Vinnie's Custom Baits

A few special plugs which will be at the Narragansett Surf Day on Jan 13, 2024. Working non stop as always to bring a huge load of everything. As an added bonus this year, Al Gag will be set up in my booth with his incredible baits and knowledge.

Happy 248th Birthday to all Marines past and present. Semper Fidelis.

Perfect November morning. Many thanks to a stranger on the beach who snapped this pic.Had good early morning action, went back to how It started for me and caught all on an olive mambo minnow. Was always my favorite go to bait and lately I pushed it aside for throwing wood. Going to finish November with one on the rod every trip. ,

Stripers swallowing the Painkiller Mini- Beach was loaded all day- Fall fishing in full force.

Great night at the Narragansett Surfcasters meeting. The legend Al Gag as guest speaker- Al has been a trusted friend and mentor to me since the mid 1990’s, introducing me to surf fishing. He truly is deserving of his induction into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

Fall beach season is here!!! Heading to RI tonight to be on the beach. This is my new surf machine- always wanted a Quigley Van. Busy Spring and Summer building it out, had plenty of time since the as****es at the hospital closed my school and left me “retired”. F**k it, I will be on the beach starting Saturday (Watch Hill). Swing by and visit, throw some plugs, and hang out.

Head down to Great Kills Bait and Tackle in Staten Island- 200 new Vinnie’s Customs plugs just re stocked for Spring!!! Thank you Sal.

2023 Surf Day at Narragansett Surfcasters- another great show put on by a top notch organization. Bruce. Joe, and all the club members who worked tirelessly to make sure both the customers and vendors were taken care of. A great turn out as usual, with both my regular customers and a lot of new faces.

On my way to Montauk for Mr. Poseidons Tournament- game on everyone!!!!!

Batch of 20 “Painkiller Jr.” poppers heading to the Narragansett Surfcasters event on Sept 15th at 4pm- Veterans Fishing Day- an incredible event where veterans learn surf fishing from the best, most charitable club in the northeast. Will be at Scarborough Beach in Narragansett. Every Vet gets to keep plugs, rods reels, everything to go out and fish. Club members are present to teach and guide them to the surf. Can’t wait for this event. Contact Narragansett Surfcasters for more info- see you there!!!!

Banner hanging night in Newington- class of 22. Congrats Nick- and great game today in opening round of state tournament with Newington defeating Hamden 6-5. You make me proud every day, and every game.

Senior Day for Nick and Newington High Varsity Baseball- another great game, and Nick as always you make me proud to be your Dad.

Senior Prom for Nick- almost the end of a great year.

Order on its way to . Sal and his shop have everything you need to get you on the fish!!

Great day in Florida watching Nick play- great game with Newington High School beating the Canandaigua Academy 13-1. Always good to see Nick hitting a couple big bombs. Now waiting for flight home- back to building plugs.

5 "Painkiller Jr." poppers in the "Staten Island Special" colors headed to . Get down and see Sal to get one.

Couple 4oz "Tyrants" headed to .Can't wait to see a cow hanging off of these.

3 of batch of "Exciter" swimbaits. These come in at 2.5 oz. Did a large run of these in both night and daytime colors. All will be available Jan 15th at the Narragansett Surf Day- or DM me direct for your custom color order.

2 baits finished and going in mail tonight for . Blurple Invader Swimmer and Starbreaker Danny Swimmer in scaled bunker. Don't forget 1/15/22 for Narragansett Surfcasters "Surf Day" - best club in the Northeast and show has something for every surf fisherman- plus some of the most talented custom plug builders in the country.

New 9" "War Machines" finished and headed out. Will definitely have a selection of these at the Narragansett Surf Day on Jan 15th. You can DM me your custom color orders and pick up at the show for any of my plugs.

9 inch/ 3.8 oz "War Machines"- Busy building for the Narragansett Surf Day on Jan 15th. Great show and some really great custom plug builders will be there.

Happy Birthday to my beloved Marine Corps. For all Marines past and present- Semper Fidelis!!!

Headed to Watch Hill tonight- beach open at midnight- anyone driving on tonight/tomorrow stop by and say hi.

10 Invader Swimmers plus 1 new Invader Jr swimmer headed to .

"Painkiller Jr." poppers- this one in a wonderbread pattern 1.78 oz. These are available in all standard colors- white, red head, blue head, etc. Send in your requests. Price including shipping $15.00 or 2 for $25.00. PayPal and Venmo available.

"Starbreaker" in gasoline color- 2.75 oz. Price $17.00 inc. shipping. All lures are epoxy sealed, and use Krok and SPRO swivels and 4x VMC hooks. Paypal ([email protected]) or Venmo (-DiCioccio) accepted. Contact me at [email protected]

First lure up for sale- "Starbreaker" custom wood danny plug. 6.5 inches and 2.47 oz. Price $17.00 including shipping. Accepting Paypal ([email protected]) and Venmo (-DiCioccio). Contact me at [email protected]

Vinnie's Custom Baits updated their business hours.

This is the spot where I will be showcasing and selling direct my custom surf lures. I will be posting up individual lures for sale, and taking orders for anything you need (color, weight, types). The page is a work in progress, so please bear with me.