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How To Make Fishing Lures?

How to make fishing lures?

  • I want to make my own lures, but I'm not a hundred percent sure on how to do it. I am going to try and whittle one out of wood, but it looks hard. Are there any easy ways to make ...show more

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    For whittling from wood, there's one wood that people use above all else...balsa. Find good balsa wood and start there, as that's the best wood for crankbaits as it's incredibly buoyant. That's what companies like Rapala and others use for their wooden baits for that reason. Otherwise, just play with it and know that it can take a lot of time to get it perfectly smooth then painted.

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Making lures can be as difficult as you want it to be. You can buy "blanks" ( crank bait molds ) and paint them yourself. You can buy jig head molds from the likes of Do It Molds. You can even use soap to fashion out a design and mold over it with High heat Gasket sealer (automotive section.) There's tons of ways to make a lure, hell, even a bottle cap will suffice if done proper. Truth be told, you have to have an eye for detail, know how to work them tools or make one up on a dime. It's not a get rich quick scheme ( manufactured lures and mold companies made sure you stay on the down low) but you can make a buck local. As for your wooden lure wishes, check out this you tube vid for some inspiration; ??? Paint Brush!! WT.. But you get the idea. in case it was over your head, "think outside the box." ~ ; ) ~Good Luck Catchin'.

Chimp Dancer

There are many books written on fishing lures and fly tying. Those are some good starting places.

Jim W

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