Can You Really Make Your Own Fishing Lures?

Learn how to create your own fishing lures and get the edge over your competition out on the water, and you'll also find out exactly what tools you need to create them.

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One of the most satisfying feelings you can experience when fishing is to catch a fish using a fishing lure you created yourself.

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You don抰 need to be a great craftsman to make your own fishing lures. If you can get hold of the couple of required tools, you can have some glorious lures. The lures might not quite be professionally perfect, but they will catch fish for you, and that抯 all that matters the most.

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And if you create your own lures, you抣l be far more successful at catching fish in the long run. The reason for this is psychological. An angler who uses a store-bought retard or hop tends to be wavering about cast of characters it around rocks, logs, piles, and rank and file of seaweed.

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He spent his own money at the shop for it and doesn抰 wish to lose it ?even so he knows the most appropriate fish are usually hiding around such obstructions. And alternative lures such as jigs have been most in effect when bounced on the bottom, where they usually get caught up and lost. So, rather than risk losing his precious lures the discreet angler casts in to safer spots, where much less fish are hanging out!

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Making fishing lures can be quite an interesting hobby, generally during the prolonged winter months when fishing is slow and the weather keeps all but the most determined fishermen (or women) inside in the comfort of their own home. It has even been argued that the happiness that comes from conceptualizing and formulating a lure to catch fish offers at least as much - if not more - pleasure than the actual fishing itself.

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Most anglers will already have some of the tools they will need lying around. 燭he rest can be bought or acquired later as the need arises if you prefer.

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The most important item you need first when creating your own fishing lures is a bench, table, or desk.

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After you have such a bench or table you will need a vice that will hold still the assorted lures for drilling, filing, bending, and alternative operations. Almost any dais vice of great distance will suit your needs.

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A small anvil is additionally very handy if you wish to have mostly steel lures or a collection of such lures. It is used for cutting, bending, punching, and riveting. However, if you get a big dais vice of the machinist抯 or application sort you can make use of the anvil aspect found on such vices. Or you can make use of a small piece of iron with a well-spoken aspect as a temporary anvil.

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A hammer, of course, is a simple apparatus for any kind of work, and most handy men will have one lying about in the garage or shed which will suit the task. If you already have a scratch hammer, you can use it for most lure-making jobs.

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At slightest dual saws will be needed. If you already have a palm saw it can be used for wooden materials in your fishing lures.

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Some kind of drilling device is necessary for making holes in timber and metal. If you have a handheld electric drill you can quite easily just use this for most of the work you will need to do. It generally works very well when training holes in metal. A stable electrical drill is additionally a big assist when training metal, generally if you have to drill most holes, as it will help to keep items steady and make clean holes.

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Pliers, files, screwdrivers and a pointy blade are also very handy tools to have lying around for making fishing lures.