| During non fishing days because of bad weather, the | | | | you could just be imaginative. The idea is to maintain |
| anglers who are always ready to learn something | | | | the shape of the crankbait body symmetrical on both |
| new, could find it interesting to sit at home and make | | | | sides to make it cut through the water with the right |
| lures of different types. It is not a difficult task to | | | | movement. |
| make fishing lures if you have patience and a little bit | | | | 3. The tools to make lures at home |
| of creativity. You could make these lures at home | | | | The tools that you would need to make lures at |
| with resources that are around the house and if you | | | | home are a small hand or skill saw, a wood file, a |
| have to procure some of the materials they are not | | | | swivel, some hooks, epoxy glue and sand paper. |
| expensive at all. | | | | Position the dowel flat and cut the required span of |
| 1. Some ideas on how to make lures: | | | | the body. Draw a centre line down the "back" of the |
| Spoons: As you can make out from the name itself | | | | body and on the wood, you will be able to maintain |
| are lures that can be made from spoons of different | | | | the balance and keep the shape too in this way. The |
| shapes and sizes. You could try buying second hand | | | | fish shape should be tapering so begin sand papering |
| spoons of different sizes from a second hand shop | | | | the contour from the center point. Bore two or more |
| and you would have a sizable collection. With a | | | | small holes in the middle line of the front and put in |
| propane torch or hand torch the metal part of the | | | | the treble hook in the hole at the back and in the |
| spoon should be heated and with a pair of cutting | | | | hole at the front put a weight, after the shape is |
| pliers or hammer, flatten it out and until you have a | | | | smoothened to the right form. Glue it in with epoxy |
| consistent shape. Once this cools you can cut the | | | | glue into both the holes and let it set completely. If |
| handle off from the spoon. With a small sized bit of | | | | you want to create a rim on the crankbait, slash a |
| drill, bore a hole in the handle on the top end and | | | | niche in the bottom front of the lure and put in a |
| bottom end of the spoon that has been shaped. | | | | commercial rim using the glue. You could if you want |
| Connect a hook to the lower hole and a swivel and | | | | connect a tail and a swivel too. |
| leader to the top hole. You could either paint the | | | | Once you are through you could paint the crankbait |
| spoon any colour or leave it unpainted too, in fact | | | | with your lucky or favorite colors. You could gather |
| you can make whatever design or colour you want | | | | the kids to get involved in this activity of making |
| on the spoon. | | | | fishing lures or have the adults in it too. Even if the |
| 2. Methods of making Minnows and Crank baits | | | | kids do find it a bit difficult to do this they will still |
| You need a piece of plank or of doweling to make | | | | enjoy the whole experience and like the idea of being |
| minnows or Crank baits. Outline a design with your | | | | drawn in, in the final part of painting the lures. |
| most preferred crankbait body, or on the other hand | | | | |