Making a Sockeye Salmon Lure

This is the process I went through to make this Sockeye Salmon SwimBait
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lmao hearing him just roasting the sockeye salmon for like 5 minutes straight was funny

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[@MrKronikDeception]

That's the video that got me here.

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You should make a longnose gar lure.

[@kingumi644]

@@bondburger333 maybe with a hard plastic head (like a jig head but with less weight)

[@LonMoore]

Yes

[@tepigmaster5211]

Make a Leopard shark lure

[@shadlinbradlin]

Now it's a thing

[@tepigmaster5211]

@@shadlinbradlin yeah It is

[@NWFishingSecrets]

I knew it! Bass prey on Salmon... 😂 Fantastic job!

[@gunadoo]

Hi!!!

[@Odombroski]

“NW” I love your content keep up the good work! 😃

[@adammcintyre8319]

Dude no no bass don't prey on salmon no the seminar always way too big for the best to eat anyway the whole reason why he caught a bass on this loader is because it was just a reaction that is a predatory fish

[@timothybunker3181]

@@adammcintyre8319 Umm hate to say it "dude", but Bass do eat small and young salmon🤣 You ever heard of Kokanee(AKA land locked Sockeye)? In the lakes I go to a lot in Conconully Washington(HINT LEIF GO THERE ITS AWESOME) Bass eat young trout and kokanee sooo hate to say it but your wrong. No matter what you think you know, Bass eat pretty much anything that they can fit into their mouths.🤣🤣🤣

[@stingray0766]

@@adammcintyre8319 I can second what @timothy bunker said. Bass can, and sure as hell will eat Kokanee and trout.

[@Ruger34]

Those puds and nuggets with those colors like that could sell for so much if they were mass produced, they might have been the best plastic Baits I’ve ever seen

[@andrewmetzger4167]

Contact fishdaddy401 like he said, super cool dude and will make to whatever color you like.

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They Sell for even more if there NOT mass produced. Honestly I find all Mass production does is bring down the quality of a product & just lowers the feeling your supposed to get when you get something that’s hand crafted. Keep em in the work shop MB. This is why were all here for your special hand crafted one of a kinds 😃.

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@@maxcanning1228 was going to say the same thing, rarity=higher price

[@Ruger34]

@@maxcanning1228 yah but they only made two, I meant jd they actually made them and sold them were people could actually buy them

[@maxcanning1228]

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Make allure of super glue and baking soda

[@gregbennett5890]

what's the story of chip and the strawberries

[@zacktootall2995]

I think someone already sent him a chip lure with a strawberry on it so i dont think he’ll make it

[@mikewhitman745]

@@zacktootall2995 yup, I do believe that is something that happened already.

[@mikewhitman745]

@@gregbennett5890 old videos, he would go to the door sometimes and tell chip to stop eating strawberries.

[@joecalhounschasintailguide6703]

I was trying to come up with a pattern for an oversized balsa wood squarebill cranks I made for muskys. It's a repaint, I've already caught muskys on it but wanted an orange themed color scheme. And I'm thinking a sockeye salmon just might be the choice. That was an amazing bait you made. Very beautifully done!!!

[@olykid11]

The most prominent sockeye runs are up in Alaska, well north of the Columbia! It would be bad ass if you made the remaining 4 pacific salmon species (coho, chinook, chum and pink). Maybe a steelhead too if you’re feeling frisky. As a PNW subscriber this is my favorite build by far, well done.

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[@josephmiller997]

That’s a fantastic idea! A salmon series. I can see them all laid out on the shelf already.

[@captaintrips8786]

He had it flipped, they don’t go south of the columbia

[@beeaye7944]

@@captaintrips8786 Except that isn't true either. Sockeye and Kokanee occur all the way down to Monterey bay, and then the climate just gets too warm for them. Maybe their *natural* range wasn't below the Columbia?

[@franklloyd96]

Having fished multiple s in different sizes and colors, kzbin.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 this is by far my favorite. One thing to be aware of is the sided willow blade. One side is silver and the other is the green/orange shown. This is not bad, just unconventional. In terms of fishing, I have found the lure works just fine without a tail like a craw or shad. That addition is up to you. Also, the hook part where you attach the swivel snap or tie the line is a problem on baits these days, since it's able to slide up and down. However this lure seems to be tight enough that that doesn't happen often, and you can solve it by putting a thin slice of medical tube over the hook before attaching the line. Like others have said, it's really magic on a good windy day.

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Dude!! Most bad ass lure you’ve made!!

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I dont even know who this guy is i just saw a salmon

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Once you added the pearl green on the gills I was sold. I really enjoy how realistic this paint scheme came together

[@annaleas2091]

ooooh, maybe betta fish lure next? with all those pretty colors and feathers for their fancy fins?

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Or a guppy soft plastic for crappie would by cool too

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Northern snakehead lure......gotta make one for everyones favorite invasive.

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+1 The females are a beautiful fish. Lots of patterning and colors.

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Man I've been a machineist my life I'm 63 , what you do is amazing in making all your lures , truly , I love watching the next make ,

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Guy: how many lures do you lose on a daily basis? Nate: "yes"

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Do a great white sized lure!! Like 20ft jaws style…….. for a megaladon lure😂😂😂

[@The_Mythical_Potato]

He climbed an 18ft tree to get his lure back almost went 2 days without any fish cut himself with his own line, but he still didn't gave up. This man has some DETERMINATION

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I know that Bowfin lure is coming soon, just a friendly reminder... bowfin lure.

[@clankasinpajamas3014]

I would also like to see that

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[@jamesringler987]

How about peacock bass

[@Evski-if4gn]

@@jamesringler987 that would be pretty awesome! If he were to do it what size do you think he’d do? Honestly I hope he makes a big bate like he did with that pumpkin seed or blue gill, not sure of the species, he did.

[@jamesringler987]

@@Evski-if4gn dont kow what size but they are a pretty fish

[@djsoutdoors50]

This is some of your best carving skills yet!!! Each individual fin and the gills and especially the teeth, the attention to detail is amazing in this lure!! Mad props sir

[@Ruger34]

Holy Cow dude that looks even better than I imagined, definitely my favorite bait you’ve made thanks for using my suggestion

[@CapnPink28]

@1:22 I friggin’ love your editing man! 😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻 Good boy Chip!

[@prestonfladwood5693]

Having written like 4 term papers about sockeye salmon, I felt a deep sadness when he said “what a pathetic fish”. On second thought I may be the pathetic one writing about fish so much.

[@drath5679]

These fish are amazing, and their contribution to the ecosystems that they live in is unparalleled in the fish world, no fish is as interesting as these are with their dual freshwater/saltwater lives don't sell yourself short.

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Yeah I second what D Rath said. No fish species in the world is as interesting as Salmon are if you factor in their entire lifecycle and how they shape entire ecosystems. Bringing nutrients from the ocean into the rivers and feeding the local fauna & flora on a massive scale sure beats a green ditch pickle that lives in a pond all it’s life 😂

[@jonnygranville281]

One of my favorite Futurama episodes is where all the characters are salmon trying to get upstream to spawn. Its hilarious.

[@weinderdog1184]

"I feel bad using this bait" IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

[@magcolor]

The most gorgeous bait and a wonderful movie!!!

[@MrBrown-br7sh]

More fun facts: Kokanee are an introduced species here in CT. They're terrified of rainbow trout; a steelhead will eat two adult kokanee per day. A 1" spoon with rainbow trout colors will spook them and you won't catch squat. As the freshwater-only variety, they don't get as large. While they do sometimes eat shrimp, filter feeding zooplankton is about 99% of their diet. How do we catch them? Well, they're *ssholes. They harass and beat up smaller fish when they encounter them. Kokanee can and will follow, harass, and beat up your bait for miles when trolling. They strike quicker if you tip your bait with marinated sweet corn that smells like zooplankton. Yeah, they're *ssholes. Best fun fact ever.

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

Fun, I live where they're native and protected. Sockeye are pretty intensely respected and protected as a major food source for both people, and the salmon-eating orca population. The introduced perch population is an issue with them, as the perch breed and eat them out of house and home.

[@MrBrown-br7sh]

@@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken We have massive populations of yellow perch and we do our part... They are tasty!

[@jonpotter1632]

In Montana I’ve seen spawning Kokanee bite other Kokanee and shake them. They’re absolutely little assholes!

[@encidz]

We have steelheads in CT?

[@brett9382]

@jonpotter1632 Any tips on kokanee fishing in montana. I went a few times but never saw any. Maybe I went too early, or I might have just been in the wrong area?

[@RoguePrimate1]

Climbing that tree gave me a bad flashback! Glad that Tree cooperated.

[@michaelgarcia5390]

You should make a coelacanth very interesting and probably very challenging

[@kate_is_great]

You are. A true artist !!! Was a pleasure watching this video thank you!

[@loganlucas7152]

“I call it pearl snot.” - Nate Marling, 2021 Never have I thought those two words would ever be put together so confidently. 😂😂😂 Beautiful lure though. Good Job!

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@Ryan Kiesow your not wrong lol

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The paint job on this one is off the charts

[@jsg5227]

Just so you know every kind of salmon is chrome or silver it's whole life until the end of its journey and they start to turn zombie like and change colors

[@AsgarnianAle]

Yeah it's like something out of resident evil.

[@PoohBah]

One of the prettiest bait you made to date. You’re one talented man… Lol that’s dedication climbing a tree…

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It's almost disrespectful how steady his hands are 🤣😂

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The man returns and delivers such natural wonderful facts. God I sure enjoy the facts. Thank you dude. Remember we're all in this together, and I'm pulling for you.

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Ordered my first mold ever.....I got the 4.1" preybait Epic mold. Going to try my first injection today!

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Im literally getting addicted to watching these vidjas 🤘

[@mxbass1036]

When the creek flooded in my yard I would find sockeye's on my lawn.

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Free food

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Fr

[@AsgarnianAle]

@@iamjeffreybezos lol I imagined the same response in my head. Salmon are the best!

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That lure looks so cool 😃

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Make a sailfish lure!

[@jamessansom3012]

Thank you for showing Chip good to see that little fuzzball again Have a great day Nate!

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How would think wikipedia would have "fake facts"hahah love this lure!

[@qh2147]

Hell yes man, I love the weird species/fun facts videos! So glad to see a new one.

[@ph4rm4six]

A sword fish sailfish or a marlin would be a great tire to make. Hopefully it wouldn’t puncture the fish with its bill

[@TheDeviIDogg]

I recently got a tattoo of a sockeye I drew after the fish my uncle caught when he lived in Alaska. He recently passed away from cancer and we both shared a love for fishing so its nice

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Hell yeah brotha. I got a bowl loaded up. Time to smoke and enjoy the "show"

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Dude, same…

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Absolutely GORGEOUS lure, it's OFFICIAL!!! That was a once in a lifetime shot, catching that bass on video while just skimming the water, that was AWESOME!!!!!

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Ah yes, the “long skinny flat stick” a necessity in any tool box 🤣

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"Accept failure, but make it work for me" what a great quote haha

[@standarsh3252]

I live in Florida. Was explaining to my wife why gators lay 50 eggs but then theres only a few adults around... I told her bass eat the babies... You should make a baby gator bait.... Not sure how well itll do in iowa tho

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I think he already did.

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He did bro you gotta watch it.

[@gurohyena3649]

Man, that bate was absolutely beautiful! I don't blame you for calling it at the one fish, I wouldn't want to risk loosing that beauty either.

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it's all fun until you catch a 100 pounder grizzli bear with such lure.

[@Ruger34]

Or an eagle takes it away lol

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U forgot a 0

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^

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​@@Ruger34lol, we have fishing. Then behold, Bearing and Eagling

[@JayCervoUccisore]

Very, very cool! It's funny that the entire large swimbait craze started primarily with trout patterns, yet this is the first salmon. The bait looks awesome, although I was waiting for you to simply paint a black pupil on the eyes you used!

[@floff7922]

They look like a large rainbow most of the time, they change once they hit fresh water. Males get that beautiful coloring and they get that large mouth(those teeth are sharp enough to rip through a hiking boot).

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Dude Brosky; (Yes, I’m talking to you awesome guy who runs Marling Baits) It’s way too hot in Iowa right now to be throwing any lure on top and expect to catch a fish w it, put that lure on a wall, maybe in a picture frame for extra security or something; that bait is freaking awesome. 👍👍👍

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Video idea: You should make a gnarly looking goldfish swimbait 🔸️🌟🐟👀

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Love the old lure sneak peaks 🤘🏽

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Hehe what if you start a food lure series where you make lures that look like food. So like a broccoli lure?

[@vathouisk]

The Bob Ross of lure making strikes again, beautiful work

[@Hawksfan0012]

I wonder if a fish has ever paused to appreciate the extreme detail before biting the $%!^ outta it!?!? 😂

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Yea I bet they appreciated the block of wood lure detail...

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It’s gotta be a great feeling to make you own bait from scratch and know it catches fish 💪🏼

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Marling Baits: makes sockeye salmon lure… Accidentally catches A bear 🐻

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Wowie getting fancy today fabulous work you craft and work so beautifully!

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After seeing this you NEED to make a crayfish whopper plopper that would be AWSOME

[@cmccormick8020]

Probably one of the best you've done

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Hmm, what would a lure look like with something like 10, 20 or 50 clear coats... I'm just asking, it's not like I want you to made one... (by the way, I'm a French viewer, sorry for my English that may be bad) And it's offishal, you have French subscribers

[@LuizNunes74]

That was a fantastic looking bait! Just beautiful. It's not meant to be fished with, another piece of art.

[@KREW1111]

I have really been interested in making a few of my own baits but wondered about all the stuff you don't show. kind of a behind-the-scenes-style video would be sweet. im a handy guy so making the hook hangers and things like that i understand how and only really needed to see you do it once but i think it would make for a pretty good video for those who dont. maybe you just doing a fun facts video on some fishing history or lure making in general all while making "stock" for baits later on down the road!

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Having someone to produce some custom painted baits like that is pretty great for those of us that want to test a bait ourselves before buying the mold. Been eyeing the pud and spiffy kick molds for a while now haha.

[@fantomphoenix6170]

Alrighty, I’m late BUT Switching off of treble hooks for in line hooks helps a bit with hook ups, and is all around better for you and fish.

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

That lure in the Autum would get nailed by big salmon thinking it was competition , incredible looking lure, amazing work .

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Man I would just want to hang up that bait and never fish with it it looks so epic

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“Or blue back salmon! That’s a horrible name for that fish.” Had me rolling 😂

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Marling baits is the top private lure designer we all want to buy from

[@jimzfishn3091]

They are not always red like that. That’s spawning colors. They don’t have the hooked face either until later in spawn. The land locked version of them are called Kokanee. They are silver most of their lives with a back that has a blue hue to it. That’s why they call them “Blue backs”. They one of the hardest fighting fish there is. Super fun and one of the best eating salmon there are. They are a smaller salmon for the most part. One of my favorite species.

[@MrArcher0]

“Pearl Snot”, color of the day. My day is made!

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"What a pathetic fish, fun facts are over."

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Good to see some creative off the wall stuff again.

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This is one of his best looking baits yet

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New to fishing and love woodworking, the KZbin algorithm knew I'd go through and watch all your videos. New bait idea, cartoon fish (like flounder from Little Mermaid, Scar from finding Nemo)

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Mantis Shrimp would make a sick bait with the paint job and some cool fun facts!

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always happy when you upload a new video. you make great baits. Craftsmanship!! greetings from the Netherlands.

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I love this one the vibrant red colours

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You are a hell of an artist.

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8:05 you’ve said it, start nice, better finish. Thanks for your genius ideas over time uptill now. Keep it up buddy

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I've said it before and I'll say it again; your work is impeccable. You outdo yourself with every video and it's been an amazing journey watching your skills progress. I remember when you showed your early early stuff, best man gifts and such, and thinking man, even then his work was better than mine now!

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Haven't seen your videos popping up for while. good to see your back.

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The Rembrandt of fishing lures 👌

[@dawsonbrevik1155]

I seen it earlier but hesitated watching it, this thing is sick! Good job

[@wallyboo2]

This might be my favorite lure! Work of art!!

[@zachwensil1176]

Yeah that thing is sick!

[@milehyandriver]

This is mt favorite lite build of yours. It's such a master piece, even after throwing it at a rock

[@mjddap]

Absolutely incredible I totally would use this hunting in Alaska

[@noahballard7338]

I've been watching your videos for a long time and that's by far my favorite lure you've made so far

[@mattshanks2604]

You are amazing at making baits!!!