You may disappear for half a year but you are the true bait making master 🙏
@alansandybulmer48775 сағат бұрын
Outstanding craftsmanship. Stunning lure.
@SolarfallBaits5 сағат бұрын
@@alansandybulmer4877 thank you
@dendaerbushiКүн бұрын
Have no words to describe your crafting - As usual.
@JayLee-od8ob2 күн бұрын
Thank you for another great video and a really beautiful lure. The action of the lure looks really good and my favorite is how you painted the back on this one.
@donkukawski8609Күн бұрын
Foil, scales..I'm all ears lol.Your craft is superb as always. Like the scissor idea around the gill plates. I've also found a small cut off piece of tupelo with a pointed edge works awesome as well. Love your work.
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
I'm glad you like it, I've been using those scissors for years!
@kamm30212 күн бұрын
Looks alove and the movements are realistic Now u need a boat and a wide ocean to use it Well done 👍🏻
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Thanks, appreciate it!
@kamm30212 күн бұрын
You're welcome
@PapaDanКүн бұрын
Stadler pens write like a sharpie but they dry very fast on non porous surfaces like glass. They are very permanent and for work with stained glass, you need alcohol to remove it.
@englishman252 күн бұрын
Another masterpiece Mikko! Brave move using bolts and pine. It's a delicare balance. Pine usually requires more weight, so you need a fatter bait body, but then you increase buoyancy, so you need more weight, but then you run out of body... 🤣 Experience - I think the expression "The master has failed more times than the novice has tried" fits well here.
@michaelsefchek5116Күн бұрын
Looks amazing but also looks like it would be difficult to cast in a head on wind, the kind that is common around the coast.
@pontoontri-hull1562 күн бұрын
I've used a lot of Pine construction lumber to make fishing lures, and as you mentioned the finer, tighter grain is the the way to go. Pine does present certain challenges on its own but this new fast growth lumber is very hard to work with. A sharp knife and unending patience help a lot when carving details! An absolute beauty of a lure! The only criticism I could offer is the "test tank" is a bit small for the lure. 😅I know this time of year, especially, it's tough to get out to real water. Merry Christmas Mikko!
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, I’m definitely going to need a bigger tank for next time.
@aaronmartin6122Күн бұрын
Very good point. I started out using construction grade pine cutoffs because I had them readily available. I learned quickly not to bother with extreme details unless it had very tight grain. I'll still use it for basic shapes, then paint any details
@TommynettlesКүн бұрын
Great video, you should try and put a yellow base layer under the fin before you paint the black, to give it the yellow fin aesthetic, would look proper! Did you catch anything on the lure??
@MarcosMVlures2 күн бұрын
A masterpiece, as always. We missed you. Hope you can build and post videos more frecuently
@rowandfishing7332 күн бұрын
Yes! Another solarfall video! Your lures are incredible.
@mosesmedina789Күн бұрын
Thanks for the early Christmas present Mikko! Happy holidays to you and your family brother! I hope you enjoy your New Home bud!
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
Hey Moses, weird question but was your facebook hacked recently?
@mosesmedina789Күн бұрын
@SolarfallBaits yes Mikko. They hacked in and I still haven't been able to get their email removed from the account. They removed my Gmail and replaced it with their email. I still have one email connected to my account. I'll have to tackle that issue very soon. I apologize for any inconvenience it has caused. I had a friend post that my account was hacked.
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
@ i figured. They were asking money from me and i immediately thought that it cant be coming from you and that you myst have been hacked. Damn that sucks, i hope you can get your account back somehow
@mosesmedina789Күн бұрын
@SolarfallBaits yes, they tried going through Facebook meta pay and charge my PayPal account. Changed my bank card and I just need to kick them off. Would you consider adding your sweet Meg stencil to your members account. I heard you mention it in your video. Just curious as I happen to be one of the artistically challenged. Lol 😂.
@TerryWade-xe8osКүн бұрын
Incredible Mikko. MERRY Christmas
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
Thank you Terry and Merry Christmas to you too
@GrantQuamКүн бұрын
Where did you get all your screw eyes?
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
Various places across the internet
@Leonard4fishing2 күн бұрын
Looks awesome, happy holidays
@HHH-nv9xb2 күн бұрын
Material is not a problem. Pine, Cedar, & Birch is easiest for me to use. My biggest challenge is working with smaller baits (3-4 in range), which some still deem as being big.
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Yeah I agree, smaller baits are definitely harder to work with but much more rewarding in the end
@peterholm103Күн бұрын
Kul å se dej jobba igen😊
@6and6rea62 күн бұрын
Hi mikko, quick question: do you test the lure before epoxy coating or you just go for it and hope the movement is ok? Thanks, and merry Christmas! :D
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
I don't usually test anything. I basically already know what works so i dont need to
@LouisDech16 сағат бұрын
Merry Christmas and happy new 2025
@SolarfallBaits4 сағат бұрын
Happy holidays!
@tezcan22Күн бұрын
If you put stretch film on the scale, the scale will not get dirty.😊
@garethpetzer33842 күн бұрын
Hi if you don't mind me asking... How thick is the lip material
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
@@garethpetzer3384 i used 3mm thick lexan
@garethpetzer33842 күн бұрын
@SolarfallBaits thank you
@RunningHaukiКүн бұрын
Awesome Mikko!!!
@mrb2825Күн бұрын
Finaly. Thanks for the video, awesome as usual :) happy holidays
@vukstefandespot47465 сағат бұрын
Широко иде. Ситније за смуђа.
@twintype2 күн бұрын
🔥
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
Oh wow thank you for the tip
@mr.shakyhead5878Күн бұрын
That looks awesome
@FiveBaitsКүн бұрын
I'm getting better at making lures, but every time I see your creations, I remember how much better it's possible to be! Glad you're back! We're curious about your new shop, show us some more!
@SolarfallBaitsКүн бұрын
@@FiveBaits there is still room for me to improve aswell
@felixb305Күн бұрын
Great🎉. The boss is back🤘
@esuomi2 күн бұрын
Is that triangular ruler the very same one I think all Finnish kids got in the 90s? :D I also still got mine somewhere.
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Yeah i think thats the one i got from school
@Theperchfisher-dy1ys2 күн бұрын
Keep up the great content mate your doing amazing you have also motivated me to start making my own lures recently in the past couple of months i have been making my own lures and they are good but i still feel like somethings can improve if anyone could give me some advice or tips and tricks that would be amazing hope to see another video soon mate 👍
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Thats great, what areas are you looking to improve?
@JONNIE_ROCKER2 күн бұрын
👍👍🍺. Hope you’ll get a good Christmas,
@boognish.Күн бұрын
So nice!!!!
@jbehzad2 күн бұрын
Grate skill !
@kemalserter41362 күн бұрын
Waaaaooow muhteşem olmuş. 👋👋👋👋
@pastmasters95912 күн бұрын
Yes!!
@GuenniRocket3GT7 сағат бұрын
Super 👍🏻 sehr schön
@SolarfallBaits6 сағат бұрын
@@GuenniRocket3GT danke schön
@magcolorКүн бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@Fish-Erman2 күн бұрын
If you want to make your videos better, show us the action of the lure cranked at different speeds, in a lake. If it doesn't work right, then it's pretty, but it's not truly a lure. A bathtub doesn't cut it. Constructive criticism.
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
@@Fish-Erman dude i live in Canada the lakes are frozen this time of the year
@gsxr60019842 күн бұрын
Love it brother!
@nolanpeter27482 күн бұрын
Only one word 'nice'.
@charleyhendersonj.r.62972 күн бұрын
MERRY CHRISTMAS back to ya...great looking bait as always...videos are instructional as always...you have help me with my lure painting . Charley @ K.O.B.B (kranky ole bastard baits)
@SolarfallBaits2 күн бұрын
Thanks Charley! I appreciate that. Merry Christmas!