home made plugs and lures

**rammses** · 07-09-2006, 17:23

hi you,all thinking of trying to make mmy own plugs and lures,aanybody tried or may have some tips for me,big bass is what i,m after i know they,re about now as thei smell big bass schoolies leave for deep water,i,ve seen a few about.

**john** · 07-09-2006, 20:13

hi let me know how you get on ,

**smiley73** · 07-09-2006, 21:59

if you can get hold of aluminium bar.. it polishes up like mirror silver.. get yourself a hacksaw and a drill,

stonking'ley shiney dexters

**caster** · 07-09-2006, 22:49

Can't see the point of going to all that trouble with the price of these

http://www.roydlures.com/

**Phil Hollington** · 08-09-2006, 08:45

Take a look at Mike Ladle's website

http://www.mikeladle.com/osa.html

He also discusses home made lures in the book "Hooked on bass"

**grumpysod** · 08-09-2006, 13:21

Originally Posted by caster

Can't see the point of going to all that trouble with the price of these

http://www.roydlures.com/

That's still too expensive, I can make lures for about 50p a throw, the main expense is the swivel, split rings and trebles. It can help pass those long winters nights when there's nothing on the tv, and the missus has gone to bingo/ an Ann Summers party / Her bit on the side (delete as appropriate)

What you can do is during the winter look for old umbrellas that have been dumped. You know when you're in the town centre and you see 'em, the frame has buckled and so it's been stuck into a bin, or more commonly left beside a bin. Whip it out of teh bin, a couple of bends here and there and you've got a nice bit of chromed tubing

Take the lovely free chromed tube, cut it into sections (I use about 75mm per section), crimp one end closed, fill it with lead to near the top leaving about 10mm . I've even used plaster to fill it - it means you can have a longer lure but keeps it within the casting weight of the rod. Crimp the other end closed, drill a hole at each end (I use a hammer and masonry nail), attach the split rings, swivel and treble. If you can put a bend into it, then thats even better.
A knackered golf umbrella can give me enough tubing to make 10 lures, if you collect a few brollies over the winter you can make enough lures to do all summer.

I've also made Stingsilver style lures (called mackerel stingers on the roydlures site), I use an Isopon or plaster mold for those, using old tyre weights begged from the local tyre place, the only costs are the trebles, swivels and split rings as well as the cost of teh gas to melt them. All I have to pay for the metal, is a few of my nice shiny lures. Again I can make these lures for a lot less than I can buy them.

Edit: The septics are into making their own lures in a big way, check out the likes of http://www.tackleunderground.com/ for info, tutorials etc.

**rammses** · 09-09-2006, 09:10

thanks all you all have given me some great ideas,tight lines.

**rammses** · 09-09-2006, 21:23

well i,ve found a bit of stainless steel rod flattened the ends put holes through put half a dozen tiny stones inside first to give a rattle and a swivel onn the end,going to try it tonight or tomorrow,will let you all know how it goes,and thhank your mother for the rabbits,tight lines.

**rammses** · 12-09-2006, 18:37

check out my post werewolf country on southeast,to see how i got on.

**PaulGeoffrey** · 12-09-2006, 18:53

I used old copper tubing left in a skip from someones plumbing job. I cut a few lengths, closed one end, filled them with lead and painted them. I found knicking some of the mrs red wool and putting that on the lures treble hooks seems to make them more attractive to fish.