolkeller5851]

I would love a tackle box tour from you! See what you all keep in your boxes and fish with!

[@ramingoshtasbi7254]

I make many lures. I don’t even fish any longer. I just like making them. Never have one of mine looked like one of yours. Yours are pieces of art. Thanks for the videos.

[@greatwhitesfishingadventur2273]

Really Really liking your Lures !! Very nice Paint Job on all of them, digging the plain wood detail left as well !!

[@MyRivera23]

Beautiful work

[@mosesmedina7291]

Beautiful work Mikko! Your videos are my favorite to watch. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@lannyseals2084]

Your line of square bill's are awesome! Beautiful paint jobs

[@John94709]

The wood strip wire slot method is what I use also. Aside from being easier to sand, it also helps to reduce or prevent cracks and splits over time as the wood expands and contracts. As always, I really appreciate the inspiration I get from your incredible work. Miss seeing your posts on OGF in the tackle making section, along with a couple other sites that I've followed you on over the years. Keep on keeping on Mikko!

[@mpfishing6185]

Absolutely stunning paint job!! The wood grain showing makes it unique and the details are amazing. Very talented lure maker!👍👍

[@Maxetkd]

It's amazing how symmetrical your work is. Just positioning the stencils requires so much patience.

[@StrulFishing]

10 / 10. Such an inspiration source. Perfection.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for checking out the video guys 😍

[@BillyKrefft]

You are a craftsman of the highest caliber. Wow!

[@JohnJonelis]

What a wonderful little smallmouth bass!

[@Wako6]

Very good job ! Beautiful cranks

[@davidmattingly1574]

Very fun stuff, always cool to see a baitmaker at the top of his game

[@peterchessell28]

Your airbrushing skils are tops a masterclass indeed.

[@barrettbryan8905]

Gorgeous as per usual!! Great job! Love it!

[@TackOnenone]

They are all beautiful but the one with the Light Blue top is my Favorite!! Good work man!

[@denigong9708]

Wow you do things so much different than marlin baits. Its crazy.

[@SolarfallBaits]

There are many ways to reach the same goal.

[@giulianopagnoncelli1704]

Congratulations, these baits are a work of art! Professional in the subject.

[@brynniebfishing]

Awesome works of swimming art!

[@carlosfloresfrancou4125]

What a blast, one of the best lure building tutorials i ever saw congratulations.Greetings from Santa Fe, Argentina

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thats nice to hear, thanks forchecking out the video

[@Ludo---]

Toujours aussi parfait ! vraiment magnifique avec le bois apparent.

[@Builtin79]

Your videos and skills are inspiring! Love your work. ❤️🇨🇦

[@marnasfishing]

You are the best!! Omg, tx fore you doing it and show as how you do it!

[@nolanpeter2748]

Nice lures, as usual enjoyed the video.

[@jamestoole9406]

great build, like a lot of your methods.

[@williammallender8391]

lovely results

[@brentperkey7378]

Love your videos! I’m working on a struggling smallmouth for musky fishing, almost done but I would Love to see you do a lure for a reaction strikes of that caliber!

[@keithholt5955]

Amazing stuff. Beautiful.

[@riverboundoutdoors4492]

your airbrush work is absolutely flawless it looks amazing. keep up the good work I sub looking forward to your content.

[@GingerAle383]

Very beautiful lure

[@paddlehooked4687]

Your lures have got to be some of the best looking baits out there. I’ve been polishing the edges of my lips on a strop, and these essentially vanish in the water. I’m sure this is something you know/do but didn’t see it I’m the video so thought I’d share. I aspire to reach a level of greatness in bait making like this.

[@timsheridan8068]

Amazing work!

[@denigong9708]

Super glue and baking soda is my favorite for lead hole and through wire cover. It sands out nice and it's easy to sand.

[@spotweld]

awesome looking baits

[@nickcarnes7537]

Love the video. Great job!!

[@hooligan1578]

I hold my lures in my hand while drilling my eye sockets to your not the only one 😂

[@kolhoznik111]

Awesome as always.

[@ryanschmidt4915]

Amazing baits. I love a good crankbait.

[@ser1tdc]

thanks for sharing Solar! beautiful fat cranks! I bet those are a summer bass killers.... interesting color schemes btw

[@bodierugerbaits692]

i just wanna say thank you your and marlin baits inspired me to start making my own baits instead of buying one for like $5+ and you deserve so much more subscribers then 40 k you lures are gorgeous and perfect

[@Skoden_lures]

Same with me, Marlin baits was my gateway and then Solar, Jekyll and Ugly dog.

[@YouTubeisduke]

​@@Skoden_lures looks like I need to search two more makers.

[@jamessilly6837]

1:53 This is the most common mistake that leads to injuries on the band saw. Do not use your fingers to swipe away waste material! Just leave it until you're done cutting and the saw stops moving or use a waste piece to push it out of the way. I suggest finding a spot on the machine to keep a little dowel or rod to push waste material away if you can't keep yourself from wanting to keep the waste away.

[@philiplaroche8218]

I love the video I myself make my own hooks for fly fishing Northern pike pickrolled bass and trout as well rainbow trout I'm still learning to craft but I definitely get more success as I get further along and learning I'm trying to mimic my hooks to look like more bait fish now so we'll see what happens in the spring

[@shawncharton9416]

I could listen to you say "stencil" all day long.

[@Maxetkd]

After discovering Mikko, I found so many other lure makers that are very talented. But, I have to say none of them are as impressive as him. At least, in my opinion. I hope that someday he will make a lure making book. He Taught me so much and saved me so much time learning some skills. I am eternally thankful.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thats great to hear that my videos have been helpful to you.

[@jerelleolaybar5656]

Awesome Lure.

[@marnasfishing]

You are the absolute best in the world of this. I do baits my self and I know how time consuming it is to make them as nice as you do them. Always a blast to watch you clips... Love your work! Martin from Sweden

[@SolarfallBaits]

Tack så mycket for checking out the video Martin

[@japinoybettajapan]

I admire all your works master

[@tork62077]

Those are beautiful

[@Zultonialayyubi]

Wow..inspiring, profesional skills. The Highest caliber.. Awesome.

[@GagalBoncos_shorts]

Great work amazing, this is art 👍👍👍

[@timrobb3989]

Man I sure would like to buy one of those square bills!!😊

[@tydengr]

Wow you are lure making expert

[@e.n.d.k388]

Super robota 👏

[@jackbalifishing]

Perfect making lure

[@TRICOTSTRICOTS]

Very nice job !!!

[@j.ciscaartificialartesanal]

Parabéns pelo seu trabalho está isca artificial artesanal ficou muito bem feita. 👏👏👏

[@davidcarr4464]

Good stuff brother 👍

[@frogtv3594]

These are great chief

[@bradtyler206]

Awesome buddy!!

[@redknights2007]

Another great video ☺️.

[@jojacobs305]

Beautiful art 🥰

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks Jo

[@tomjones4593]

Awesome bud, thanks.

[@alasmotofishinghunting]

Nice lure crankbiat ❤️

[@onefishonedream6448]

Great job ! congratulations. I'll continue to watch your realisation ! one more subscriber 😉

[@ambientphotoph]

omg I would bite that lure the way it swims. 🔥

[@sovietpigeon1346]

Yes, I was waiting for this video

[@olivierschad8180]

Travail magnifique

[@jackbalifishing]

Make the perfect artificial fish bait, good job👍

[@toph2o676]

Been following you for those 11 years as always great video ,been making wooden lures myself for very long time. I have too commend you on the part in this video where you use stainless spring steel wire I would never use anything else. But there are so many youtubers that use that cheap annealed wire you buy at hardware stores and twist wire in drill etc. which is crap. Never trusted the epoxy clear coat for sealing the bait always used nitrocellulose lacquer 50/50 with lacquer thinner to seal wood, epoxy on final coats.

[@jayanurulpapua2005]

Beautiful Minnow 👍👍👍

[@josecarlosdepauladepaula703]

Meus parabéns pelo seu trabalho esta isca artificial artesanal ficou show de bola 🐠

[@christiancrandall6811]

You and marling baits should do a colab, I’m taking an educated guess that you don’t live in the same area lol but doing cuts and stuff with him would be cool.

[@nicholastanzola488]

I’m a big fan of the bath tub swim tests myself

[@daniell9324]

beautiful work! Now throw it at a rock a dozen times LOL

[@SolarfallBaits]

Pros know how to cast between rocks

[@daniell9324]

@@SolarfallBaits til they run into them hahahahah again though, very nice and clean work my guy!!

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

Gee I need to invest in a decent airbrush, your detail is shmick as mate, love it

[@telsonalves8060]

Perfeição !!!!!!

[@hanzelman1963]

Minus 10 is the best reason to wear gloves, 2 pair.... 👍👍👍

[@andyost4906]

Top Job 👍

[@ilhamicetinkaya5803]

Solar Baits=Leonardo da Vinci Mina Lisa

[@josequervo9786]

I don’t know who would dislike this video. Maybe the three baking soda and super glue bait builders on KZbin. Great baits. Much better baits than those from Helsinki. 😜

[@SolarfallBaits]

you could be right lol

[@kynanmurphy4772]

Another awesome video!! Would you be able to do a video on epoxying in wintertime to get a perfect finish?

[@victorxavier9977]

Super cool 😎 👌

[@Sciarrano]

Bella la linea cicciosa che gli hai dato! Secondo me bucano 🎣

[@wldrnsys99]

Amazing work! I know it would be pretty tough in the winter in Canada but I would love to see true swim videos of your lures, further out on a cast. Lures never seem to act quite the same when they're on such a short line. Especially for the big glide baits, it's hard to see how they act when confined to the bathtub. I think it would add even more value (and demand) from largemouth bass anglers if we could get a better idea of their action.

[@SolarfallBaits]

i some what agree with you, but this is what i'm forced to use right now

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

Splendid👏

[@goovaerg]

Great vid like usual. Too bad it's hard to get some cedar around here in Belgium or I would def give it a try.

[@toisti]

Yess i have been waiting new vid

[@kanny5175]

Awesome work, they look fantastic, I really need to up my game and invest in a better airbrush, the cheap Chinese ones are OK up to a point but lack the ability for the finer detailing and thats what makes all the difference 👍

[@ismetbagrack9304]

Thank you very much

[@maximilianoleonelsosa6570]

Felicitaciones