Making a Bunker Fish CrankBait (Menhaden)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- This is the process I went through to make this Bunker / Menhaden CrankBait
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Nate is the bob Ross of lure making. Relaxing and entertaining while having the right amount of humor.
He even has goofy lines similar to Bob's "beat the devil out of it" comment when he slaps his paintbrush dry.
@@JemmC89 a true legend
A 100% agree
Absolutely agree! Love Nates videos and soothing humorous videos!!!
This is the best comment.
Nate, as for selling and reselling your baits for a higher price, it’s called art. You should be highly proud of that. Take it as a compliment. What you’re making is going up in value and you get to see that something that you made wasn’t just thrown in a tacklebox and banged around, but very much appreciated and sought after. I’m also addicted to your channel… Love it man don’t change a thing. Well, change one thing, more CHIP!
Do a “wife tries to make her own bait with only watching my videos” you can’t help her (unless she’s doing something dangerous) she can only use your videos to make a bait! Can’t wait for the day “my child makes his or her first bait” (I’m sorry I don’t know what gender Finn is or however you spel his name😂. Love your vids!
You said “his”, you know exactly what gender Finn is
Burrrrnnnnnnn..... You knew exactly what gender Huck Finn is....
@@girthbrooks1740 that’s what I was thinking but I wasn’t sure and I didn’t want to hurt mr Nate marlings feelings.
Pretty presumptuous of you to assume that just because Nate's a father he identifies as a Mr....
@@girthbrooks1740 😂
The thing about a Marling Bait that makes it more special than just appearance and fishing capability is the fact that Nate made it and put his time in it. The most valuable baits are the ones that were the main character in one of his videos. The baits made by Nate on camera are basically priceless. Good work Nate, gorgeous bait!
You should get polarising lenses for your GoPro so that the lures action is easier to see.
@Kimber 10MM I'd still take 20% improvement 🤷
If I correctly remember a subscriber sent him just a while back. A difference could be seen but nothing like if you change sunglasses to polarized from a non polarized. I remember my first polarized pair and wow. Of course they were like $450+ and not even Rx. Maybe some acclimatization but don’t remember the footage being even at all close to how that had been. Like Gainin a superpower or something man I tell ya
For photography you use 2 polarized filters and cross them. They're marked with a dot
@@RyanMclain you are remembering correctly
@@thereallevel27
This.
Sir, you make art, that swims. It cheers me up every time I see a new video posted. Thank you. Also, I'm super stoked to see you selling your art at appropriate levels. Nicely done.
this is not bait. it's ART.
And it's awesome
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@Necramonmlmllmlmlmmlmlmlmlmlmlmmlmlmlmmlmlmllmlmmlml
My kids and I love your content. They quote you often. "On to the next bait" and "hop on ticks" are common. Thanks for being fun and interesting, we all look forward to your posts.
Pink Floyd and a spinning rainbow bait, absolute vibe
Marling baits you should make a piranha crank bait
Thats an awsome pfp man
@@alejandrolara8936 thanks, it took me a while to find it
I’ve recently been diagnosed with rumination OCD and watching the videos on your channel are great for making my mind stop running. Don’t take that as an insult, I’m not meaning that it’s boring or it makes me brain dead, I just mean that there is so much going on in these videos visually and background sounds in the workshop and yourself talking that it is so menatally stimulating that it calms me down and stops me from thinking about the things that cause me stress. So thank you for helping my mental health. Been watching every video that is uploaded and always look forward to them. Great channel. Love your work and your personality and fishing enthusiasm. Keep it up. Thanks from Australia
I would love if you did a workshop where people could come take a class with you to make a bait (post COVID). My husband is obsessed with your channel!
I second this. I would even bring some fancy wood. I make pens so I have some exotic woods and I'm only in Central MN so not even THAT far away...
I used to think your videos couldn’t get much more detailed.
Then I started watching this one.
Pleasantly proved wrong :)
Reminder: Turn on the lead pot
On a serious note that lure is beautiful!
Onna wonna em noats MAore seriousorlyer than purrdy loour makins... buy a light timer, make choice n have it ready n rarin each day for1hr. Gotta be wasting hours livin time per mo. And honestly, yours r better n most, but still, utoob msgs ain’t all that wunnerful to be throwing away hrs. toss baits, not sweetlivin time outtha winder
@Robert0276 quite the contrary. Merely operating under max seriousness conditions. Such a topic nigh mandated thus
Wow! This is by far the best crank bait You’ve made in a while. I love the longer paint session and instruction. Something I’ve always struggled with is painting and this is really helpful. Thank you for sharing!
U could do a firefly, with a resin glow in the dark "butt" and just charge with a uv flashlight. Time consuming between each cast or two, but for sure a short cut past leds and electronics...
Love the channel man, come back every time!
Also when I've finished revamping my new shed, I will for sure be having a go at one of these builds!!
Where I live there is a new floter named iBite(no it not made by apple i think becusa its doesn't cost that much) it is made for night fishing it has one LED ligt whats brights up the antena, and in the float section there is a tiny battery. I won't go to details how it works but I think you could purches one and use the electronics from that unless you want to go extra small because I think it still might be a bit shorter than an inch or an inch long.
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Or this is an option. It small its pre made electronic you just need to get one and figure out how to fit it in a bait a way where you can change the battery :D
I've been making baits for almost as long as you. I never had the balls to sell or try doing TH-cam. If I could have one wish it would most likely be to spend a week making baits with you. Thank you so much for having the balls to put yourself out there. And make what in my opinion is that best content on TH-cam.
Part of the resale issue is the "baits" become "pieces". Like Rembrandt selling a painting that becomes a "work". There is a lot of beauty and collectibility in your baitmaking that will continue long after you stop making them, even if they can't catch a pike. ;)
This is the first time I’ve ever commented on a TH-cam video. What inspired me to comment was not just your amazing talent but the fact that your genuinely a good guy as well. Don’t try to hard to make your audience happy. Remember, at least half of us are idiots.. I’m so impressed with the way you approach your videos and share your passion for making lures and fishing. Thanks for what you do. Keep it up.. Great job!! Paul
Nate: “I’ll take sour air for good wood.”
Me: “Heh that’s what she said!”
🤣🤣🤣
Thinkin that clever, cool, funny, original, above 4th grade witticisms..... well guess ya call yourself turd deservedly then. My err, that
@@legionssb how else will he learn. Best light possible it just shows hed thought that females are down for a dutch oven before she gets to mimic a untamed bronco broken to the saddle, which assumedly is later put up slung right alongside where she is doing some dehydrating after their arduous gallop. No Cleveland steamer loot upon rank/achievement: carnally knowledgeable. Will have to find some other if wanting char. sprite reskin dlc I suppose
@@RyanMclain it’s funny, you just have an arrogant and depraved sense of humor; with your holier-than-thou attitude.
No joke, I wet myself when I saw you posted. Been missing ya, bud!
Sir I've been waiting for this. new englanders need this lure. Next we need an American eel this is your challenge. go!
The prices on the baits hurt me, but it's understandable considering. But hey its awesome that your popular enough to sell a 380$ crank bait, keep it up man.
If he gives this a heart that would make my day.
WOW that was instant! Thanks!
Your website is just the most minimalist thing in the universe! ❤️
You should make a lure that is a replica of the food goldfish! Like a wake bait or swimbait
Yesssss!
And then fish the neighbor's koi pond .. Hahaha 😜👍👍
CRFishing....I read that... Thinking it said "replicating the food goldfish like".... Should put my glasses on before I start reading the comments.... LoL 😜😂👍
@@maleficentcop2752 lol
as someone that’s caught menhaden for bait all my life, you really did it justice with this
I've literally been waiting 3 weeks for a new video
I hope you keep making videos where you go this in depth with the process cuz I’ve watched every single one of them thus far and still learned sooooo many things in this video.
For the firefly lure, use an arrow nock that lights up. You can turn that on and off. It is also nice and slim.
Good idea
Please upload more often, I love your videos and I've resorted to rewatching all your videos.
Cant wait for the title “Me and my son make my first lure -[one day build to catch]
I hope all is ok! Been on the look out for your uploads
Marling Baits: "I'm going all into detail in this video, you're learning all about bait making right now... Where's my pokey thing?"
You are the only one who would lift up a rolling chair and swing it through the air while trying to find a tool. Then realize it was sitting in front of you the entire time. I love it! It’s what makes these videos so interesting! 👍
Check out the link i sent you man. Could really come in handy. If you get it..and use it... and it works.....give ya boy a shout out.. 😆
This was, without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable, informative, instructional, and entertaining TH-cam videos I've ever seen. I feel like I could make a bait as nice as this, if I had the talent and equipment... LOL
Seriously, though, bravo!! It's so much fun to watch your process. I've been a musician and done audio and video production for many years, so watching the process of another artist is such great fun for me. Thanks for sharing yours so freely!! Can't wait to get on to the next bait!!
You should put lure’s up for bidding, people are willing to pay that much from someone else selling it later. That person is profiting from your work. You are just under valuing your lures. It’s like art, it’s worth what people are willing to pay. And if you feel bad about taking that much money, donate whatever is over your normal price.
How much are people reselling them for?
@Hunter fishman what are you even on about?
@@iWetMyPantz he shows an old lure he made like 6 years ago that he sold for $8 being resold for $68 in the video
For a video - exactly the perfect amount of details and explanations. Amazing bait!
Legend has it the Zebco 33 is the reason Bluefin Tuna populations have declined and not because of Japanese overfishing. Fish responsibly with your Zebco 33.
I really liked this one!
“I’ll take sour air for good wood”
I a little addicted to watching your lure making videos im a huge fan of bass fishing. they are pretty much all I fish for and your videos make me wanna start a TH-cam channel up and see what happens.
Dude, your lures are so beautiful that bluegill one you showed us was so good. Are you going to make that one a video too? Also your video's have inspired me to start making baits too!! I haven't made to many yet but I might send you one.( I am 12)
Love the channel and videos, me and my 3 year old watch them every night when I lay him down for bed. We went fishing a few weeks ago and his mother caught a fish and he just ran around shouting "it's official, it's official" for 10 min. Keep up the great work your more of an inspiration than you know.
17:43 suuuuper glue and baking soda
dude your baits are amazing . never tire of your videos.
DUDE! You should make the popper lure from spongebob that is behind his chair in his house!
Good idea
Totally love your channel. Your thought process is hilarious to watch. Need to just take a day and binge watch all your stuff.
The second I get the notification I click 9n that thing faster than my dad got milk. Btw you usually post at like 3am here.
I’ve been on TH-cam for yearsssss and you by far have my favorite Chanel.
“Unicorn diarrhea...” Not an image I wanted but now I have. Thanks
Something about watching a man make small details to fishing lures is just so satisfying
Greetings and a lure idea from scotland: baby grayling jerkbait.
The fact I heard some Tyler Childers in the background made me love this channel even more
I caught that too
If you do end up selling some baits you should make a few "naked" baits (just plain wood) so the people that buy them can paint them themselves
The "coloring book" of fishing lures...
And then sell a "Paint with Marling Baits" dvd set for different types of color schemes.
Paint Marling Baits by Number
Hey Nate!!!! I have an IDEA!
You should do a saltwater series of episodes, and then after a while you take a trip to the beach to make a video of fishing with all the saltwater baits you made. Maybe some deep-sea fishing too? I've been thinking about this for a while and I think it'll be fun! Love your videos.
"If your fat I guess you could just lean on it." -Marling Baits 2020
For me leaning is too much work. I'll sit on it and munch on a burger. Lol
Lol
@@mfk12340 Randy bobandy is that you?
@@mfk12340 hahah sounds much more chill tho
I've been watching your videos for about a year now, you've gotten me back into fishing because your video-making style is so relaxed and passionate-- you just like what you do, and that makes me happy :)
little positive comment for ya, thanks for all the smiles. sincerely, your ADHD viewer Petri lol
Nice to see my local bait fish get some much deserved attention! I wonder, since Striped bass are notorious bunker eaters, if the large wipers in the ponds you fish will be instinctually drawn to a bunker pattern, since its a lot of what they eat in the wild.
On a separate note, do you have the tools to try making an all-metal blade bait? Those are really good when it gets cold, since they can mimic a dieing baitfish so well when jigged off the bottom. Might be fun! Keep up the great work!!
Use crazy glue to seal dry cracked skin. NOTE! Don't glue fingertips together! Great channel brother.
"Open for business!" You should sell T-shirts with your crazy slogans. 🤣
Like " on to the next bait"
Regarding selling and people re-selling... thats the free market! I think its great. Nobody forced the buyer to pay $70 for the original $8 lure. It just means there's demand! Its probably more of a collector's item at that point. Who knows, 100 years from now a Marling Baits original could be worth thousands. You're not getting shoes made in China via slave labor and selling for $500. You're putting in hours of work. Be proud of that.
Hope you’re doing alright big dawg
Most insane paint job I’ve ever seen!!! Learned a ton!! Thanks bro!!
I remember when you started "be free" instant classic MB.
Marling baits TH-cam channel is the sole reason I have TH-cam notifications on. Hope you’re doing ok man. Thanks for the videos.
Damn that Bluegill Lure is sexy. That's got to be like a $500 lure.
I love your one days but i love watching your more indepth builds , this was a beautiful bait and anyone getting it is a lucky person to own one
How the hell does a 40 minute video get a thumbs down in less than 10 minutes after it's uploaded?
Bc ppl r dumb. Also bots
Vegans.
@@tobybostick5570 lol
They are Pansies.
haters i guess
Every day I had to check the notifications for your videos. I was very inpatient to see your next video.
That bait at the beginning was *thicc*
Still thiccc tho
I have been waiting 2 weeks for the most glorious baitmaking known to man
“Be free”
Okay but seriously, he's a really good hearted guy.
Can we get a soft plastic tadpole with small movable back legs
Please do more of these style lures. Pure art!
MarlingBaits just described our government in 2020: “I don’t recommend that you do it, but it’s fine if I do it, ok?” Ahh, the joys of superglue and politics.
This bait deserves a road trip to the east coast! NATE YOU HAVE TO FISH THAT LURE DURING A STRIPER OR ALBIE BLITZ! They would absolutely hammer that thing.
This is how many people think that this was a thick bait.
This is the future me: thank you everyone for all the likes.
👇🏻
correction *** THICC***
Ok, Sorry "THICC".
*58 people have never seen a bunker in person
In my not-very-humble opinion, this is one of the best videos/tutorials you've ever done. The level of both detail and sanity is unusually high, and I appreciate that. Moreover, as a longtime New England saltwater fisherman, I can completely support your conviction that this menhaden/pogy looks right. Hell, it's better than right, i.e., it's gorgeous. Even more important, perhaps, is the action of this bait in the water: It's REALLY good. I love using big wake baits for large striped bass, and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that they would strike this menhaden with a vengeance. And that's my only concern. I'm just not sure that the glued-in screw eyes would hold up to the smashing strike and hard fight of a big striper in the 30- to 40-pound class. I know that through-wiring is a pain in the ass, but I thought I'd mention it. Finally, on a random, none-of-my-business note, I hope that Chelsea is still in your life. She is/was clearly special.
this would get destroyed on long island instantly. Especially when schools of thousands of bunker are boiling on top
Beautiful work! And I love the Prefontaine poster behind you on the wall at the end of the video....
Teacher:"we have a test today"
Me:"see you when the leads hot"
I get what you said about reselling, but it's a piece of art too. Look at Da Vinci art a piece of Da Vinci art can be sold for $5,000,000 now, but back then he probably only got $5-500, as he got more and more famous the piece got higher and higher, sooooo don't get mad be happy!! That you are famous!!
I couldn’t agree more that ice fishing is very lame
**the Midwest disliked that**
@@TobyCreates lmao
This is probably the nicest bait you’ve made imo
At the start of each video I yell "Plug in the lead pot!" You either can't hear me, or are just ignoring me.
It's like in every second video that i once again realize the two of us listen to the exact same kind of music! markus king (who is responsible for most of the background music in this video) and colter wall also have been two of my top favourite musicians for a few years now.
i really admire your craft and love your videos. just awesome content right here.
greetings from germany!
Thanks for always making my nights better and calmer
TBH your a modern day artist with fishing baits, yes your old baits are going to be found floating around being sold for more but in a way that just shows the appreciation for your work has grown. Given with that being said an auction format would probably be the most fitting setting as its not a LOT sale its a individual custom made bait, and those who appreciate the custom made ones will bid to what they seem fit.
I always enjoy your music, and the bait making is cool too.
When cut the profile shape, from the top, I use the scrap pice that I cut the lure from as a “cradle”. This holds the lure vertically as I run thru band saw. The bottom piece is flat then, making it easier to maneuver thru saw. I find I get better results that way. I make a lot of boo boo’s, so I have to come up with every little advantage I can find. Love tour videos. Thanks for your time
I'm from South Africa, where I don't really fish and I don't make lures. So I am not even sure how I got here, but I watch every video! Especially love the One Days!
The Bunker Fish Lure is absolutely gorgeous!
Buddy I love watching your videos. They are so relaxing and it amazing to watch the journey of the lure coming to life.
Works of art like that is priceless
I would love to have 360 vr videos and normal 360 videos to watch, uncut footage of this guy walking around his shop doing his amazing work.
I love watching him at night or when I’m about to go to bed.So relaxing, keep up the great work Nate!!🎣🎣
Dang bro every time I open TH-cam I’m looking for your videos, thanks for making them
You're extremely talented. I love the various baits. The amount of detail is incredible and baits very real looking.
I love your vids they are so good and entertaining i’m never going to stop watching your videos YOU ARE THE BEST
That was almost too gorgeous to fish with one of your best painting on a lure I have watched you do friggin awesome!!