made my own lure

[tyrion]

with all this rain around im not able to work or go fishing so, to keep myself busy i made my own lure, a small bream lure probably not the best colours or finish but i was so keen to test it i thought for sure it would end up in the bin. It swims like any lure ive brought from a shop :woohoo: :woohoo: awesome i cant wait for this weather to clear so i can give it a try at shultz. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0449.JPG

[Feral]

Good on you for having a go. Its not all that long ago the best lures were hand made!

[maxi]

surely beats washing the floor hahaha

good one mate hope it works for u

[goldnugget]

Well done. I reckon the art of making your own lures is making a bit of a comeback. Lets face it, at $10+ a pop, why wouldnt you. I reckon once you have a set production method, it'd be easier to make 20-30 at a time, the only variables being in the colours and the bibs, generally the bodies are the same, just some larger and some smaller. The trick is to make up some jigs that make the job consistant.......Hmmmmm, now your giving me ideas.

Now on another note.....you have wire trace running through it dont you?

[tyrion]

this is what i used to run through it, its solid wire i just cut off the swivel end pushed it through the balsa and bent it back parallel to itself and pushed it back into the wood.

Hope you can understand this :dry:

Tyrion [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/clip.JPG

[shortie]

This making lure thread got me a bit excited yesterday. So i gave it a go. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0004___.JPG

[rumrunner]

did you make that shortie?

bloody good job if ya did!!!

Ian

[Brian D]

Gezz Shortie you sure know how to make a fishing accountant feel useless.:blush:

[fishyman]

sweet i make my own lures to

looks the goods to me!

im currently attempting making copies of lures like jackall chubbies etc etc but they are so dam small its nearly impossible.

heres some that ive made [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSCN2875_edited_AFO.jpg

[Ash]

Damn it! Look at all you talented people! Makes people like me, a person who never passed a work shop job in school, very jealous! Those all thos lures look great!

Maybe you guys could put your heads together and write a article on how to make lures. Im sure Angus and webmaster would put that up in the articles. Id be very keen to see how you guys do it and what goes into it.

Well done!

[tyrion]

WOW nice work shortie and fishyman :woohoo: looks like i got a long way to go:dry:

[goldnugget]

Yep Tyrion, thats what I was talking about. Wow, theres some nice lures out there. Keep em coming. It's something you can do to keep occupied when the weather is a bit crappy and your stuck indoors..

[fishyman]

just practice tyrion

keep making em and after a while youll be able to make 20 or 30 in a weekend.

[MichaelJ]

what materials do u need to make a lure?

[kevinchen19870316]

i guess wood for minnow/crank/topwater

stainless steel for spoon and jigs.

maybe some ppl will try plastic

[MichaelJ]

yeh i know that much already kevin but i wanna know for the bill of the lure and that

[kriso]

a peice of acrylic would be good. you can shape it really easy with a bit of heat.

[fishyman]

i use perspex and have used aluminium.

for the body i use drift wood from the beach. me and my dad have experimented with sinking wood.

we have made some out of plastic by pouring into moulds but i prefer wood.