May's Australian handcrafted fishing lures.

May's Australian handcrafted fishing lures. May's fishing lures are custom made, handcrafted , Australian wooden fishing lures. Collect or fish!

How's this for a Barra caught on a timber Mays Mulgar 125 mm! This is just one of a bunch of good fish caught in a sessi...
17/05/2026

How's this for a Barra caught on a timber Mays Mulgar 125 mm! This is just one of a bunch of good fish caught in a session in Far north Queensland. My brother lent a couple of these lures to his mate to try out and I think the result speaks for itself...how could you not be happy with a fish like that? Awesome catch.
The black and silver mullet pattern has been a favorite among many of my lure fans and one I prefer as well, and it's done the job here perfectly. It's got me motivated to get another batch handcrafted so if you'd like to put your order in for some just comment below with your quantities and colours. No payment required until they are made.
Price is $30 each plus postage.
I currently make them in 10 fish catchin' colours (see attached photos) but I'm happy to make some other custom colours and patterns if it suits you.
Note. The Gold/black pattern and the Green/blue gar colour is another North Qld favourite. Cheers.

Timber Poppers and Bass Bug painted up nice with lots of colour depth and plenty of sparkly gold. I gave them a quick sw...
20/11/2025

Timber Poppers and Bass Bug painted up nice with lots of colour depth and plenty of sparkly gold. I gave them a quick swim test and the Poppers give a nice "Bloop" and push plenty of water. The Bass Bug has a great surface walk , makes enough noise to wake up any Bass and I think the paint pattern will do a good job of convincing the fish that its a cicada, bug or small bird and chomp it. I'm keen to go catch some fish with them now. If they go all right I think I'll make some more of the Bass bugs on the wood lathe next and paint them in Moth patterns, Frog colours or some Finch paint scheme. I might also look at making a larger version for Cod anglers if any ones keen.

Current lure builds:- 80 mm popper, 125 mm popper and a 70 mm Jitterbug style lure for the local Bass. The smaller poppe...
16/11/2025

Current lure builds:- 80 mm popper, 125 mm popper and a 70 mm Jitterbug style lure for the local Bass. The smaller popper is for Whiting, Bream, Flathead etc and will be fitted with some assist hooks on the rear. The Larger popper is ready for some Trevally at my xmas holidays. All were made on the wood lathe which I'm enjoying as a new challenge. I'll share some more pics once they are fully painted. I made the Jitterbug bib by hand from alloy and polished it up for extra flash. To top it off I had my first try at making 3d resin eyes and they look awesome for a basic eye made from aluminum foil glued on A4 paper, a dab of red paint and some epoxy resin.

I have 4 left available of my new "Mulgar 125 D". Fully handcrafted timber lures, with painted alloy bibs, tested to swi...
30/09/2025

I have 4 left available of my new "Mulgar 125 D". Fully handcrafted timber lures, with painted alloy bibs, tested to swim and signed for those who collect lures....or go catch some Barra, Trevally, Big Flathead, Cod or Bass. Will dive to around 20 ft +.
Price is $30 each plus $15 tracked post, in Australia.
Message my page if you'd like to buy any. Paypal or direct debit accepted. Cheers.

23/09/2025

Here's a short clip showing the action of our Timber "Mulgar 125 deep". Perfect for Barra, Trevally, Flathead etc. These are the first time these have been made in a Timber lure and it's an all new model upgrade and length, having previously made in 60, 80 and 100 mm lengths and as moulded plastic lures. They'll dive down to 20 feet plus.

First set of 10 x Timber "Mulgar 125 D" painted, tested and ready for sale. All signed and numbered as a colour set but ...
19/09/2025

First set of 10 x Timber "Mulgar 125 D" painted, tested and ready for sale. All signed and numbered as a colour set but I can sell as separate colours.
I swim tested all and as expected the action is awesome. Tail action with the slightest twitch of the rod with a nice thumping side action on a faster retrieve. (I'll post a video of the action).
Should dive to 20+ feet on the troll for Rock bar hugging Barra or deep gutter Flathead. Fitted with quality Eagle claw trebles and 4 H rings. Great collector items or give them a fish.
They are listed for sale on the face-book lure buying groups or message my page for full price and payment details.

New Timber Mulgar 125 D's painted in a 10 colour range set. Looking pretty good if I do say so myself. These are a whole...
14/09/2025

New Timber Mulgar 125 D's painted in a 10 colour range set. Looking pretty good if I do say so myself. These are a whole new model based on my previously successful MULGAR lure range and the first time they've been made in wood....and probably the last time I hand make them given the amount of work involved. Also there's a set of 8 lures, inspired by another Aussie lure maker. They were apparently a top Barra lure but no longer made. So I've used the profile as a base, lengthened it, styled the head to a finer point, re-arranged the hook configuration a little and added a slightly different bib.
Tomorrow I'll start on my lure rotisserie so i can epoxy coat them all.

New Timber MULGAR 125's sealed and ready for a light sand before dipping in a Automotive Spray putty solution. Once that...
19/08/2025

New Timber MULGAR 125's sealed and ready for a light sand before dipping in a Automotive Spray putty solution. Once that's sanded with wet and dry 400 grit paper, they'll be smooth as silk and ready for some colour. Any suggestions on a new Hot Barra?Flathead colour scheme welcomed.

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