Making a Sockeye Salmon Lure 

lmao hearing him just roasting the sockeye salmon for like 5 minutes straight was funny

still waiting on the Chip lure, i’d even settle for a strawberry

I love how this channel could be subtitled "The needless pursuit of extraordinary detail" since we all remember the wood block adventure.

Having fished multiple s in different sizes and colors, ru-vid.comUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 this is by far my favorite. One thing to be aware of is the sided willow blade. One side is silver and the other is the green/orange shown. This is not bad, just unconventional. In terms of fishing, I have found the lure works just fine without a tail like a craw or shad. That addition is up to you. Also, the hook part where you attach the swivel snap or tie the line is a problem on baits these days, since it's able to slide up and down. However this lure seems to be tight enough that that doesn't happen often, and you can solve it by putting a thin slice of medical tube over the hook before attaching the line. Like others have said, it's really magic on a good windy day.

You should make a longnose gar lure.

Those puds and nuggets with those colors like that could sell for so much if they were mass produced, they might have been the best plastic Baits I’ve ever seen

I knew it! Bass prey on Salmon... 😂 Fantastic job!

"You can start at the back and eject and pull out, and you have just filled that entire cavity." -Marling Baits 2021

Dude!! Most bad ass lure you’ve made!!

The most prominent sockeye runs are up in Alaska, well north of the Columbia! It would be bad ass if you made the remaining 4 pacific salmon species (coho, chinook, chum and pink). Maybe a steelhead too if you’re feeling frisky. As a PNW subscriber this is my favorite build by far, well done.

He climbed an 18ft tree to get his lure back almost went 2 days without any fish cut himself with his own line, but he still didn't gave up. This man has some DETERMINATION

I was trying to come up with a pattern for an oversized balsa wood squarebill cranks I made for muskys. It's a repaint, I've already caught muskys on it but wanted an orange themed color scheme. And I'm thinking a sockeye salmon just might be the choice. That was an amazing bait you made. Very beautifully done!!!

ooooh, maybe betta fish lure next? with all those pretty colors and feathers for their fancy fins?

Last night I was thinking man I haven’t seen this guy post in a while. Today is a gift for sure! Love your content man keep it up 👍🏽

One of my favorite Futurama episodes is where all the characters are salmon trying to get upstream to spawn. Its hilarious.

Climbing that tree gave me a bad flashback! Glad that Tree cooperated.

Just happened to get the notification while watching one of your older videos! Super excited seen, the pictures on Instagram!!!

I know that Bowfin lure is coming soon, just a friendly reminder... bowfin lure.

Northern snakehead lure......gotta make one for everyones favorite invasive.

This channel has made me start buying wood working equipment and started a new bait making hobby for me. I’ve been tying flies for a couple years but I think making hand carved wood baits is my new favorite hobby. Thank you marling baits

"I feel bad using this bait" IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

Holy Cow dude that looks even better than I imagined, definitely my favorite bait you’ve made thanks for using my suggestion

I have to say I have been watching your RU-vid channel for about 3 years now and finally I have started a new hobby building fishing rods thanks to you

I recently got a tattoo of a sockeye I drew after the fish my uncle caught when he lived in Alaska. He recently passed away from cancer and we both shared a love for fishing so its nice

Having written like 4 term papers about sockeye salmon, I felt a deep sadness when he said “what a pathetic fish”. On second thought I may be the pathetic one writing about fish so much.

Guy: how many lures do you lose on a daily basis? Nate: "yes"

This is some of your best carving skills yet!!! Each individual fin and the gills and especially the teeth, the attention to detail is amazing in this lure!! Mad props sir

The man returns and delivers such natural wonderful facts. God I sure enjoy the facts. Thank you dude. Remember we're all in this together, and I'm pulling for you.

Just so you know every kind of salmon is chrome or silver it's whole life until the end of its journey and they start to turn zombie like and change colors

This is the only channel that makes me actually happy

Man I've been a machineist my life I'm 63 , what you do is amazing in making all your lures , truly , I love watching the next make ,

"Accept failure, but make it work for me" what a great quote haha

More fun facts: Kokanee are an introduced species here in CT. They're terrified of rainbow trout; a steelhead will eat two adult kokanee per day. A 1" spoon with rainbow trout colors will spook them and you won't catch squat. As the freshwater-only variety, they don't get as large. While they do sometimes eat shrimp, filter feeding zooplankton is about 99% of their diet. How do we catch them? Well, they're *ssholes. They harass and beat up smaller fish when they encounter them. Kokanee can and will follow, harass, and beat up your bait for miles when trolling. They strike quicker if you tip your bait with marinated sweet corn that smells like zooplankton. Yeah, they're *ssholes. Best fun fact ever.

You should make a coelacanth very interesting and probably very challenging

Once you added the pearl green on the gills I was sold. I really enjoy how realistic this paint scheme came together

Man, that bate was absolutely beautiful! I don't blame you for calling it at the one fish, I wouldn't want to risk loosing that beauty either.

It's almost disrespectful how steady his hands are 🤣😂

It's official! Another masterpiece from the Rembrandt of lure making.

@1:22 I friggin’ love your editing man! 😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻 Good boy Chip!

One of the prettiest bait you made to date. You’re one talented man… Lol that’s dedication climbing a tree…

Ordered my first mold ever.....I got the 4.1" preybait Epic mold. Going to try my first injection today!

When the creek flooded in my yard I would find sockeye's on my lawn.

Dude Brosky; (Yes, I’m talking to you awesome guy who runs Marling Baits) It’s way too hot in Iowa right now to be throwing any lure on top and expect to catch a fish w it, put that lure on a wall, maybe in a picture frame for extra security or something; that bait is freaking awesome. 👍👍👍

New to fishing and love woodworking, the RU-vid algorithm knew I'd go through and watch all your videos. New bait idea, cartoon fish (like flounder from Little Mermaid, Scar from finding Nemo)

“I call it pearl snot.” - Nate Marling, 2021 Never have I thought those two words would ever be put together so confidently. 😂😂😂 Beautiful lure though. Good Job!

A sword fish sailfish or a marlin would be a great tire to make. Hopefully it wouldn’t puncture the fish with its bill

The Bob Ross of lure making strikes again, beautiful work

Thank you for showing Chip good to see that little fuzzball again Have a great day Nate!

Holy crap man, you gotta be careful. You keep setting the bar higher and higher with every lure you make. Another beauty for the wall of fame! Thank you for sharing this with the rest of the world. You do some amazing work. Pure talent.

Make a sailfish lure!

Im literally getting addicted to watching these vidjas 🤘

Marling baits is the top private lure designer we all want to buy from

How would think wikipedia would have "fake facts"hahah love this lure!

Hell yeah brotha. I got a bowl loaded up. Time to smoke and enjoy the "show"

Absolutely GORGEOUS lure, it's OFFICIAL!!! That was a once in a lifetime shot, catching that bass on video while just skimming the water, that was AWESOME!!!!!

You are. A true artist !!! Was a pleasure watching this video thank you!

I live in Florida. Was explaining to my wife why gators lay 50 eggs but then theres only a few adults around... I told her bass eat the babies... You should make a baby gator bait.... Not sure how well itll do in iowa tho

Good job!!!!! You should do a cut throat trout or a Brooke or brown trout!!!!!

Hell yes man, I love the weird species/fun facts videos! So glad to see a new one.

That lure in the Autum would get nailed by big salmon thinking it was competition , incredible looking lure, amazing work .

Ah yes, the “long skinny flat stick” a necessity in any tool box 🤣

Video idea: You should make a gnarly looking goldfish swimbait 🔸️🌟🐟👀

Great to have you finally back!! I hope everything’s going great in your life. Don’t keep us worrying for so long brother.

“Pearl Snot”, color of the day. My day is made!

They look like a large rainbow most of the time, they change once they hit fresh water. Males get that beautiful coloring and they get that large mouth(those teeth are sharp enough to rip through a hiking boot).

it's all fun until you catch a 100 pounder grizzli bear with such lure.

This is a precious lure. Ends up in a tree and then right after straight into a rock. Precious!👌

I've been watching your videos for a long time and that's by far my favorite lure you've made so far

Yess Let's Gooo!

Marling Baits: makes sockeye salmon lure… Accidentally catches A bear 🐻

@21:49 "you can start at the back and inject then pull out and you just filled up the entire cavity" Dude love your videos, awesome work once again!

This is mt favorite lite build of yours. It's such a master piece, even after throwing it at a rock

I wonder if a fish has ever paused to appreciate the extreme detail before biting the $%!^ outta it!?!? 😂

You should make a paddlefish lure

The detail you put into your lures looks amazing, good to see Chip.

The most gorgeous bait and a wonderful movie!!!

ayo somebody already said this but ima say it again because I don't think you saw make a kayaker lure with a little person in the kayak and paddles that go in a paddling motion

After seeing this you NEED to make a crayfish whopper plopper that would be AWSOME

I've been checking my subscription box every day after work for like 2 weeks wanting a new marling baits vid, what a great surprise to come home to!! Keep up the great work

Having someone to produce some custom painted baits like that is pretty great for those of us that want to test a bait ourselves before buying the mold. Been eyeing the pud and spiffy kick molds for a while now haha.

Hehe what if you start a food lure series where you make lures that look like food. So like a broccoli lure?

Alrighty, I’m late BUT Switching off of treble hooks for in line hooks helps a bit with hook ups, and is all around better for you and fish.

Wowie getting fancy today fabulous work you craft and work so beautifully!

This might be my favorite lure! Work of art!!

After they spawn they turn yellow orange. Also highly endorse the idea of a chum salmon lure

"Just kidding it's always official" lol

Mantis Shrimp would make a sick bait with the paint job and some cool fun facts!

"You Can't Manufacture Inspirado" but you can watch Marlin Baits! Killer build man!

I have really been interested in making a few of my own baits but wondered about all the stuff you don't show. kind of a behind-the-scenes-style video would be sweet. im a handy guy so making the hook hangers and things like that i understand how and only really needed to see you do it once but i think it would make for a pretty good video for those who dont. maybe you just doing a fun facts video on some fishing history or lure making in general all while making "stock" for baits later on down the road!

Does anybody have a good go to time on the microwave for melting soft plastic?

I liked this video format. Fun facts and baitmaking intertwined.

always happy when you upload a new video. you make great baits. Craftsmanship!! greetings from the Netherlands.

Man I would just want to hang up that bait and never fish with it it looks so epic

Sockeye salmon don't turn red until they spawn. In the ocean they are a non-descript silver grey with a white belly.

I think that's my favorite bait you've made. It looks so good!

I had no idea Salmon ate mostly Zooplankton, this channel and its comments are such a treat.

Hmm, what would a lure look like with something like 10, 20 or 50 clear coats... I'm just asking, it's not like I want you to made one... (by the way, I'm a French viewer, sorry for my English that may be bad) And it's offishal, you have French subscribers

"What a pathetic fish, fun facts are over."

I've said it before and I'll say it again; your work is impeccable. You outdo yourself with every video and it's been an amazing journey watching your skills progress. I remember when you showed your early early stuff, best man gifts and such, and thinking man, even then his work was better than mine now!

Probably commented this 2-3 times before, but its lost in the void anyways. This vidya really needs 1 mil. Started my first ever wooden bait today, its not a one-day, more like "I have two kids and an angry wife-bait day/month". Thanks for all your videos you've put up, it really helps to get started and make things. Thanks man