Wooden Lure Making 101: Make Your First Handmade Lures Deadly Effective
By Greg Vinall
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Essential Reading For Anyone Taking Up Wooden Lure Making: Even A Novice With Minimal Tools Can Turn A Lump Of Wood Into A Highly Effective Fishing Lure!
What usually follows is a rapid improvement in the size and number of fish caught as he develops an intimate understanding of lures and simultaneously creates a box full of deadly baits.
In this eBook internationally renowned wooden lure making authority Greg "Doc Lures" Vinall takes the mystery out of custom wooden lure making. In a simple, matter of fact way, the Doc breaks down the complex task of designing and making your own lures into basics that anyone can follow.
Written for those who are new to the craft of lure making, this ebook will get you started on the path to success no matter what style of lure you plan to make
From choosing the right wood and basic components to hand shaping, assembling and custom painting lures, you'll find a surprising wealth of information packed into this title. It's all the important stuff and none of the fluff!
Why waste precious fishing time and money on trial and error? One read of this ebook will have you knocking out killer lures from your first attempts!
Greg Vinall
I'm a professional aquatic scientist, passionate lure fisherman and avid lure maker. I've been teaching other people the art of making custom hard bodied fishing lures from wood and plastic for over 10 years. In recent years I have taken this passion online, publishing the most comprehensive guides to wooden lure making available anywhere online. Check out my blog and free lure making articles at https://makewoodenlures.com
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Wooden Lure Making 101 - Greg Vinall
Table Of Contents
Make Your First Balsa Crankbait
Title Page
1. Introduction
1.1. Types Of Wooden Lures You Can Make
2. Checklist Of Lure Making Tools And Materials
2.1 Ridiculously Basic Tool Kit
2.2 Basic Raw Materials
2.3 Even Easier Off The Shelf Lure Components
3. Five Important Tips Before You Start
3.1 Choosing The Best Wood Is Half The Battle
3.2 Weighting Turns Ordinary Lures Into Extraordinary Ones
3.3 The Power Of The Mirror Image
3.4 Water Is The Enemy Of Wooden Lures
3.5 Answer To The Eternal Question: Screw Eyes Or Through Wire?
4. The Part Of The eBook Concerned With Actually Making Lures
4.1 Design Tips For Killer Wooden Lures
4.2 How To Turn A Block Of Wood Into A Lure Body
4.3 Tricks For Creating And Perfecting New Styles
4.4 Mini-Me. How To Clone Your Best Lures
4.5 A Final Spit Polish Will Make Your Lures Hum
5 Paint Turns Wooden Lures Into Fishing Weapons
5.1 The Low Tech Approach: Aerosols And Brushes
5.2 Turning Lures Into Art With An Airbrush
5.3 Make Your Lures Bulletproof With Clear Coat
5.4 Insider Tricks For Epoxy Clear Coats
6. Seven Tips For Using Your Lures
Copyright
About The Doc
Make Your First Balsa Crankbait
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Wooden Lure Making 101
Make Your First Handmade Lures Deadly Effective
Greg Doc Lures
Vinall
1. Introduction
Almost anyone can learn to make amazing, stunning and deadly wooden lures in a matter of just a few weeks, if they choose. Even folks who have never made a lure before, have very few tools and no clue where to start. With the right guidance they’re able to make lures that can open the door to a world of fishing that 99% of fishermen will never experience.
If that sounds intriguing, then prepare to embark on an amazing journey!
Now, if you’re thinking that wooden lures are ancient history and I must be some old-time anti-progress clown, then think again. Well, ok. I’ll admit I’m a bit of a clown at times.
But I love modern technology and if plastic lures were just as good as wooden ones I’d make the switch. But they’re not, in my view. Although we live in a fast-food world of injection molded plastic and 3D printing, too much fast food is bad for your health. And too much injection molded plastic is bad for your fishing.
Custom wooden lures are more effective today than anything else you’ll get your mitts on...... And they’ll be even more effective tomorrow and more effective again the next day. I’ll explain why that’s the case later in this eBook. For now, just understand that my passion for wooden lures is driven by fishing results, not old fashioned nostalgia.
Luckily, wooden lure making is as accessible to 12 year old kids as it is 80 year old men. You can get the tools and materials cheaply in just about any part of the world and you don’t need a fancy workshop to make awesome lures.
The purpose of this book is to open your eyes to the possibilities and get you off on the right foot.
1.1. Types Of Wooden Lures You Can Make
Most folks don’t realize how versatile wood can be as a lure making material. There are very few hard body lure styles that can’t be made with it, once you know how. In my classes and eBooks I show folks how to make the following lure styles:
- Bibbed/Lipped lures (aka plugs
) including all manner of floating, sinking