Muskita Baits are carved and painted in the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence River (Ontario, Canada), and in Red Creek, New York, south of Lake Ontario. I am a carpenter and began woodworking at age 11. I build furniture and other stuff, and carve santos & retablos, crosses, birds, fish, angels and devils. My baits and spearing decoys are made from scrap wood that would otherwise get burned in the stove. I also use hardwood parts and other handy items for lure bodies and many of my earliest baits were cut from paintbrush handles or made from twigs and dowels. "Fishability" is important to me and so is creativity. A lure should catch fish. A lure should please the fisherman's eye. If it does one or the other well, it's a good lure; if it does both it's a great lure! I enjoy collecting vintage and modern baits, both handmade and factory, especially flyrod baits and any lures in original cardboard boxes. Carving baits for trade has expanded my folk art collection greatly. After working in isolation for many years I was pretty surprised to find out that lots of other folks build their fishing lures from scratch and that a market exists for contemporary handcrafted tackle. It is a privilege to have creative and generous (and patient) collectors as customers, and fellow lure-makers never fail to impress me with their willingness to share ideas and tips and encourage new hobbyists to take up the adventure. Making your own fishing tackle is a joy, and catching fish with it is a blast! Thank you, Suz Abraham "Muskita Baits & Tackle of the 1000 Islands"

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Please check out Suzanne's website! Muskita Baits

These are some fine examples of Suzanne's work.

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