My name is Michael Jones. I hunt, fish, reload, cast bullets, plant trees for wildlife habitat, can my own hot peppers, while rearing three sons with my wife of 21+ years here in Nebraska. I don't seem to have the time to tie flies, canoe, camp, hike, metal detect, or hobby machining, which are all things I would love to do more.
I have been a tool & die guy, CNC machinist, electronics service technician, and now work in the IT department for a public utility company.
I stumbled across this website looking for lure bodies. Actually, I would rather buy lures than make them, since I have WAY more interests in life than time. (My biggest pet peeve is anyone whining "But there's nothing to do here!")
I have noticed that a lot of the older lures are being withdrawn from the manufacturers' product line. The Bass Oreno, the Sputterfuss, etc. I put in an order today for some finished lures and kits (kits are for my brother's birthday) before I even perused the whole website.
Thanks to Salty for the great products, a fine forum, and...uhmm...maybe some more freshwater designs for us trapped inland.