Hogue Outdoor Customs

08/21/2026

🎣🍻 Bass, Boats & Bucks - all for a great cause!

Join Bedford Sales & Outdoors at The 252 for a Guest Bartender Night benefiting HOOAH Deer Hunt for Heroes! 🇺🇸

📅 Friday, September 18th
⏰ 5–7 PM
📍 The 252 | 623 W. River Dr., Seneca

Stop by, grab a drink and help us support an incredible organization, 100% of tips go to HOOAH Deer Hunt for Heroes!

We’ll see you there! 🍻🎣

08/17/2026

This is a great event for a great cause every year on Lake of the Ozarks! Check them out!

💜 WARRIOR WILLIAM PROJECT — SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 💜
One of the things that makes the Warrior William Project Benefit Tournament so special is the incredible support we receive from small businesses. These companies step up and donate their products, talents, and time to help make our event successful and support our mission of raising funds for Rett syndrome research and development toward a cure.
Here are a few of the awesome items and businesses supporting this year’s event:
🏆 Bearded Custom Creations— Customized trophies that help make our tournament awards something special!
🎣 Hogue Outdoor Customs— Unbelievable handcrafted balsa baits that any serious bass fisherman would love to have in the tackle box!
🔥 Trident custom rods llc— A special Warrior William Signature Series high-end fishing rod built specifically for our cause!
⚓ Mk2 Designs custom 3D Printing, Manufacturing boat accessories.

Go like, follow and share these people that support us. These are only a few small businesses that support us. (Pics shown below may not be actual products, just used for examples, visit their page to see actual products!)
These are the kinds of small businesses that make a BIG difference. Every donation adds to the experience for our anglers and helps us continue fighting for something much bigger than fishing.
💜 BE BRAVE. CHOOSE JOY. PAY IT FORWARD.
Thank you for supporting the Warrior William Project!

08/11/2026

Playing with a new craw shell pattern tonight, while the CNC does the heavy work on another mold.

07/23/2026

This was a fun event last year! Come on out and enjoy!

🎣 Calling all anglers! 🎣

Join us for the 2026 Bass Boats & Bucks Tournament on Saturday, September 19 at Spring Brook Marina!

💰 Guaranteed Payouts
1st - $5,000
2nd - $3,000
3rd - $2,000
(Progressive payout based on entries)

🎟️ $200 per boat (includes 2 event T-shirts)

Even better? A portion of the proceeds will benefit HOOAH for Heroes, helping veterans enjoy the outdoors through hunting and fishing.

Spots are filled in the order registration forms and payments are received, so don’t wait to reserve your place!

📞 Contact Bedford Sales & Outdoors today to register or learn more. Let’s make this year’s tournament one to remember! 🎣🇺🇸

07/19/2026

Man the CNC has been busy the last few months. Another mold heading out to a returning customer. and .w.02 got this guy on the way! Enjoy guys!

04/10/2026

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Ahh hell why not.

04/10/2026

Fresh from the tumbler and ready to become finished crankbaits!

03/28/2026

Great multi species day yesterday on the Illinois river. Jigging with our river jig and The Morph! Things are still rolling hot out there if you're trying to get in on the spring run!

Thank you for letting me jump in the boat David Hall!

03/15/2026

Good luck and safe day to all my friends and customers fishing the IWT stop #1 for the year on the Illinois River out of Spring Valley! Weather's gonna be sporty today so hope everybody stays safe!

03/13/2026

I had to take a few days to decompress. Get over a sinus infection. I know a lot of small lure manufacturers do alot more shows than what we took on this year but this was by far my most ambitious show season and I am really happy that I decided to take a leap and dive in further than I had the last couple years. Here is the latest blog post on HogueOutdoorCustoms.com talking about the adventure this winter.

That being said it's time to get back to the grind. The first shipment of Balsa wood just hit the shops door step and is already being prepped to become wood baits.

It's also time to Fish! The IWT's opening event is this weekend and I wish I could be there but I need to go be the cheering dad for my daughters state swim meet. But to everybody who is competing this weeking I wish you a safe tournament and hope everybody is able to get on fish.

If you've thought about jumping into one of these tournaments my advise is to do it. The Spring Valley Walleye Club puts on a heck of an event and this first one of the year is always the most fun and has the most boats.

Don't be like me in the past and get intimidated by the big glass deep V's and thinking you can't compete. This time of year there's fish from the dam in starved rock all the way down to Peoria. You don't need a big boat with a 400hp outboard to get to fish. You can show up with a bass tracker, a spinning rod with a pocket full of lead head jigs and a bucket of minnows and you are in the running. Grab a couple buddies and split the cost you won't regret it!

Hopefully the river stays decent for a couple weeks and I can have the Bedford Sales & Outdoors YarCraft out there chasing fish soon.

Tight Lines!

What a journey this winter has been. As we pack up the displays and pull the trailer back to Ottawa for the final time this spring, I find myself looking back at the last few months with a lot of gratitude. The 2026 show season has officially come to a close, and it has been our most rewarding year....