having the rope sit behind the lure on like a split ring could give it more action along with the benefit of being able to replace the rope once tarnished. Love ur videos!
The other poster said to tease out the fibers with a hairbrush. After you do that, loop the fibers back. Make the loops different lengths. This makes a bunch of loops around the Gars teeth when it chews the lure, keeps em on better. We used to tie Wooly buggers (fly) with the soft (loop) side of velcro. Brown Trout would spit out our flies as soon as they realized the weren't bugs. The loop velcro gets looped around their teeth and they keep the fly in their mouth longer so we could feel the fish and set the hook. Probably would work on the gar lure too
I always love when you try a wacky but still functional/traditional bait. I’d love to see some more vintage lure recreations. I find myself rewatching those regularly.
You should make a series of making various food lures to see if fish like human food. I just thought that would be pretty entertaining. Keep up the good work.
My old fishing buddy gave an essay of a post earlier about our experience fishing for gar. He said that gar will generally only bite things they think they can fit in their mouths, we tend to use smaller lures and shorter sections of rope (4-6in). Something that really helps us with retaining them on a bite is burning the end of the nylon rope together with a lighter. This prevents their teeth from sliding off of the back of the lure. My friend did let me know that he no longer does that though and instead doubles the rope back up to the lure to make loops at the end. I also agree that they very much like baits with a good amount of flash. When we first started using rope lures we didn’t have anything but rope and a jighead in our lures. The gar were not nearly as interested as they had been with the inline spinners and other flashy lures that we were using to fish for other species.
I think as a challenge, you make a lure out of a bunch of popsicle sticks glued together. I’d assume the wood could be pretty light and maybe stronger than some would think. Keep it up and I love the vids. They are inspiring me to get into baitmaking as well!
Sorry for the triple comment; if I could give one recommendation on the rope rig, taking an old hairbrush to the rig really helps separate the fibers. I haven't done any tests, but feel it helps a lot with the action, & would reckon it helps with securing fish 🤙
Last tip: no hookset, open the bail and let 'em run for a bit 🙏💜 They run with their prey and shake it to death like a dog with a rabbit, and that's when they get snagged up in the rope!
@@CarolinaBassHunter I made some significant improvements thanks to good ol' Richard Gene, The Fishing Machine! 💜🔥 I haven't met an angler yet (who's familiar with TH-cam and) that hasn't seen that legend one way or another.
From experiance have you caught anything other than gars with this method? We only have northern pike in ths uk so wondering if this would work as well?
@Edie655 I've only ever caught gar with it, but I admittedly doubt it'd work for Pike. Gar teeth are pretty puely conical (think pokey stabby; e.g., nail) whereas Pike teeth are also sharp on the sides (pokey stabby, but also shreddy slicy; e.g., knife, and their hunting techniques differ a bit as a result; the rope works on Gar because they tend to grab prey in the front of their mouths, run with it for a bit & then shake it around (like a dog killing a snake or a rabbit), and they'll do that a few times with each "bait" they take (rope, in this case) before eventually working it back to their throat; that head-thrashing is what gets them tangled up in the rope. I can't say it won't work on Pike, but I am doubtful that the action/design of this bait will be your best bet for triggering strikes, and I personally think their teeth would just shred the rope if one did decide to slam it. If you do try it & landna pike, I wish you the best of luck with getting the rope out of a Pike's gullet. 🙏
Dude yes! I haven’t even watched yet, but this brings back so many memories for me. What an excellent idea to spiff up the ole rope lure…. I think imma have to do this as well. Makes me think of my dad’s old river tackle box
HAHAHA! Funny stuff man! I think I enjoyed your "Tim The Tackle Maker Garden Center Demo" as much as I liked the one day. You do carpentry like I do, it's never coming apart, but it ain't right! HAHAHAAA! I've been a fan of your channel for a long time, and love how you've respectively incorporated your family and other interests in your videos. When I was a younger man I melted plastic baits together with a soldering iron, made homemade jigs out of garage sale soup spoons, and carved Zara Spook variants from broom handles. Your channel has always spoken to me at a core level, not to mention I feel like you're someone I could simply drink a beer with. Keep up the good content.
Love the channel. FYI about the American flag. The stars should always be facing towards the direction of travel. Military does the same thing. One is “normal” which would be on the left side. Then the “backwards” one goes on the right side. Like running a flag into battle, just depends on which side you’re on.
You know i'm french and very patriot, i love my country, and people says that we don't have to be proud of our history and say that patriots are racists, mysogyns... its automatic when we like our country. What I love in USA is America fuck yeah and this spirit of celebrating our country without being critizised !! Awesome bait
Always love the video's you put out. Doesn't matter what im doing if i get a notification that you have dropped a video it is put on. I would love to buy one of you lures
Getting technical here: The stars end of the flag always gets oriented to the front in the direction of travel. For this lure, you put them on backwards. The blue side should be nearest to the nose of the bait. That's why you got eyes with the flag facing both directions (and not the same direction). This began in the Airforce. The flag will look normal on the left, but the right side of the plane is painted backwards so the flag appears to be flying in the wind.
@@Justtomstuff You're not understanding it. 6:57 is the left side and has the stars towards the rear. 7:06 is the right side and also has the stars towards the rear. He has them backwards and they should be swapped. Both sides should instead have the stars towards the nose and that's the whole reason for why the flag was printed in both directions. Think of it as though the lure has a flagpole... and then moves forward. How would the flag look from both sides? Regardless, it really doesn't matter to me. I was just making an observation.
I wish colorado would stock trade some rainbow trout for gar with Iowa...probably wouldn't survive the winter, but whatever, the state stocks trout in low elevation lakes that don't survive the summer, so they should be fine with it.
Watched a show once where a guy used a jig head without a hook and nylon rope to catch gar, also had a board with cut outs to fit it nose in to pull the nylon out of it's teeth.
I highly recommend fence pliers since you are using fence staples. It makes removing/replacing staples as you need to fix or replace fence sections much easier.
Ain't NO damn deer gonna get in THAT garden!! I really like those raised garden containers! Are they Vego or Birdies brand? Very nice setup. Looking forward to seeing more bonus garden footage!!
Why not have a series, like the bank builds you do (Very Cool by the way), where you go to the hardware store, pharmacy, grocery store (insert strange store) etc. pick out items and make a lure from that. We NEED it OFFICIAL; which "store's stuff" bass like most! Love you builds, and the videos!
Back in the late 1960's I made a gar bait using a 4 inch long piece of 1/4 inch nylon rope. I whipped a length of doubled 50lb mono to one end and painted it red, then "fluffed" the other end out. Best gar bait I ever had!
@Edie655 The only member of the pike family where I lived in south Arkansas was chain pickeral and I never caught one. When I would see gar "sippin air" I'd grab my rod with the gar bait and start chunking....... lots of fun!
having the rope sit behind the lure on like a split ring could give it more action along with the benefit of being able to replace the rope once tarnished. Love ur videos!
Looks heavy
@@precinct1baltimorecountyre588 what
The other poster said to tease out the fibers with a hairbrush. After you do that, loop the fibers back. Make the loops different lengths. This makes a bunch of loops around the Gars teeth when it chews the lure, keeps em on better. We used to tie Wooly buggers (fly) with the soft (loop) side of velcro. Brown Trout would spit out our flies as soon as they realized the weren't bugs. The loop velcro gets looped around their teeth and they keep the fly in their mouth longer so we could feel the fish and set the hook. Probably would work on the gar lure too
I always love when you try a wacky but still functional/traditional bait. I’d love to see some more vintage lure recreations. I find myself rewatching those regularly.
You should make a series of making various food lures to see if fish like human food. I just thought that would be pretty entertaining. Keep up the good work.
A slice of pizza swimbait?!
burger buzz bait
Taco lipless
Chickenwing
Cheddar cheese block
He dude your the best bait maker I watch on TH-cam I made a bait and I wanted you to see it one day
Great afternoon hangin with Marling Baits and havin a late lunch. Gracias mi amigo!
Obviously we all love the lure vids. But also am enjoying the other content as well. Love the garden and how it's all coming along.
Good way to start my morning 👍🏼 that bonus gardening was very soothing
Lookin real buff lately! 💪🏻👀
I like the bonus outdoor project footage
actually liking the garden videos. i grew up gardening and seeing my parents do it and this is nice.
yet again, another video to solve my rainy day boredom!
The bonus gardening has been a fun little extra😁
American 🇺🇸 eye on any bait is most appropriate! Awesome videos man!
I like making lures too. Never thought of using rope.
You should know, these videos this summer inspired me to go buy a new Rod and Reel and start fishing again!
I enjoyed the gardening video as much as the lure making video.
My old fishing buddy gave an essay of a post earlier about our experience fishing for gar. He said that gar will generally only bite things they think they can fit in their mouths, we tend to use smaller lures and shorter sections of rope (4-6in). Something that really helps us with retaining them on a bite is burning the end of the nylon rope together with a lighter. This prevents their teeth from sliding off of the back of the lure. My friend did let me know that he no longer does that though and instead doubles the rope back up to the lure to make loops at the end. I also agree that they very much like baits with a good amount of flash. When we first started using rope lures we didn’t have anything but rope and a jighead in our lures. The gar were not nearly as interested as they had been with the inline spinners and other flashy lures that we were using to fish for other species.
I think as a challenge, you make a lure out of a bunch of popsicle sticks glued together. I’d assume the wood could be pretty light and maybe stronger than some would think. Keep it up and I love the vids. They are inspiring me to get into baitmaking as well!
Your yard is looking awesome!!
My dad and I used to catch barracuda with just a long red tube going through the water as fast as possible. I wonder if that would work for garr
Yeah tube lures are essential cuda gear. Back in the day they used to use red McDonald’s straws.
The cuda tube! Those are great
We use to catch yellowfin with a stainless steel tube. The hardest part was keeping the barracuda off them while landing them!
I have caught tons of different fish on the handle of a old butter knife. Ocean fish will literally bite anything
Wish I had a dad👽
Love your Vids! Can’t watch enough of your genius mind at work
Loving the bonus gardening and little extra vids at the end you do now keep it up :)
I could watch bonus gardening all day long
nice B roll.....I like it
Wow time flies. Your son has gotten big.
Oh happy Sunday!
new sunglasses are epic!
Very creative. Now it's time to make a floppy pink human swim bait in 2022! Let's make it O-FISH-AL! The bonus footage was amazing.
I bought a bait caster rod because you had one and it makes me feel a lot better that even you, who in my eyes is a pro, still deals with bird nesting
Love your channel! You come up with some awesome stuff and I learn a ton from you. Keep it up and thank you!
this garden and next bait brought to you by makita lmao love the work in the shop and in the garden
Sorry for the triple comment; if I could give one recommendation on the rope rig, taking an old hairbrush to the rig really helps separate the fibers. I haven't done any tests, but feel it helps a lot with the action, & would reckon it helps with securing fish 🤙
Last tip: no hookset, open the bail and let 'em run for a bit 🙏💜 They run with their prey and shake it to death like a dog with a rabbit, and that's when they get snagged up in the rope!
I watched Richard Gene's video, and did what he did. It definitely works!
@@CarolinaBassHunter I made some significant improvements thanks to good ol' Richard Gene, The Fishing Machine! 💜🔥 I haven't met an angler yet (who's familiar with TH-cam and) that hasn't seen that legend one way or another.
From experiance have you caught anything other than gars with this method? We only have northern pike in ths uk so wondering if this would work as well?
@Edie655 I've only ever caught gar with it, but I admittedly doubt it'd work for Pike. Gar teeth are pretty puely conical (think pokey stabby; e.g., nail) whereas Pike teeth are also sharp on the sides (pokey stabby, but also shreddy slicy; e.g., knife, and their hunting techniques differ a bit as a result; the rope works on Gar because they tend to grab prey in the front of their mouths, run with it for a bit & then shake it around (like a dog killing a snake or a rabbit), and they'll do that a few times with each "bait" they take (rope, in this case) before eventually working it back to their throat; that head-thrashing is what gets them tangled up in the rope.
I can't say it won't work on Pike, but I am doubtful that the action/design of this bait will be your best bet for triggering strikes, and I personally think their teeth would just shred the rope if one did decide to slam it. If you do try it & landna pike, I wish you the best of luck with getting the rope out of a Pike's gullet. 🙏
Fin is getting so big. We miss seeing Chip... don't forget to bring in Chip chip at the end.
Dude yes! I haven’t even watched yet, but this brings back so many memories for me. What an excellent idea to spiff up the ole rope lure…. I think imma have to do this as well. Makes me think of my dad’s old river tackle box
HAHAHA! Funny stuff man! I think I enjoyed your "Tim The Tackle Maker Garden Center Demo" as much as I liked the one day. You do carpentry like I do, it's never coming apart, but it ain't right! HAHAHAAA! I've been a fan of your channel for a long time, and love how you've respectively incorporated your family and other interests in your videos. When I was a younger man I melted plastic baits together with a soldering iron, made homemade jigs out of garage sale soup spoons, and carved Zara Spook variants from broom handles. Your channel has always spoken to me at a core level, not to mention I feel like you're someone I could simply drink a beer with. Keep up the good content.
BONUS GARDENING! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Love the channel. FYI about the American flag. The stars should always be facing towards the direction of travel. Military does the same thing. One is “normal” which would be on the left side. Then the “backwards” one goes on the right side. Like running a flag into battle, just depends on which side you’re on.
You know i'm french and very patriot, i love my country, and people says that we don't have to be proud of our history and say that patriots are racists, mysogyns... its automatic when we like our country. What I love in USA is America fuck yeah and this spirit of celebrating our country without being critizised !! Awesome bait
I think a wifey tied rwb feather treble would just make that bait!! Joy to watch as usual!
Wow it’s crazy seeing your kid grow up. My mom used to say after school life goes by fast, and she was right
Always love the video's you put out. Doesn't matter what im doing if i get a notification that you have dropped a video it is put on. I would love to buy one of you lures
i have to say that is a sick bait. it looks like a squirrel swimming
That guitar in the background at 6:05....first time seeing that. It's pretty sweet.
Love how you build stuff like how you make baits. Wish you used a little baking soda, and super glue on that project though. Just for fun haha
I enjoyed the extra content, and thank you for switching to the circular saw, I was about to have a conniption. Be well.
Loving the ingenuity my dude! Your channel is basically a religion for me at this point. Keep it up
Loved the intro with the rope😂
I got a like yessssssir made my day😂 legend
Very cool creation, thank you very much, greetings from Algeria
I would love to see you make a Alabama rig
What a masterpiece lol 🤣
you was doubting it lol
Not gonna lie I come for the baits but stay for the garden builds 😊
Awesome lure bait build, Marling. Nice change up in the video on working on the garden.
Hey, Marlin did I win something? I got a message from you.
As per usual an excellent video. Also good to see you let family get involved 👍🎣😎
Do you get a mixed bag of dead meat custom eyes or do you have to order individual sets and sizes
I was so relived when he finally got the circular saw out. 😄
This is a gem of a video, thanks for the content as always !!
Love it. Lots of Gars around here, I think I’ll try that rope. Great video, as always.😎
Love the gar trap!
Came for the lure but got hooked for gardening.
dude these are insane to watch
That last part in the garden was hard to watch. lol You sure make nice baits.
awesome video man, loved the gardening segment :D
I wouldn’t mind a second channel for home projects and stuff. I enjoy both lure making and Home stuff
Your Bandsaw skills are impressive!
In the very first clip you were looking threw your Lens and totally missed the rope 😂😂 love it
Getting technical here: The stars end of the flag always gets oriented to the front in the direction of travel. For this lure, you put them on backwards. The blue side should be nearest to the nose of the bait. That's why you got eyes with the flag facing both directions (and not the same direction). This began in the Airforce. The flag will look normal on the left, but the right side of the plane is painted backwards so the flag appears to be flying in the wind.
I was gonna say the same, but since you already did, I'm just gonna like and comment on this comment.
He had no other way to orient they eyes. They came printed like that. They would be upside down if the stripes were correct
Wait you’re right. They’re two different directions. I thought only one was backwards. My bad
He specifically said, "one of the flags will have to be backwards". I also have yet to see the eye on the other side in this video.
@@Justtomstuff You're not understanding it. 6:57 is the left side and has the stars towards the rear. 7:06 is the right side and also has the stars towards the rear. He has them backwards and they should be swapped. Both sides should instead have the stars towards the nose and that's the whole reason for why the flag was printed in both directions. Think of it as though the lure has a flagpole... and then moves forward. How would the flag look from both sides? Regardless, it really doesn't matter to me. I was just making an observation.
Was wondering when you were gonna do a rope lure. Looks dope
I wish colorado would stock trade some rainbow trout for gar with Iowa...probably wouldn't survive the winter, but whatever, the state stocks trout in low elevation lakes that don't survive the summer, so they should be fine with it.
Oh my gosh you crack me up so bad! Love this video!
WOW 😳 the wood glue was awesome 😂
I'm not saying anything 🙄 but .......
Hmmm .... perfect size to turn that bait into a jointed square bill crankbait.
Great colour. 👍👍
You made my day man!!!!!
I am so happy to see you wearing protective glasses around the uv light. Macular degenerative blindness is no joke
Hey man, you should try tying flys, I do it and I love it!! You should try!!!
I'm proud of you the lead pot was actually hot😁
Watched a show once where a guy used a jig head without a hook and nylon rope to catch gar, also had a board with cut outs to fit it nose in to pull the nylon out of it's teeth.
Nice building skillz!
This is sick dude!
One day yes bring it on
This is great for gar
Lfe saver! love these videos
Ooooh, are we GAR FISHING? 🎣💜
I heard about this lure when I was a kid, I made one with a stiff length of wire, a few beads, and a section of mule tape.
You should make a Squid with that tail it would make it look more real.But I love the effort you put in the vids that's why I watch them everyday.
I wish we had gar around here. I love your videos! You should make a floating duckling lure with the nylon rope as feet
I highly recommend fence pliers since you are using fence staples. It makes removing/replacing staples as you need to fix or replace fence sections much easier.
I seen the thumbnail and thought I’ve seen something like that before! Seen the gar trap way back in 2012 or something yours is way better!
bello fivee, so che ti guardi il grande Marlin Baits
LETS GO WITH THW GARDEN CONTENTTTT
Keep up the great work man!
Great lure there.
Ain't NO damn deer gonna get in THAT garden!!
I really like those raised garden containers! Are they Vego or Birdies brand? Very nice setup.
Looking forward to seeing more bonus garden footage!!
Those are soooo sick
Sukses slalu om 👍
Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Dinner and appetizer is right at your doorstep
Cool shades 😎
Why not have a series, like the bank builds you do (Very Cool by the way), where you go to the hardware store, pharmacy, grocery store (insert strange store) etc. pick out items and make a lure from that.
We NEED it OFFICIAL; which "store's stuff" bass like most!
Love you builds, and the videos!
Back in the late 1960's I made a gar bait using a 4 inch long piece of 1/4 inch nylon rope. I whipped a length of doubled 50lb mono to one end and painted it red, then "fluffed" the other end out. Best gar bait I ever had!
Did you ever catch andything else on it like muskies or pike?
@Edie655 The only member of the pike family where I lived in south Arkansas was chain pickeral and I never caught one. When I would see gar "sippin air" I'd grab my rod with the gar bait and start chunking....... lots of fun!
The garden looks excellent.
And some flutter tape at the top to spook the deer that can jump 6 feet.
Let's go boys!