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

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

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.

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.

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.

Ooooh, are we GAR FISHING? 🎣💜

80's hair band bait! Or Mullet Murica bait! Love the videos as always and hope you had a good weekend!

Great afternoon hangin with Marling Baits and havin a late lunch. Gracias mi amigo!

American 🇺🇸 eye on any bait is most appropriate! Awesome videos man!

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 🤙

I could watch bonus gardening all day long

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!

The bonus gardening has been a fun little extra😁

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.

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.

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.

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 like the bonus outdoor project footage

I like making lures too. Never thought of using rope.

yet again, another video to solve my rainy day boredom!

I think a wifey tied rwb feather treble would just make that bait!! Joy to watch as usual!

Lookin real buff lately! 💪🏻👀

BONUS GARDENING! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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.

That guitar in the background at 6:05....first time seeing that. It's pretty sweet.

Fin is getting so big. We miss seeing Chip... don't forget to bring in Chip chip at the end.

Not gonna lie I come for the baits but stay for the garden builds 😊

Oh happy Sunday!

He dude your the best bait maker I watch on KZfaq I made a bait and I wanted you to see it one day

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

Wow time flies. Your son has gotten big.

i have to say that is a sick bait. it looks like a squirrel swimming

Your yard is looking awesome!!

Love your Vids! Can’t watch enough of your genius mind at work

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

this garden and next bait brought to you by makita lmao love the work in the shop and in the garden

Good way to start my morning 👍🏼 that bonus gardening was very soothing

new sunglasses are epic!

actually liking the garden videos. i grew up gardening and seeing my parents do it and this is nice.

Came for the lure but got hooked for gardening.

In the very first clip you were looking threw your Lens and totally missed the rope 😂😂 love it

Loved the intro with the rope😂

I enjoyed the extra content, and thank you for switching to the circular saw, I was about to have a conniption. Be well.

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

That last part in the garden was hard to watch. lol You sure make nice baits.

I am so happy to see you wearing protective glasses around the uv light. Macular degenerative blindness is no joke

Very cool creation, thank you very much, greetings from Algeria

What a masterpiece lol 🤣 you was doubting it lol

dude these are insane to watch

Love it. Lots of Gars around here, I think I’ll try that rope. Great video, as always.😎

Your Bandsaw skills are impressive!

Love your channel! You come up with some awesome stuff and I learn a ton from you. Keep it up and thank you!

This is a gem of a video, thanks for the content as always !!

How about an artificial bait painted like an old school hot Rod car ? Like all Red with a big flame in the middle of the bait. I think it would look kinda cool!

nice B roll.....I like it

Love the gar trap!

Dinner and appetizer is right at your doorstep

Lfe saver! love these videos

I'm proud of you the lead pot was actually hot😁

The ultimate Gar Lure!

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.

Wow it’s crazy seeing your kid grow up. My mom used to say after school life goes by fast, and she was right

WOW 😳 the wood glue was awesome 😂

Loving the bonus gardening and little extra vids at the end you do now keep it up :)

Almost 30 yrs ago now, my grandfather who was a huge bass fisherman told me to catch gar, you have to use the nylon rope. I used rope as a skirt for a buzz bait and it worked pretty well.

Awesome lure bait build, Marling. Nice change up in the video on working on the garden.

awesome video man, loved the gardening segment :D

The garden looks excellent. And some flutter tape at the top to spook the deer that can jump 6 feet.

I was so relived when he finally got the circular saw out. 😄

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!!

I would love to see you make a Alabama rig

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!

You made my day man!!!!!

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWON DAY!!! With WEWD!

Those are soooo sick

LETS GO WITH THW GARDEN CONTENTTTT

Oh my gosh you crack me up so bad! Love this video!

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

Let's go boys!

Loving the ingenuity my dude! Your channel is basically a religion for me at this point. Keep it up

Nice building skillz!

Cool shades 😎

Keep up the great work man!

One day yes bring it on

As per usual an excellent video. Also good to see you let family get involved 👍🎣😎

I like using Sure-Fit Galvanized Barbed Staples when it comes to putting "things" into wood. I use it for attaching raccoon cuffs to trees.

This is sick dude!

Great lure there.

I wouldn’t mind a second channel for home projects and stuff. I enjoy both lure making and Home stuff

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.

Can we get a t-shirt with all your one liners. Start with white, lead’s hot, super glue baking soda, it’s official, one day, fun facts, and whatever else I’m forgetting.

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.

Was wondering when you were gonna do a rope lure. Looks dope

We appreciate you fishing at half mast with the American Flag bait.

Awesome 👌

Keep up the good work 👍🏼

You should make a red fish bait. They are just beautiful.