Why do we make stuff?

Y'all might be like me and like to make things over buy them. I wonder what makes me spend 10x's the money on something thats not always better than the cheaper store bought product? I mean like a baseball bat 20 bucks for everyone else a wal mart...... me oh know 500 bucks in wood working and Ill build a bat that Paul Bunyan couldnt lift. but by Gosh I made it :D
You know how many crappie baits I could buy with the money I've spent to make them? but by golly I made them and I like it lol I guess its just how some people are wired. My girlfriend laughs because if I see something I like, she can see the wheels turning on how I can make it. Most of the time I spend a ton of money and it doesnt work but I tried

what do you do with the things that you make that turn out wrong

It keeps us out of the go-go bars and pool halls!;)

There is nothing like catching fish on something you have made. It's not cheap but there is nothing that can replace the feeling either.
I ran a wood shop- cabinet shop for a lot of years. I still see things that I built for others and there is a pride that comes over me knowing that when I'm gone something will be left behind.
It's the same with seeing old baits. Knowing that someone made the baits and we are still enjoying them. No price can be put on that feeling. :)

I love the feeling of catching things on my baits, and I hope to fish enough in the future to make atleast my expense back on what I spent. I will hopefully sell enough here and there to cover some of my expenses, but even if I do not, it is well worth the money I have spent just to do it myself and make a little something different than the every day bait I have always used.

Over the years when I was in the military I sold jigs to local shops and after about 5 years I figured I had recouped my initial investement. I always went for half cash and half buying lures at what the shops cost was before mark-up.

I've got enough stuff to make thousands of jigs, spinners and flys. It's always more fun to catch fish on something that you made yourself. It isn't always pretty but they catch fish.

Also back when the kids were home and fishing it was nice not having to worry about the cost of store bought if they lost something, and we were doing together things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best reason of all!!!!!!!!

Fatman

I hear ya fatman

sometimes I wonder I do it for enjoyment this is more of a hobby than anything else to me and I do enjoy people did enjoy the stuff that I made. We give away thousands of jigs every year to either the unfortunate or fundraisers or some other cause that I see fit. It's not the money to me though we do it is a part-time business. If you are in this for fact you better forget about it. There is nothing better than the world than catching something that you have made. We started out when I was a young man in high school I think maybe one year or so before that we started out about 14 or 15 years old. And ever since then it's been part of my life something that you truly enjoy doing. If I spark one young man out there to this way of life and then I again something that means so much to me to somebody else and I hope that my experience and knowledge will be passed on. When I come on crappie.com it was a dream come true for me here is a world that I truly enjoy talking to many of you guys about fishing for one little fish it means so much to our country and it is quite large industry now. There's literally thousands or maybe millions of dollars to be made every year to this one little fish. But my most pride is getting out of the enjoying the of watching somebody else catch fish on something that I've made. Now that we are into plastics is the new ballgame and I really enjoy it you don't want to know what it cost to get into this sort of thing I've spent probably more than most people would find something I consider it as a hobby. In the past few months we spent close to over $6000 just to give you an ideal on how wonderful my hobby is to me. In a course like the above you see something that you want and naturally you're going to buy it so the cost keeps building though you will never get your money back out of it right away it doesn't seem to make a difference. Each hour that I sat at the desk I have a smile at my face because we are doing something I truly enjoy though it is 100° outside in my shop is about 120 but we seem to enjoy sitting there sweating making something so wonderful to me.

yep snake, the price adds up in a hurry. I ordered a little over 400 dollars worth again here recently. I gotts stop that. When you enjoy it as much as we do, it is hard to stop.

It is addicting. Maybe we need a S.P.A.? Soft Plastics Anonymous.
Hello everybody, I am Bob, and I am a "plastiholic".

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It is addicting. Maybe we need a S.P.A.? Soft Plastics Anonymous.
Hello everybody, I am Bob, and I am a "plastiholic".

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the only problem I have is when they come out with a multi-cavity mold and they have like 66 cavities in and then I am hooked. So I stopped going to those places where they make molds and less crappie seeker tells me about one shame on you:DI think this is worse than smoking sometimes that is trying to kick the habit but this one you can't.

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yep snake, the price adds up in a hurry. I ordered a little over 400 dollars worth again here recently. I gotts stop that. When you enjoy it as much as we do, it is hard to stop.

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you'll had to quit going to those pretty sites where they show all the stuff like the molds. We just got through today spent over $300 for colors we will be handling lurecraft colors from now on as we ordered every one of their colors 72+ yes they are non-bleed .

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you'll had to quit going to those pretty sites where they show all the stuff like the molds. We just got through today spent over $300 for colors we will be handling lurecraft colors from now on as we ordered every one of their colors 72+ yes they are non-bleed .

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How do you know they are non bleed, I did not recall it mentioning non bleed on the site. I know I ordered some non bleed from m-f because some of my previous bottles did not say non bleed on them. When I got my new paint in, some of the bottles specifically said non bleed on them and some did not. So when I asked about it, they said some of them do not say it on the bottle itself but they are still non bleed. So I ended up ordering colors I did not really need, but I guess I can still use them later on. I would like to have a few of the lurecraft colors myself, but I guess it will be a while before I order anymore paint.

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the only problem I have is when they come out with a multi-cavity mold and they have like 66 cavities in and then I am hooked. So I stopped going to those places where they make molds and less crappie seeker tells me about one shame on you:DI think this is worse than smoking sometimes that is trying to kick the habit but this one you can't.

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I am a plastiholic too. Yeah I am hooked on those biggr molds too. I jsut wish there were more of them. Only problem though, I do not have the money to buy what I want.

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How do you know they are non bleed, I did not recall it mentioning non bleed on the site. I know I ordered some non bleed from m-f because some of my previous bottles did not say non bleed on them. When I got my new paint in, some of the bottles specifically said non bleed on them and some did not. So when I asked about it, they said some of them do not say it on the bottle itself but they are still non bleed. So I ended up ordering colors I did not really need, but I guess I can still use them later on. I would like to have a few of the lurecraft colors myself, but I guess it will be a while before I order anymore paint.

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I have about 50 lurecraft colors and all of the that i have used are nonbleed. I have to be honest LureCraft makes some GOOD stuff.

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How do you know they are non bleed, I did not recall it mentioning non bleed on the site. I know I ordered some non bleed from m-f because some of my previous bottles did not say non bleed on them. When I got my new paint in, some of the bottles specifically said non bleed on them and some did not. So when I asked about it, they said some of them do not say it on the bottle itself but they are still non bleed. So I ended up ordering colors I did not really need, but I guess I can still use them later on. I would like to have a few of the lurecraft colors myself, but I guess it will be a while before I order anymore paint.

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how do I know that they are bleed proof. Real simple we had the great privilege of talking to the owner. And if they say that they are bleed proof I believe them.

I have a few lurecraft products and they are good. I like m-f products as well. None of mine have ever bled, but I just wanted to make sure.

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I have a few lurecraft products and they are good. I like m-f products as well. None of mine have ever bled, but I just wanted to make sure.

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I will find out after I get the colors .

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It keeps us out of the go-go bars and pool halls!;)

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You say that like it's a bad thing.:D

amen brother !! thats why im getting into it , just want to make enough to pay for my habit , and lure making is a habit , but a good one !!
"mo'

buck it is definately habit forming

you got that right !! started makin 1/16 & 13/2 lead heads , then went to powder painting them! now makin 2'' curly tails , next gonna make 1.75 tubes who knows whats next , but i love it . its like slab fishing when ya cant . or maybe my getaway , nerve pill, its just make me feel good to make lures ,and even better when in catch them tasty slabs using my stuff !!
""crappie make me happy""
they call me ""MO""