Ready-made lures

If you want to try fishing with big, hard swim baits but you don’t have the time, tools or expertise to tackle the task of making your own, you can purchase them online.

Swimbaitnation.com has ads from numerous small manufacturers producing big baits for sale.

Most are hand-made and hand painted, so they’re not cheap. Prices can range from $20 to $50 for smaller baits, with bigger, more-complex lures going for $200 and more.

One of the most-popular custom wood baits is called the Roman Made “Mother,” a 12-inch-long lure made in Japan that costs $400.

No kidding!

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Rusty Tardo grew up in St. Bernard fishing the waters of Delacroix, Hopedale and Shell Beach. He and his wife, Diane, have been married over 40 years and live in Kenner.