Home Fishing Lures

Fishing lures are not hard to make provided you have a bit of patience and creativity. So when those bad weather days come your way you'll find that making fishing lures at home is a great way to consume your time. Especially if your an angler who enjoys all aspects of fishing. Here are some simple and easy suggestions for making your lures at home from materials that you can purchase inexpensively or already have at home.

Spoons

Spoons, as the name suggests, can be actually made from various sizes and shapes of spoons. Try going to a second hand store and buying a collection of various sizes of metal measuring spoons. Using a hand torch or a propane torch, heat the metal spoon part, then using a hammer or pliers gently flatten the spoon until you have a uniform shape. After it has completely cooled, the handle from the spoon can be cut off. Using a small sized drill bit, drill a hole in the top (handle) and bottom end of the shaped spoon. Attach a swivel and a leader to the top hole and a hook to the bottom hole. The spoon can be painted with any type of metal paint or can be left silver. Additional patterns, stripes or even more involved designs can be added.

Minnows and Crankbaits

Crankbaits and minnow forms can be made from simple pieces of doweling or even a small piece of plank. Trace a pattern using your favorite crankbait body, or just be creative. The key is to keep the shape of the crankbait body equal on both sides to make it move through the water with the correct movement.

All that you will need for making fishing lures at home out of wood is a file, skill saw or small hand saw, sandpaper, epoxy glue and hooks and a swivel. With the dowel positioned flat, cut the desired length of the body. To keep the shape in balance, find the center line down the back of the body and draw it on the wood. Start sanding the shape from the center point, making the fish shape tapering from the front to the back.

When the shape is sanded to the correct form, cut a drill two or more small holes in the center line of the belly and insert the treble hook in the back hole and a weight in the front hole. Epoxy both into the holes and allow to completely set. If your crank-bait is going to have a lip, in the front bottom of the lure cut a slot and insert a commercial lip using the epoxy again. If required, attach a tail after attaching the swivel.

Finally, using your lucky or favorite colors paint the crank-bait. Making fishing lures can be an activity for the kids to get involved in as well as the adults. Young kids may have trouble making fishing lures because of the small size of the materials, but they will enjoy being involved in the painting and finishing.


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