I had the big black jitterbug! Used it at night time, caught a 4 and 1/2 lb Bass! Not that big by any standards but a nice fish. But it's the most memorable fish I ever caught! All you hear is the bloop bloop bloop of the Lure, then the splash of bass hitting it! I do not know why I never tried again! But I'm 65 years old now, and I think about it a lot!

@EngineeredAngler

3 ай бұрын

Lots of my fishing buddies talk about night bass fishing...believe it or not I have never done it.

I'm 58 and have my grandfather's lure like that. I've never had great luck with it, but wouldn't give it up. Thanks for the build, it was inspiring

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

You bet...keep those old lures.

Been waiting for a tutorial about how to make a jitterbug's lip for a while. Thanks a lot, Franco!!!

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

A jitter bug was the first top water lure my granddad taught me to fish with. Awesome lure, love the color scheme on it. Great job

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Pretty cool. Thanks for the video.

Great video Franco! Beautiful looking bait with great action...and it catches fish!

Excellent build. My first jitterbug was yellow and given to me by my Dad also. I still have all the lures he gave me. Love the bass work and ad hoc mandrill. Last footage with nice Bass great.

I'm about to build a Jitterbug for my future daughter-in-law and had to re-watch this video as a refresher. I made two Jitterbugs last year, so it's been a while.

@EngineeredAngler

Жыл бұрын

Good luck ...I'm sure you'll get them right.

Hello good morning happy fishing Friday 🎣👍🏼 I always enjoy seeing your luer making my friend

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

thank you.

@bicalijd_pierfishing9652

2 жыл бұрын

@@EngineeredAngler good morning my friend your very welcome 🎣👍🏼

Cool paint!

My dad just died in January at 83 years old. We loved to fish together and his favorite lure was the Jitter-Bug. We used to spray paint them completely black and use them at night. The black silhouette of the lure would help the fish spot it against the sky. At least that was our theory, we caught bigger fish at night than in the day light.

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

@hankvana2149

2 жыл бұрын

Same here - all black and fished for bass at night! It's a real heart-stopper to have the bass hit right beside the boat when the lures is paused in preparation to pick it up for the next cast. Thanks for the nudge, I have a white/red jitterbug that I'm going to repaint for tomorrow night's outing!

@maniachill3069

2 жыл бұрын

@@hankvana2149 that's great! I've fished in total darkness with it and when the fish hits, it startled the $4!1 out of me!.

Great build dude, I love your use of brass, gave it sort of an old school look.

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Love the classic lure builds!! Keep up the great work Franco. I was supposed to be in the Georgian Bay this coming week to give all of my homemade lures a test on Smallmouth and Norther Pike but unfortunately I am unable to go due to sever back pain and spams.

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel up to fishing soon. Take care.

Turned out well 👍 nice build I liked the action & sound it gave off

👍 Great Build brah. Always a favorite plug for a sunset cast. I enjoyed that caterpillar ear to ear appearance.🤣

It is a beautiful lure, and works like a charm. Let's see what's next, I bet I will love it too!!! HAGD everyone

Your build is awesome, I really liked your paint job!

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Мастер своего дела! Отлично!

Maybe you could make two next time, and have a friend fish the same lure with you that day? At least some of the morning, give the bug a chance to catch the monster 😃

Now I love this! I'd like more of these builds, maybe a two piece? Thanks man

Nice Franco! I've been kicking around making a jitterbug and a hula popper for a bit now You've given me the nudge, great video as always thanks for sharing

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck with your lure build.

Love to a up sized saltwater one

That was just awesome! 💯 great build. Can’t wait to see what’s next

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

Hey Franco, awesome video. I really appreciate you taking the time to create a video based on my request. I think this will help with my own build. I'm not sure when I'll get around to it, but I'll comment with how it goes when I do. Thank you so much! You're the best!

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Sure...good luck with your version. This is definitely a fun build.

Great job !!

@EngineeredAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That was very cool great job.

Terbaik

Lots of huge bass and pike have been caught on this oldie. I'm 62 and I can attest that it's been around a long time and I've seen it catch 8 lbs + bass. Watching while commenting and no idea what Franco is making on the lathe.😌

@pakde8002

2 жыл бұрын

Edit, just figured it out. A template to make the lip.

Nice lure, paint job and bass! 🙂

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Quality Job there... But honestly to do this at the level you are doing , requires all the Power Equipment, ect. The average person isn't going to invest in this amount of Equipment. Fred Arbogaust, The original inventor, made them from an old broom handle and a vegetable can ; cut out from side wall of the can. You can also make the dish lip from the shoulder curvature of an arisol spray can. Then just paint the body black, which always works. hooks attach to inexpensive hobby eyelet screws; open eyelet type, then crimp closed. Your creation is Store bought Quality looking for sure. NOTE: It sat nose down , angled in the water at rest, instead of floating level, but you can easily balance it, using different, lighter lip material. My point , is only that the guy with bare minimal materials can make one of these, BUT...., it is very cool to have a professional Quality looking product as you produced. Thanks for the Video.

Great video ++

@EngineeredAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Hey Franco where’d you find that small chuck for your lathe I have the same setup and that Chuck would be perfect.

@EngineeredAngler

Жыл бұрын

I got it on line a few years ago...don't remember the source.

Из какой древесины изготовили приманку?

The wood is almost to pretty to cover with paint.

Wishlist: $50,000 workshop

Can you make a weedless buzzbait

@EngineeredAngler

Жыл бұрын

I think buzzbaits are pretty weedless already...don't you think?

@thenigga3374

Жыл бұрын

@@EngineeredAngler not really, see the hook isn't the problem it's the arm that rises at a 90 from the line tie and the blade itself will stop spinning from weeds getting in between the hardware. Maybe something that can cover the beads in the shape of a bullet sinker but floats. And idk about the wire, it always hold weeds at the line tie. I already use elastic tubing to make the hook weedless on my skipping buzzbaits. I can make a new blade design that has all the hardware on it already and just solder cones out of copper to split weeds. Is there maybe a way I can make a crude design and send you pictures or video for you to refine it.

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Nice one Franco! Coincidence, SolarBaits just posted an all wood jitterbug... kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqdlvNBtm87NmrQ.html Must be the time of year, hot days make for perfect jitterbug fishing at night! Taking about surface lures, how about a Hedon "Dying Flutter" or "Torpedo" prop-bait build? I paint mine all black for night use. They are a little more subtle than the jitterbug. Cheers!