Lure making | classic topwater walker lure

[@Fishstycz]

Excellent build... Many thanks... You really are a master. For those who are not wood workers, the brad point drill bits cut extremely cleanly by first centering the bit with the center point and then cutting the outside diameter with spurs... The cut then moves inward to remove the wood. Normal metal twist bits cut from the center toward the outside... This gives a fluffy cut where the bit is cutting into the grain of the wood. Then for those of you, who, like myself, do not want to be exposed to molten lead fumes, I mix small diameter lead shot (from shotgun reloading supplies) with epoxy and thus fill my ballast holes without losing my mind.

[@turtlezilla7371]

I’d like to see some fancy vintage lure remakes

[@jaaron2834]

Really liking the classic red & white….👍😎🤙

[@paddlehooked4687]

One of my favourite baits to fish. Fun to cast and retrieve and it doesn’t get more exciting then a fish hitting a topwater. Love the classic colour, my first fish on a lure was a on a red and white jitterbug, been hooked ever since.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Enjoy the video guys 👍

[@SteveOllice]

I went out and bought some Bondo because of you. I really like the taped paper stencil idea.

[@MarcosMVlures]

In fact it is pretty nice. All the mesh I have doesnt work well for scales, I will try this

[@davidmattingly1574]

I use the exact same blue, fine-point sharpie when lure making! I'd like to think it's destiny.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Its my lucky pen 😎

[@yogiiswara9133]

So beautiful !

[@brianjones866]

Rookie friendly lol 😂 I like it. Yet again another set of perfect baits. Perfect is close enough 👍🏽

[@officialsteef8744]

Make a lure out off glass

[@oscartec88]

For the wooden mold for led , did you drill the holes first or did you cut the wood in half first? I’m going to try it . Does the type of wood matter? Any type of sealant for it? Sorry for asking too many questions but I really liked that.

[@SolarfallBaits]

The wood for the lead mold was cut first then i just clamped them together and drilled the casting cavity. You want to use hard woods for this purpose the softer types burn unusable pretty fast.

[@oscartec88]

@@SolarfallBaits thank you, awesome videos!

[@Jhilterbrant]

Nice detailed take on the red and white style lure

[@briankepner7569]

I would love to know more about your boat I love to see some catch and cooks I've never seen a Xander in the United States so it's kind of interesting to know more about that fish Probably the most important detail on how to make a lure I learned from you was to use clamps to press the wire in to market for gouging. Great videos thank you

[@Builtin79]

Love the way the gills came out on the fire tiger! Awesome painting skills ✌️🇨🇦

[@davidbonde2148]

More great work - your painting skills are top notch

[@fmkfmk3835]

hi your work is fantastic .. I give you a little tip .. for your airbrush remove the head and you will do smaller details much finer lines and perfect headless points. you work very well congratulations..thumbs up !!!

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for watching the video. I have been painting without the needle protector thingie for as long as i have been airbrushing, bend quite a few needles during that time 😜

[@colbyknowles7482]

Would love to see how you made that stencil, for some reason i cant figure out how to draw it D:

[@mattep2168]

Awesome as Always! Super Sharp paint! Love your stuff!

[@peytonslures6637]

Thanks for not doing the hole thing in a different language I was kinda upset until I heard you switched to English love the videos 👍👍👍👍

[@labtrainer09]

Hi, Mikko. Hope you're working on a new lure for late April/early May. I need my monthly SolarBaits fix! Best, Chris

[@SolarfallBaits]

New video should be out soonish

[@AAE-cg1il]

These are spectacular…….Pay no attention to the comments you have received about your accent. Those people are overlooking that you doing these videos in English is a gift.

[@xavierdesaegher7353]

bravo for your achievements could you tell me what type and brand of varnish you use? Thanks a lot Xavier

[@SolarfallBaits]

I dong use varnish here its epoxy called true coat epoxy

[@kanny5175]

Flawless work as ever 👍 our closed season starts tomorrow 🇬🇧 (Monday) so I'm going to be busy making a few top water lures ready for the start of the new season in June, upto now I haven't made any top waters so I'm looking forward to the journey, thank you for the inspiration 😀

[@SolarfallBaits]

Just remember to have fun with your builds

[@kanny5175]

Thanks I will, this will be my second only season of lure making, I want to up my game on the painting side now and develop my own style 😎 Last years efforts 😬 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKXZdHpsq86hj8U

[@OttBryce]

Wooo western red cedar one of my native trees :D great lure wood for sure.

[@zemunac1139]

An amazing cheater of pure art, one question of what wood is it made of?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Red cedar

[@calebmolenda9588]

Amazing! I love when I get a notification from your channel. It makes me want to get out in the garage and make some lures!

[@dmitriychernenko9492]

thank you for the good masterclass, write the name of the grinding machine, thank you

[@SolarfallBaits]

The belt/ disk sander?

[@subistyle4u]

The Lures are So. Beautiful and unique.... Keep it up bro....❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥

[@ГеоргиГеоргиев-г8ю]

Hello, what you are doing is amazing! what wood are you using and how thick is it? thanks

[@SolarfallBaits]

Im pretty sure i mentioned in the video that i used western red cedar. I don’t recall how thick the lure was. I don’t think i ever measured that

[@greatwhitesfishingadventur2273]

Always entertaining !! Your Lures are AMAZING !!!!

[@surfcat2051]

What kind of tape are you using to mask out your details on the head. I find that even painter's tape will lift some paint. Good video.

[@SolarfallBaits]

I used Electricians tape and painters tape

[@teamnappet]

Sick finnish on your baits as allways. Love your work.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Got to love that true coat epoxy

[@cosimorenisi6818]

Lures beautiful...Congratulations.

[@lllllsp1d3rlllll]

So I have an idea iv been thinking about doing my self but u have the experience if you read this but that is to make a lure from the shavings by epoxy them together or something.

[@SolarfallBaits]

Yep Its possible to make a lure that way.

[@labtrainer09]

Hi, Mikko. I LOVED the surprise Finnish intro-no matter what you were saying. (Given your sense of humor, I shudder to think.). But the big, gorgeous "walk-the-dog" surface darter was even better. This type of lure-whether a factory Zara Spook or a handmade version-is my go-to choice for locating striped bass in the coastal waters where I fish. Speaking of salt water, is there any chance you would consider putting on your list of future "builds" an 18-23cm, three-segment, lipless, hard-body swimbait/wakebait that would run at or just below the surface, raising significant V waves on top? My choice would be an Atlantic herring for its relatively slim profile and, especially, its universal appeal to EVERY saltwater prey species (and many freshwater species, too). I'm working on such a lure in my shop now, but I know it will never come close to what you could produce. I've said it a dozen times before, but your skills continue to set the standard for lure-makers everywhere, including me, and I'm grateful for that.

[@SolarfallBaits]

I'll put your idea behind my ear for a future project

[@juitgan4626]

Wow artist. I’ll learn a lot from you’re work. Thx!!!! What size of needle do u use? Gr. From Holland

[@SolarfallBaits]

I use 0.18mm needle in my iwata highline airbrush

[@mattiparviainen]

10:45 I assume one can't get that TrueCoat epoxy from Finland?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Ei mitään tietoo, mutta jos en väärin muista niin svartzonkerin kaupasta ruotsin puolelta saattaa saada

[@fishingandparrotsmohamedsaeed]

Wow you are so cleaver.. Thanks for your time

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for checking out the video

[@Dawson145]

Holy shit that was absolutely phenomenal!

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for checking out the video

[@colecollett9517]

Wow that looks great, what do you catch on such big lures? Those things would kill the GT in auz

[@Deadchez]

Absolutely love your work .

[@daniele6787]

GRATZ! U ARE A GREAT!!!! A question for you, do you apply resin befor paint, right? it's better than prime-paint-resin? TKS A LOT

[@SolarfallBaits]

I actually spray paint primer after the seal coat.

[@daniele6787]

@@SolarfallBaits tka a lot, so resin-prime-color and resin again? TKS

[@SolarfallBaits]

Yep thats it

[@nathaniellippert9238]

For screw eyes in soft wood, it doesn't matter as much about the hardness, as it does the tensile strength of the wood. The tensile strength is what keeps the screw eye in if you glue it correctly.

[@AnttiMattiTonteri11111]

Is it better to use a band saw with gloves in hand or with frozen fingers 🤔 when my fingers are stiff from the cold, It might not be the first thing use a band saw.

[@konsta0415]

Ite olisin ilman hanskoja vaikka kylmä oiski ku jos käy vahinko nii paljo pahemmin käy jos on hanskat kädes

[@ProspectingLife]

Pissed like three times during that video cheers mate! 😂

[@SolarfallBaits]

Hope you were wearing some adult diapers 😜

[@ProspectingLife]

You know me bro, never leave home without them. 😎 Pumping out more beautiful lures I see, great work Mikko. 👊🏼

[@FiveBaits]

HE'S SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF GODS

[@giulianoaireti5943]

"Cavità" nun se batte però!

[@andyprest]

Nice lures buddy 👌 can I ask what pen you use to sign your baits off with? Cheers!

[@SolarfallBaits]

Fine point sharpie

[@hurja7074]

Have you gone fishing yet in Canada? If so, have you caught anything?

[@kentuuri8272]

Classic red and white pattern 👌🏻🎣🐟

[@lelson86]

Mate.. your lures look great!

[@PokeWitty]

very nice looking lures. what will be the target species for a lure that big with screw in hardware?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Anything that swims

[@PokeWitty]

i was just curious because i thought the screw in might not be strong enough for a GT or tuna or something like that and definitely too big to get a strike from a smaller estuary fish. thats only my thoughts tho and very well could be wrong.

[@SolarfallBaits]

@@PokeWitty i dont know man many of the old school poppers made for sea fishing had screw eyes.

[@PokeWitty]

@@SolarfallBaits very true i didnt think of that

[@colbyknowles7482]

awesome as always, can i ask what is that black tape you use for some of the finer masking details?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Electrician tape

[@plasterbrick2011]

What do you think about forstener bits? I used to use brad point bit i find forstener is much better, especially when drilling big, deep holes (such as for making rattle chambers) as the brad point bit flutes clog up with wood. Forstener doesn't have that problem. I also find they make way cleaner holes than brad point. Is there a reason you use brad point?

[@SolarfallBaits]

After certain size forstener make more sense but other than that i dont think there is much difference between the 2

[@plasterbrick2011]

@@SolarfallBaits i found at all sizes the forstener bits are so much cleaner. could be cause i just bought the cheapest brad points i could find XD

[@aidenkelly1785]

Great video! I am trying to get into lure making and I was wonder where you get your screw eyes? None of the hardware stores seem to have long screw eyes

[@SolarfallBaits]

I got mine from ebay

[@labtrainer09]

I just tried to find your ebay "store" and drew a blank. Didn't it used to be "solarsellsbaits"?

[@SolarfallBaits]

It's still that

[@labtrainer09]

@@SolarfallBaits Well, here's the error message I got: "We couldn't find any stores with the name solarsellsbaits. Try searching for something else." What am I doing wrong?

[@SolarfallBaits]

@@labtrainer09 you probably cant find it because i dont have anything for sale at the moment

[@jonathantaylor9881]

Truly a Master Baiter:)...Cheers!

[@dexxie77]

Very awesome brother ✌️✌️

[@tulioottoni6175]

Good night ! What wood is used?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Im pretty sure i mentioned that i used cedar for this one

[@tulioottoni6175]

@@SolarfallBaits thank you 🇧🇷

[@shindekalpesh3180]

Which wood used?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Im pretty sure i mentioned in the video that i used western red cedar

[@nhlurescustombaits8560]

Oh Buddy 👍 In Germany we say ( sehr gute Arbeit ) 😊

[@subistyle4u]

Bro can you do a video on Making of Frog Lure.....🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

[@jacquesmorin2974]

You prefer valejo over createx ?

[@SolarfallBaits]

I personally do although i do ave some createx paints too

[@mauplol]

Have you tried C&W Lure Epoxy? If so, what do you think of it?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Somebody else asked the same thing in the comments already. But yes i have used it, it works but is much more smellier and more yellow than true coat.

[@mauplol]

@@SolarfallBaits My bad, forgot how to control + f. Ty for the answer.

[@thaddeus7300]

sooo will there be a bondo vs super soda?😂by the way what do you use to sign your lures? cuz i tried alot of things, but the epoxys keep ruinning it

[@SolarfallBaits]

You can use pretty much any type of pen if you cover the writing with 5 minute epoxy before coating the lures. That's what i do and it always works

[@thaddeus7300]

@@SolarfallBaits Thanks for the info mate🙏

[@brianjones866]

What kind of hooks are you using?

[@SolarfallBaits]

For this one owner hooks

[@brianjones866]

@@SolarfallBaits definitely a great choice

[@salentospinning]

Beautiful wood making lure baits

[@plasterbrick2011]

Also, have you tried c&w epoxi?

[@SolarfallBaits]

I have tried that epoxy. Its pretty good stuff but much more smellier than true coat.

[@giggs19871]

Great work

[@nathaniellippert9238]

Honestly for the gloves, in my experience, as long as they are a tight fit and not loose, it is perfectly safe to use, you just want to avoid gloves with long threads or fibers

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Seriously who thumbs down a video like this? Did you tick off a couple of fish family's miko🤣🤣

[@surfcat2051]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe one of the individuals that gave a thumbs down can explain. I would like to see one of these being fished and getting crushed by a big striped bass.

[@zorkabaljak3919]

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!

[@taylormoore4991]

Great video. God bless! God is good!

[@TheUltimateMartin]

Wait you live in Canada! I thought you where from like Finland or Denmark for some reason... Well either way awesome video.

[@SolarfallBaits]

I am from Finland but i live in Canada

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Id personally save the fire tiger tutorial for the patreon members. Id love to see it myself but am not a patreon member yet. But in that same sentence a guy has bills and food to put on the table. And well the patreon members go that extra mile by being patreon members they deserve that extra little bit of behind the scenes content. 😊👍👌

[@hankypanky9380]

very beautiful exclusive

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for checking out the video 👍

[@hankypanky9380]

@@SolarfallBaits Subsrcibed

[@Mangi_channel]

Good luck for you

[@AmriBinIbrahim]

amazing work😍

[@j.ciscaartificialartesanal]

Esta isca artificial artesanal ficou muito bem elaborada meus parabéns.

[@rintakarva16]

kannataako tämmösiä kokeilla joki kalastuksen ja missäkoossa +loistava video

[@SolarfallBaits]

Toimii ihan missä vaan. Itse olen onnistunu parhaiten 10-12cm koossa. Tuossa kokoluokassa muutkin kalalajit haukien lisäksi nappaa vielä pinta vieheeseen.

[@rintakarva16]

@@SolarfallBaits kiitoksia

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

kren luresnya cantik untuk ikan besar ya

[@nonooutdoor]

Awesome 👏

[@riinche]

Dude you are amazing at this field 👏🏾👏🏾

[@Arfabiscuit]

I hope to see you Muskie fishing in the near future Mikko now you're a cannuck lol .

[@SolarfallBaits]

We'll see i live pretty close to the canadian rockies and i would love to showcase the epic landscapes in a video someday

[@khyeabbott9391]

upea viehe, rakastin videota todella!

[@APADEEChannel]

Wow.. Great video..

[@SolarfallBaits]

Thanks for checking out the video

[@РоманСуровыйКопач]

Это просто супер, произведения искусства!

[@henrikmueller1975]

Just great ...

[@BOVVIR]

beautiful .....

[@MarcosMVlures]

He: "I have some ideas about what I am going to do next..." Me: Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait-Golden Dorado Swimbait

[@SolarfallBaits]

Haha some day my friend

[@chuyku1014]

Perfect

[@gabrielaguiaroutdoorwoodwo786]

Maybe Google translate can tell me what you're saying ha ha

[@magcolor]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@putralaban07]

Nice

[@luisrivas2040]

Nice 👍

[@peppiino]

Mikkeli kiittää taas🙃

[@exedoros]

cool!!!

[@adampasquale7816]

Like! 😎👍🏻

[@teampikehikers1856]

I was scared in the beginning because i dont understand finnish

[@IndraKen-c8e]

kren 🤛

[@danielramsawak4799]

No way a massive fish is not gonna try to eat that