I came real close to buying a lure company a few years back. I might still give it a shot in the future.
when I fished for trout and just startig bass fishing a made my own jig heads.
I pour weedless jigs, and shakey heads. I would post pics but I dont have saved on the laptop. When I get moved and get the desktop set back up I post some.
I have been learning to tie crappie jigs, starting to be able to get them to look better. I am also raising worms, once they get going good they seem to multiply rapidly.
I tie jigs. The little silver and red jig tied on a sixteenth ounce head has caught 21 species of fish so far, including 5 saltwater species and 16 freshwater. It has a red head, red thread and a red stripe down the side of the silver skirt. Made out of gift bag shredding I found at the Dollar Tree store....mylar shredding, Voila brand.... Best jig I ever came up with....
I pour a worm called a Mushroom Worm and a Select-A-Tail Worm and a Skirted Worm. I had a friend make the steel mold for me and I only make three at a time. The Select-A-Tail Worm. you can cahnge tails from a curly tail, split tail, or whatever.
Go to o-o-i.com,hit about us, view the slide show then move down to view the molded worms. These are old pictures and the worm has been revised a little.