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Hoosier Handmade Musky Baits
Welcome to the Internet home of Hoosier Handmade Musky Baits. I started designing and building musky baits as a hobby.  It has grown to be a part time business that I really enjoy.  More enjoyment comes from somebody else catching muskies on my baits and hearing the story and seeing the fish pictures from my customers all over the world.  
My baits are handmade from Indiana hardwoods to order for each customer. Hand cut , shaped and painted one at a time. Each bait requires three weeks to finish, sometimes longer during cold weather months. I use Mustad Extra strong bronze hooks,  .092" dia. ss screweyes mounted with 3000 lb. rated marine epoxy.  All my baits are coated with at least 5 coats of the strongest UV tolerant epoxy available. What sets our baits apart from the rest are the LOUD internal rattles.  These rattles also give the baits some very unique gliding characteristics.  The 9 & 10" and the Fat Potbelly glider have double rattles that make different sounds depending on the movement of the bait. Another unique feature is I offer both sinking and topwater versions of all my Gliders!  I can also make heavier versions if needed.  I ship via US Priority Mail.  Minimum rate is $6 for one pound.  I can ship up to 2 baits for that amount.  The Kahuna family of topwater gliders is available in indestructible solid PVC or hard Maple, note that these are the only non-rattle baits I offer.  I now have available optional add on Tails from Boggs Tackle.  You won't find extravagant colors here.  I offer natural patterns, that I have developed mainly through suggestions from my customers.  Since I build to order for everyone, I will paint other colors.  Send me a picture of what you want and I'll tell you if I can do it.  All Indiana sales will require sales tax to keep the governor happy. I except Paypal, checks or money orders.  Please visit all my friends via the links on my home page.  Also find the email link for any questions you have and use this link to email me an order.  Nothing fancy here just me doing what I love to do the most. And in return PLEASE send me pictures of anything you hookup with. 
Thanks for Visiting and if you come across me out on the water in my Silver and black BassCat please take a minute and say hello,
Don Slagle
3717 John Adams Road
Lafayette, IN  47909
 
email at hhmuskybaits@aol.com
 

Once again in 2010 the Hoosier Handmade Musky Bait Contest

I will give one set (3 baits) to whoever catches and releasesthe largest Musky and Pike on one of my baits

Send me a picture of your fish, length, bait used, lake where it was caught and I will show the leader during the year on my site.

I won't reveal the water it was caught in or length until the end of the year. Any questions shoot me an email. 

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 Both my buddies Randy fished with Brian Schram and the Ole Pearly Easyglider with white tail stuck one!  A awesome 48" St. Clair musky.

 

NEW FOR 2009!
9" Big Kahuna Topwater
10 1/2" King Kuhuna Topwater
12" Monster Kuhuna Topwater

Coming soon a new 10" Glider
see the picture on the bait page!
  • 6" Rattling Easyglider: Neutral & Heavy
  • 7" Rattling Potbelly Glider: slow sinker

    7" Fat Potbelly Glider with Double Rattle: Sinker & Topwater (Topwater has one rattle)
  • 9" Rattling Baitfish Glider: Sinker & Topwater
  • 9" Rattling Shad Glider: Sinker & Topwater


    9" & 7" Rattling Jittershad Topwater




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    Well here is the 2009 HHMB Musky leader so far. I had the privelage to net this one and witness the catch. Nice job Randy! A very fat Indiana musky caught on a HHMB Shadglider.


    Click on any of the links below to visit any of my friends websites

    All my Gliders are available in Topwater & Sinking versionshave a spot saved for your musky picture

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    Hot from my email.  Caught 4-16 on my new 9" Rattlin Shad crankbait here in Indiana.  This one's going to be hard to beat!  Best part is Randy caught it on one of the baits he won for catching the largest musky last year.  Hey wait a minute I picked it out for him?  Randy has put 4 fish over 45" in the boat on this bait this week.

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    Here's one of the other fish caught on the 9" Rattlin Shad crankbait in Randy's boat this week. Garrett is never going to be the same!

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    Another nice Rattlin Shad crankbait fish.  Randy Whiteman and Eric Flemming of the Hoosier Muskie Hunters.

      New in 2010

      10" Lazyglider

      9" Rattlin Shad Crankbait

      9" Rattlin Shad Glider *

            * I can make this in a heavier version and topwater.

    Check out the new Lazyglider and Rattlin Shad baits at the 2010 Hoosier Muskie Classic

               Rest of the HHMB Line

    • 6" Easyglider in Neutral or Heavy
    • 7" Potbelly Glider
    • 7" Fat Potbelly Glider
    • 9" Baitfish Glider
    • 9" Shadglider
    • 7" & 9" Topwater Jittershads