Making a KingFisher Bird Lure 

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As a newish fisherman, this is one of the coolest RU-vid channels out there. The making of all these lures is just awesome. Never stop. 👌

This made being stuck in hurricane evacuation traffic so much more bearable lol keep being awesome my guy

Try making another small bird lure with wings that operate similar to the mojo dove where the wings are attached together on an "axle" and the retrieval causes the rotating swimming look.

You should make another wooden reel, maybe a bait caster. What ever happened to the one you made?

I’ve been binging so much Marling videos that I tried to make my own lure, I now have a ton more respect for lure makers

It would be cool if you did a series of different style Muskie lures, and then go on a Muskie charter and only use the lures you made

Why doesn’t he have millions of views ?😭😭

You should make a blue whale lure that has fins like this bird lure or a hump back lure thats jointed in the middle that would be really cool

Favorite comment “that’s with a L”. You have the best balance of entertainment and skills. Great content man!

Honestly when I saw the screenshot, I thought ok, this one looks weird, however the approach you took making a top crawler bait and the detail you put into the lure made this video pretty great.

I love how watching any of these vids is like watching a Disney movie. Mostly wholesome with dirty but subtle humor throughout

Who else can appreciate that he’s playing Tyler Childers.

Fun fact :those dark blue and bright blue colored kingfishers were actually the same color. Their feathers have a strongly metallic /pearlescent effect to them, making them change (perceived) color depending on the direction of the light hitting them.

Made my day seeing this go up! I’ve been wondering what you haven’t done yet. Never thought of a king fisher!

Nate... I want to fish with some of your soft plastics but I don’t want a new hobby... Is there someone that pours and sells them?

Kookaburra: “Cooka-burrah”. Not uncommon for them to take small snakes and lizards. Been known to steal sausages during public barbecues.

I so badly want one of these beautiful lures but I would be extremely afraid to throw it and risk losing it. Love the videos!

Awesome video! Just a quick question, does that lure fish more effectly? It should! It's getting a birds eyes view of the waterboddy. 🤣😝

Inspired me to make lures, I am now an avid superglueandbakingsoda enjoyer.

I was just thinking today I haven’t had a Marling Baits Episode in a while!

Live and learn on the design, but a slick bait nonetheless, that you still managed to give decent action to. You keep raising your own bar on these paint jobs. Well done!

I would love to be able to make lures like that

You are a TRUE CRAFTSMAN Sir!! I Love the joy you bring to every video and the EXTENSIVE attention that you pay to every detail!! The Facts are always a great segment.. Keep up the Amazing work Brother.. you're a Joy and Blessing to many!! ~FAB

I can already tell, this is going to be a great lure. I’ve been making my own, if you want a summary of how it generally goes all you need to know is that i sanded my finger on a belt sander today. Lure looks good, so worth it 😂

Any day fishing is still a good day. I’d still kill to have that lure of you’re in my collection (my awesome lure that I don’t fish with anymore collection).

I found this channel about 2 months ago.... man I really love your personality as a RU-vid creator!! So unique and basically addictive! You have a talent for talking to the camera as if it were an actual person! Idk if that’s good or just plain weird (for you) but it definitely is what makes this channel so interesting! Keep it up man and don’t you EVER change! Love ya mane (as a fan) and may god bless you and your family homie!! Also, i think many would agree that we want to see some live streaming!!! I’m sure you would get plllllleeeeenty of donations as well that could help out you and the fam! (Not assuming that you need it or anything but just saying)

Kookaburras (pronounced Cook-a-burra) actively hunt Snakes over here in Australia Nate @marlingbaits .

This lure just screams sitting next a river in the UK to me. I love watching the kingfishers, they're veeeery common on my local waters. You definitely hear them before you see them! Great video always! 🎣

Even your "failures" are epic works of art.

Try putting small treble hooks on the wings or another treble hook on the belly. Maybe they aren't attacking the bait at the rear.

The king fisher gets fished Edit: you know the lead pot is heating up when he hearts comments ♥️

A light torsion spring around those pins with push those wind forward and give you a swimming action.

The Australian kookaburra is the largest kingfisher . I have one hunts by the boat I live on on a lake called Ullswater in North England . My two favourite birds are the crow and the kingfisher 🇺🇲🇬🇧

Great to see some of the old Marling Baits creativity again!

Try some very light springs to push wings forward but light enough to collapse when pulled that should give you the action your looking for good luck it looks awesome brother

Your the most creative and artistic fisherman on RU-vid!! 👍🏻🎣🔥

Hi I was waiting for your next video finally! I love these and I am trying to convince my step dad to make one of your lures

Hey

Well my 8 year old and I are addicted to these videos. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ we love his personality and his incredible artistic abilities. Now we are carving our own hard baits.

I’ve only been fishing once but marling baits are literal masterpieces of art 🎣

Top 5 fun facts of all time guaranteed, for sure, no doubt about it, untouched, unscathed, remarkable, distinguished, pure excellence

You should do some larger wood carvings of wildlife you have a real talent, don't just use it on lures. I love the lures but challenge yourself with something different.

Obligatory: make a Dunkleosteus lure please! Also, love the work!

The brass music playing during painting after the “splotchy random thing” though.. 🔥🔥🔥20:44

I think you needed a second hood in the wing area to land those fish that were biting it.

If you caught a fish every time it would be called "catching " and not fishing.

The pain was palpable, but if fish don't want to eat something awesome that's their fault. Also Kingfisher is an Indian beer.

I've been so lucky to have a male Kingfisher perch on my fishing rods a number of times when I've been carp fishing on the Wentworth Lakes (not a river) in Yorkshire, England! Stunning vibrant colours and somewhat tame little fellow. Just a flash of bright blue and buzzing of it's wings as it dart's past then returns to my trio of waiting rod tips. It's more like a loud pitch screach, really ear piercing as it lands and takes off!

It may not be effective but I think it is one of the most beautiful lures you have made.

your ability to craft lures has come a long way from your early efforts. you're been in the "functional art" arena for a while now. this is gorgeous even if the action wasn't as you expected.

I like the fun facts. I learn something every time I watch one of your videos.

Possible idea, right in front of the wings, put a very light, and I mean very lightly tensioned spring, just enough so when the lure is setting still the wings are pulled towards the beak, when you twitch the lure, the wings should unfold due to the drag in the water and then fold back to the beak again upon rest then rinse repeat...?!?!

i live in Mingenew, WA, and every morning at 7am i get yelled at by about 20 kookaburras. they are basically Australia's natural alarm clock. (but you can't hit snooze)

probably one of my favourite paintjobs that youve done

A Pokémon would be awesome!! Maybe one that’s a water/fish type.? A Gyarados would be really cool. Amazing talent bro👍🏼.

You mentioned a Toucan but what about a Bat in this style of lure? There is some color in fruit bats and there is also a somewhat newly discovered Painted Bat that has some color. EDIT: Look up the new Kyogre Pokemon lure...this made me think of that and how its action should look.

Man I've been watching your channel for a few years now, and I gotta say that is one of the best looking baits you've made.

I heard vids do better when there’s some thumbs down on ‘em. I’m gonna go ahead and assume that the peeps who disliked this video also heard that, and are trynna help him out 🤙🤙

Just started the video but if you don't catch a musky or pike I'm gonna be disappointed cause those are the two fish that don't care and just eat what is in front of them

I'd like to see a bass eat a baby bunny (lure)

Maybe try a hummingbird shape topwater with wings that spin or roll as it's pulled across the surface. Just a thought.

I have a box of Popsicle sticks. Can I use one of those instead of the "flat long stick with a rounded edge"?

Holy cow, what a beautiful lure! Nice work! Best yet, you could put the line tie on the back and and use it as a top water crayfish lure. Lol. Thanks for the video. Just what I needed after a long week.

This looks like one of those birds that balance on your finger tip lol

Amazing work on that bait anyway! Maybe you could bend the metal clips that hold the wings.

What if you mold a bait. But the substances that it’s made out of is super glue, baking soda, and sawdust.

I've worked on a couple of these type of baits before and i think u may need to put the line tye a little further down.

I say it needed a belly hook they coming up under in instead of one tail hook. Give it another try with two hooks.

"That is quite the pecker" -Marling I'll just leave that quote here for future reference...

I have a family of kookaburras in my backyard, no need for an alarm clock because they wake me at 5am everyday.

I think the problem is the tail being so flat, it causes the bait go be so stable it can't flip flop you know??

Love how you jumped out there and tried someone new.

Make some wooden grip handles for your bait caster and carve your logo in there! I would buy those for sure!

YES! I love Marling Baits

It’s ok man as long as we can see u active and keep bringing the one days and fun facts love it all man keep up the great work…Onto the next fish 😂 also from my experiences Using bird baits they normally go for the belly and wings

I think you mentioned making a peacock bass lure a couple years ago and I think you should make one

Try hanging hooks off the middle of each wing and try again. That was a great build. And you got close to pronouncing koo ka bara. Hey is there any way you could design/build a suspending jig/lure head for the plastic swim baits just a idea

Say it like cook not kook. Cookaburra

Why do I have to be at work right now?!?! Curse my financial necessities!

Might be because I watched it at midnight, but that song at 21 minutes hit perfectly.

You pronounce kookaburra about as well as that bait worked 🤣 sorry I'm Australian and that made me giggle 🤣 otherwise what an incredibly beautiful and detailed lure 👌✌️♥️

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree merry merry Yeah whatever. Awesome job though.

nate have you ever tried fishing with a glow in the dark lure at night?

This was an amazing video!

I absolutely lost it when you paused to look at that freakin dookie someone dropped there 🤣 😂

Fish happens... or not... it really is up to the fish not me.

Angel from Montgomery Old Crow cover is 🔥 much like the bait

Saddle back caterpillar lure? Just one lure maker to another. Great work sir!

try a beer bottle popper topwater lol something even more stupid

When you played the kookaburra sound a kookaburra went off outside my window

First of all awesome carvings. Ok so this item would of worked in salt water, in fresh water the wings would of needed to be stretched backwards as if the bird were having trouble pooping (or diving I guess).

What kind of wood did you use

Can you make baby yellow duck top water lure please !!!

Yeah you hear Kookaburras every morning its annoying some times but you get use to it

Worth the wait! Lots of work but it's cool you're trying different things. I totally support the toucan bait 👍

That's an amazing lure! I actually witnessed a small mouth suck a bird up on its second attempt to pick a insect from the surface. Pine Creek is awesome! Especially in the spring. Lots of belted kings there. Your painting detail is bad ass! Then you show the pike lure.WOW! Fabulous work.

You should make a vid with all the lures you made over the winter and fish em

You could do a crayfish like this too where the claws open up like that

Every dad is saying ‘If all the lures caught fish they’d be called catching lures, not fishing lures!’ A truly beautiful bait, and always enjoyable to watch and listen to you work.