tackle craft?

[NOKUY]

man ive been looking for ways to make sum xtra money aside from my full-time job....and weed

I've considered lots of things, but I wont do most shit unless I'm interested in it. (i'm into taxidermy, but not fully trained or equipped for it yet)

I was thinking about "tackle craft" since im good at that shit and know about paint and lures.

I make enuff money to support us, but need to get over the hump and make sum xtra money...


I'm talking about big spoons, and spinners and lures and plastics

....shit for pike, lake trout, walleye, perch, and musky...and not just lures, but bait rigs too.

I know cabelas has sum shit for tackle craft,...but how do i go about selling this gear if I make it.....or do i have to let it sell itself?

I know I could go to fishing shops and maybe sell on consignment...maybe thats the only answer. ...or a website...how much does that cost?

any thoughts on this guys?

 

[NOKUY]

I guess i could make spinner shit for bass fishing too..tho I dont keep or eat bass.... bass fishing is fun.

 

[Guest]

Selling on consignment usually isn't very interesting, did it for a very short time while at college, mostly the objectives are set way too high.
Just buy some fishing stuff and put a sign outside your house, you'll know soon enough if there's any demand for what you have to sell, if not the only money you lost is on a little stock and making a sign.
Profile yourself like a wholeseller who also sells to regular costumers, makes it seem like an nice opportunity just to be able to buy from you, and it does away with the need for having a shop.
Personal interest isn't the main thing here, just sell a product you know something about, where a reasonable profit margin is feasable, look out for nearby competition (will prolly be scarce around your parts in any business lol), if there is competition don't compete on price, compete on service (the established competing company most likely will have a bigger bankroll than you do and wil be able to sit out hefty price competition).

 

[Jack D Ripper]

you could always try e-bay. Have you ever thought about making "Fish Decoys" they sell for $50 - $200 a piece depending on your skills. Check them out on e-bay: http://search.ebay.com/fish-decoy

 

[RED145]

IMO,
There is not enuf money to be made crafting lures,the world has enuf tackle manufacturers that sell stuff cheap.I mean I would have to get 15 dollars for a spoon I made,compared to the "same" one in wally's for 3.19.
there is no market for handmade lures,or rather,there is not enuf money to be made selling lures.You mention weed,pushin an extra zip a week to a close bud will not only help them out but put 3 hundge in your pocket,think you can do that with tackle craft??
I think you need to rethink this one bro.

 

[NOKUY]

IMO,
There is not enuf money to be made crafting lures,the world has enuf tackle manufacturers that sell stuff cheap.I mean I would have to get 15 dollars for a spoon I made,compared to the "same" one in wally's for 3.19.
there is no market for handmade lures,or rather,there is not enuf money to be made selling lures.You mention weed,pushin an extra zip a week to a close bud will not only help them out but put 3 hundge in your pocket,think you can do that with tackle craft??
I think you need to rethink this one bro.

damn good point bro!

 

[Pops]

For a person with a free spirit and a closet full of small arms, there are a number of convenience stores with extra cash lying around. Said free spirit should have a fast car for getaways and a knowledge of city streets. Bullet proof vests are optional.

 

[okwildfire]

theres a giant market for hand crafted crank baits..and hand crafted balsa wood crank baits..just look at livino and all the jap crank baits..believe me when i say theres a big market for em..just look at lee sisson..lucky craft..yellow majic..king kong swim baits..aww man..the list goes on and on..very high demand for em..and thats not even the custom hand poured plastics....but any way..you get the point..i would say go for it..if ya really want it...and also..try to stick to bass..and saltwater..thats the main market..

 

[RED145]

I dont know bout that OK,dont get me wrong,Fishing is huge!!There is a huge market for lures out there,Lucky Craft,Yellow Magic,and King Kong are all great lure "Companies"!!But the dont make hand carved or hell even hand-made lures.Lee Sisson at last look worked for Yakima lures,point is I still dont think theres room for a little guy to do it.There are plenty trying tho Yuk,check this guy out for cool shit!!

www.cmwiggle.com

This guy is an artist and a craftsman,I am not saying you couldnt sell stuff,I'm just saying to make money totally off it is hard.

 

[NOKUY]

so im back at looking into doing this seriously....i'm pretty dang sure i could make it work, and ive found a few more sources for "tackle craft" supplies.

i know how to make molds for lures, and how to use just about everything involved in making gear from start to finish, and have a manufacturing background, so im aware of how to use time and materials efficiently.

im just not good at selling stuff, so i might need to enlist a friend or family member who is better at that than me.

 

[McSnappler]

Using freelance work exchange sites you could get yourself a ZenCart or Joomla!/Virtuemart based ecommerce store for under $200, ready to sell via PayPal or whatever payment gateway you choose, using Indian/Far Eastern labour.

Then it's just a PR job, promoting the site & building the search engine profile - again, the Asian/Far Eastern workers can help with building incoming links to your site, if you don't want to do that stuff.

Supplement it with an eBay store and you're laughing.

What about one-off custom lures etc? Could possibly build a good reputation with high quality bespoke lures.

 

[arcticsun]

you'll face tuff competition from loads of companies that sells the shiny little dangly thingies. expect no help from local stores and such. you gotta rely on the local market and direct sales most likely.

i got tons of my own homemade lures. often i use parts of old broken ones. or combine 2

 

[African herbman]

I wonder how hard it is to make those plastecised PVC "Plastic worm" type lures. I knew a guy who melted and cast them himself out of old broken plastic worms and would hook me up his secret creations.

I suppose it's possible, depending on the difficulty, to make new worms by recycling peoples used ones. Like see if you could get guys to donate the used ones to you or a local tackle shop which you could come round and collect.

But personally I think there's a better chance making cash with the hand carved Rapala style balsa crankbaits idea.
Or getting ur hands on some spring stainless steel wire, colorado/willow leaf blades, silicone skirts etc. And make spinner baits. All that crap you can buy pretty easily, the trickiest part would be casting the lead head and getting pait that'll stick to it and stay on. If you did this, you may as well make some Bass jigs as they're pretty much the same just without the spinning shit.

Good luck with it man!

 

[Stoner4Life]

Just a guess but I'd say that competing with the asian market on lure production would be tough, buying rock solid wholesale might work if you decided to set up some consignment accounts, anybody already in the business would be reluctant to take on any new accounts in this economy. Your cash and hard work might pay off with the right items & eye appeal.

How about looking into something like custom fishing rod production, you can source out the best composite & fiberglass blanks and the rest of the gear online.

A bass bait can cost from $2.99 to $12.99 near the top end, you'd have to produce & sell a boat load of lures to earn an income....... custom fishing rods are another story though, one rod can cost hundreds and your profit realized per order.


EDIT: I do have a friend that produces muskie lures, his lures are given away at dozens of Muskies Inc. banquet dinners every year, he's entrenched in the business now for over 20 years and he hits all the trade shows. It is a tough racket to make any money in bro.

He's about to delve into reproducing a line of retro-vintage wooden lures mounted on plaques for collecting and display use only, these lures are going to retail for $75-90 depending upon production complexity. I'm going to assisst him with the marketing of these lures.

 

[NOKUY]

one off lures and custom rods are a good idea....i know a custom fly rod maker....tho i don't like fly fishing.

when i started thinking about this it was just about making my own gear (bein self-sufficient)...prolly should leave it at that.

 

[JJScorpio]

Lures get hot by word of mouth around fishing areas. I would suggest giving a few to different local guides and let them "make them hot" by catching fish.

Where I live the guides will discuss what lure they just landed a fish with over the radios. I even know someone that had bought cases of a certain lure and would get on the radio and tell openly the lure he "just landed a monster with". Sure enough, everyone was looking for that lure later in the day...

My suggestion would be to talk to a few local guys and find out what colors are hot right now and fashion them after that.....

 

[ROJO145]

I still stand by what I said,dont get me wrong,handmade lures are works of art!!They got some beaut's out there,but to make a livin....mehUsually around my spots its what are they hittin,the blue or yellow egg sacs?a swedish pimple or colorodo spinner,crankbait or buzz.....etc etc,I havent seen anything really "new" in a long time,and I know fish.
These cats got some cool shit,lures for fishin or spearin.....check'em,I got a hat!!

www.cmwiggle.com