/r/lurebuilding
For those anglers who enjoy a more personal touch. Handmade fishing lures from crankbaits to spinners, and everything in between!
/r/lurebuilding
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First lure finished!
Made a few mistakes which I’ll learn from. Used the wrong material for the lip and had a snap off before clear coating so had to replace it, bit annoying as it looked better before. Also realised how important it is to keep a clean work area when clear coating. Unfortunately got some dust in one of the layers of epoxy which is pretty noticeable. But all in all I’m happy with it as a first, tested it this morning and it has a really nice action.
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my first cork lure
20:11 UTC
Hand shaping a giant surfcasting plug
I've been a hobbyist for about three years and mostly make them for myself and friends. This is my favorite bait to make. Giant round nose swimmer that throws a massive wake when crawled but doesn't blow out when burned a 5-6 feet below the surface.
18:34 UTC
Had a paint failure and switched to just bone. It works too!
16:10 UTC
Crappie complete!
Colours are a bit off, but an approximation to my local crappie look.
(Airbrush tips welcomed, I'm a big ol' noob at it)
07:11 UTC
Do all the sizes match up?
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/320608?quantity=1&closed-eye-wire-shaft-size=1411
https://mustad-fishing.com/us/product/35647?hookSize=6&colorName=Bronze&packQuantity=25
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/310200?quantity=1&bead-size=1631
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/310810
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/310807
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/french-blades-0?quantity=1&finish=1379&spinner-blade-size=1426
13:02 UTC
First go at making any kind of lure myself. Attempting to make a crankbait type minnow. Just curious if the shape is looking ok, I’m pretty happy with how it’s looking but thought I’d try get a second opinion before I proceed to adding the hardware/painting etc
10:21 UTC
Something stupid
So these spinners suck, and I noticed that when the blade is vertical like this it sorta goes in an S pattern in the water, is there any better way to make it stay vertical other than chucking split shots on it?
20:35 UTC
Working on some new lures ;)
17:55 UTC
Some more that I got done today
Any suggestions about any materials would be great.
Looking for different feathering materials, “bodies”, spinner blades, and beads all the time. Even if you would share one of your favorites.
Also I’m looking to start selling maybe locally and one day online. Just to get a tally would anyone purchase just off of the looks alone.
I have some tweaking to do like gauge of wire and size of the split ring. But I’ve caught most of my gosh of of them this year so it gave me some encouragement to get them out there.
03:45 UTC
I'm new to lure building, here's all the lures I've made so far
19:11 UTC
Working on the Dollar Tree snake
Finally got to the Dollar Tree snake in one of my previous posts. Should I keep the little feet?
03:40 UTC
Ran out for a quick test and tune.
22:00 UTC
How to make lure
18:51 UTC
Some lures I made in shop class
Used spray paint I used a wood burning tool for the pattern on the lippless
18:38 UTC
W.I.P. Crappie
Nervous about tail piece function.
18:18 UTC
Decals or Logos
Can anyone point me in the direction of how you can aquire or purchase or make those tiny little decals of your brand logo you put on fishing lures? I have a logo design already im just not sure where to aquire this sort of thing.
00:56 UTC
Broke the lip off a rock
It's a walker now
20:30 UTC
Found my first lure
20:26 UTC
2" stickbaits
These aren't my first lures but they're the first ones I'm proud of! 2" sapele stickbaits that I hope to be able to fish on 2-10g bfs and spinning rods in British waters for perch and pike!
17:11 UTC
How Thick is BSI Epoxy?
I bought some BSI Slow Cure epoxy for clear coating, and I’m finding it very thick and difficult to work with. It’s thicker than my JB Weld 5-minute epoxy. I think I have a bad batch, but wanted to double check before I buy again.
This is what I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001NI8MNK?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
15:55 UTC
Sometimes it works, sometimes you just end up making a mess of it.
Made from poplar, painted with golden paints, and envirotex clear coats to finish it off. Next time I won’t deviate from the plan and add some blue but I had to give it a shot.
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