MTL Baits was established in 2020 during the Corona Virus pandemic. When I couldn't work anymore because I was forced to stay home, I took those dedicated months to learn something I had been wanting to learn. How to make wooden swimbaits using my own hands. 

After watching dozens of videos, scouring the internet forums and social groups over a 14 month span, once the lock down hit I knew right then I wanted to take the chance and try it out. Having never used many power tools in my whole life, and never an airbrush either, I went head first into the world of bait making! I had nothing to lose so I just went for it, all in! After building some for myself I started having friends and followers ask me to make them some baits and well....here we are. 

MTL Baits is what I've come up with. MTL is a derivative of my YouTube persona; Mr Tight Lines. Being a  well established bass fishing channel on YouTube for many years, I felt it only proper to make some sort of acronym with it and keep the branding going.  

Since creating a few various styles of baits, I now offer some of the models to the public. The established models are continually growing but some of the original models are Bruce Gillis, Kersmacks and the Mola Gilla Crawler. There's stories behind each bait I make and name I give it, but that's something for another time.