How You Can Make Handmade Fishing Lures

By Roger Phillips


There used to be a time when all anglers had to catch or craft their own fish bait. Angling is one thing that can be very easy to do and most of its equipment may even be done DIY, except for the rods, reels and lines. With these few basic items, a person can just take out his tackle and go out angling on a hot summer day.

Baits are a preferred item, some are great believers in the live lure or bait, while there are those who want them crafted out of wood. Handmade fishing lures come in a variety of sizes, colors and shapes, with new innovations coming up once in a while that may be good for the next generation of users. The prime consideration, remains the same, that they should look good enough to bite.

The nature of these things say that they conform to natural standards. But then, some think that they should come in bright and bold colors. These will also depend on the species that are fished for, because there are specific food that are popular for different fishing areas that are used.

The fishermen using flies are after species that prefer winged creatures like flies to eat. These are often very colorful, and bold colors means delicious to some segments of the submarine populace. Lures are colored in different ways, then, specific to fish species, perhaps or angler preference, and often colored like those species that belong to the lower orders of fish.

Once again, these are all great for making DIY, and there are a great many who choose from the many ways of creating these. You can, for instance, make a personal choice of on the soft wood used for making the stuff. Options are always available the making them with rings, eye screws, different kinds of hooks, and colors.

Some basic stuff are standard, like water sealers and epoxy for putting it all together. You can choose to put in a base and can also leave the natural wood color as is. All of these materials are available in bait and tackle shops, which also have a good line of professionally made and commercial grade lures if you prefer them to the DIY ones.

For shaping the wood, you need a sharp, woodworking tool. But since lures are very small, you should use smaller implements like a rasper and some sandpaper, so parts of it do not break off. If you use cutting tools not made for wood, you will likely get cut at any time you are making your object.

There are no machines made items of this kind, the softer woods not being amenable to the powerful machines that are used here. The commercial manufacturers work for the enthusiasts, for making angling a better experience. Again, the DIY stuff is great and does not take much time or effort.

These small things matter in angling and good fishermen know that they can be had inexpensively by taking care in making them. A lot of anglers believe that the divinity is something present in their rituals, in luremaking even. This is lore for the angler that makes for the best fishing.




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