US made baits

The tariff thread got me thinking to how many US based baits I use. So what is everyone's favorite lure made in the USA?

Prob Norman. Love the DD-22s!! Great color selection as well across their crankbait selection.

Soft plastics: Lake Fork Trophy lures hyper stick and live magic shads
Senko--made in Arizona

Hard baits: Joe Spaits flutter spoon--made at Lake Fork Texas
Rat-L-trap made in Louisiana

Culprit

NTX custom baits. Made here in north texas too.

Gary Yamamoto Senko! Made in USA! Most, if not all, of my wire baits...spinners, buzz, chatter, A-rig are custom made by Yeah Baby! Baits. I hand pour and inject 90% of my own plastics. Hooks are Tokar, weights are probably Chinese tungsten. Almost all my cranks are CostaRica or Finland. My lines are USA and Japanese. My reels are Japanese and Korean. Rods are USA, JDM, and China (Academy).

Actually, aside from some cheapo rods....I have very little Chinese fodder in my boat.

Talon Fishing Unlimited... flipping jigs, swim jigs, football jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, flip skirts, flutter spoons, and soft plastics. All hand crafted from the shore of Toledo Bend in Milam, Texas.

Sorry to say but when Pradco bought Norman.. All production went overseas!

Gene Larew got bought by pradco so sure their gone as well

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I wouldn't assume that so quickly. They just invested significantly in their production facility in Tulsa just prior to the acquisition.

To the OP, there are many great products made both here and abroad. Local companies I personally like are Gene Larew, Smashtech Swimbaits and Revenge baits but there are many other good ones. Most of the better quality rods and reels seem to come from overseas and form what I've been told on the rod side that is for quality and not just price.

Norman is made in Mexico now.

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Well dang... they always had a proud "Made in the USA" thing on the package too. Deals get made though I understand.

Not sure if there are many hardbaits being made in the states anymore. Plenty of plastics, jigs, spinners, etc

I think the River2Sea crankbaits/topwater production is still in California.
Just don’t make any of my favorites.

I make a line of Super soft Plastics, in Lone Oak, TX. Drop shot baits, Senko style worms, Chatter bait trailers ETC...

I pay my 10% Federal Excise Tax every quarter.

XCite Baits are poured in Pilot Point, TX.

Zoom plastics!
Tidal Surge Lures!

Zoom is definitely not USA made.

Really...? Well, not only have I been lied to for years, but Zoom should also be in trouble for having "MADE IN USA" on the back of their bags!

What happened to their 40,000sqft facility and 100 employees? Pretty sure everything is still made there

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wi...nside-the-zoom-bait-company-factory/amp/

Interesting. I tried buying some zoom plastics last year and the local fishing store said they had been on backorder for a while and they were coming from some asian country.

I try to support and use USA/TX local products.Salt and Freshwater lures :

Freshwater: No real favorites but Zoom, Netbait, Xcite, Grandebass, etc.

Saltwater: Down South, Marker 54, Chickenboy, Slayer Inc.

I believe all these brands are produced in the good ol US

Pretty sure big bite baits produces a ton of plastics for several companies including their own line here in the US

Most soft plastics are still made in the US. There are several big injectors that make baits for others.
The guys down in Many La. do baits for a lot of them.

That's good to hear.

I love when people mouth off and have no clue what they are talking about

Probably forgot to place their order. Or they wanted to sell you something close for 3-4x the price.

Zoom does not sell direct to smaller retailers. You have to go through a middle man(company) so to speak.

I bought some homemade Jigs from one of the best jig makers in the USA! Matthew Carroll aka Jigum! God has called him home. Still use them today! I have one pack that I will never open! Keeping them as a "Keep Sake"!

Dubee, I was passing along what I was told by local fishing store.

Then say, i was told Zoom is made over seas. Not Zoom is "definitely" not made in the USA.

Will be more clear next time.

Mike Siebert makes my favorite jigs in the good ol' USA. He also has great prices on Rage Tail soft plastics & makes an incredible Ned head with an Owner hook.

https://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Dredge-Brush-Jig-490.htm

Have you noticed a difference in pinning fish with that hook design?

Yamamoto, Zoom and Stanley.

Dubee the Self appointed tff police. You been on my ignore list for a long time, I only see your stupid posts when someone quotes you.

Soft plastics - Zoom, Yamamoto, Roboworm.
Hard baits - as someone else said, it's hard to find any that are still USA-made.
Jigs - don't throw them much, but when I do, I try to find some that are high quality, hand tied and made in the USA (even then, they may have foreign components, esp. hooks)

I make custom balsa crankbaits right here in Frisco.

I love America. I always used to put emphasis on “buying USA”. Nothing has changed for my love of the USA but when Chevys get manufactured in other countries and Toyotas are manufactured in the USA and rods are assembled in the USA but with components made in other countries.......it honestly loses the importance(to me) to make “made in the USA” my deciding factor for purchases anymore. We export a ton, our economy is thriving, unemployment is low(and would be way lower if everyone actually WANTED a job). Supporting our economy 1st is important but honestly it’s become so convoluted as to “where it’s made” that I don’t worry about this much anymore. I personally put emphasis on supporting the smaller local business owner. I don’t concern myself with where the products they sell are manufactured but I like to support the local “mom & pop” business’s as opposed to a big corporate chain store where more of the money leaves the local area...... when possible. Just me.

6th sense Divine jigs are Made in USA