I am just concentrating on making lures for myself and trying out things that are new to me rather than making to sell. but i take it as a big compliment that you are offering to buy one, thanks
this white epoxy colour paste made by polycraft, I have started using it as it reduces the amount of white paint i have to add on darker coloured woods it also shows up any missing spots a lot easier than clear epoxy. Hope this helps cheers
Hey Paul I'm turning 11 and I think your homemade lures are the best made in all the video's I watched of homemade lure making and the best looking lures I want to make lures like you when I'm older
Incredible workmanship. Whole different experience catching fish on your own creation. Great activity here in the northeast, during snowy winter months.....longing for good fishing weather. Too bad about losing that one.....close them snaps!
Paul, another great video. I use my lathe a lot when turning my lures. And as always I learned something new: keeping the squared ends on the body when drilling the holes. At first I wondered why you used a template, but now I understand about the repeatability. Thanks for the tips!
i haven't really done much experimenting with deep diving lures, because most of the water i fish is under 2.5m 8ft and most a lot less. I made an alternate to the crankbait with straight out lip and moved the line eye forward but as yet i haven't been anywhere to make use of the depth, in my local waters in came back with a muddy lip and dragged along the bottom, but it would be good to see your version. cheers Dieter
thanks for the kind words, I am still wondering what to do when I grow up. Good luck with the lures, my son made his first fishing lure by chopping part of his hair off and stuck it to a hook. His Mum wasn't so happy about it.
Hola Paul. Greetings from Costa Rica. I am a tour guide and I was also a woodworker and now I am starting with my kids to go out fishing. I enjoyed your video so much. I think it was great and thanks for sharing. I do not know if I would enjoy more the making of the lure or going out fishing with it. You are welcome to come to Costa Rica and go out fishing with us. Take care,
I took my oldest son boat fishing and he spent nearly all the time on his gameboy thing until a pod of dolphins turned up. I have just got back from pike fishing and realised i like making lures when it rains and fishing with them when it is sunny. It rains alot over here. Good luck with the kids, thanks
OK , .....vice versa with me , ...I've ever been focussed on deep diving lures usable in one particular swim up to 45 feet deep , average more than 20 feet . But since I'm fishing different waters for a few years now , I'm also in need of shallow divers more and more . Can't promise you , but maybe some day I'd do a picture compilation of my homemade "pikie"-lipped lures , ...great idea , if I come to think of it ! Cheers , Dieter
western red cedar isn't normally this bad, i was using cheap decking spindles which even with the sharpest tools is not great to finish. But it is very light and gives a little more action to the lure but needs a thick base coat of epoxy to get anything like a decent finish. My father has a collection of hardwood scrap ends that turn beautifully but make very heavy lures.
the decal paper is a special paper it has a layer that dissolves in water, something like pva, the spray is clear acrylic lacquer which fixes the printed image and projects it from the water. Hope this helps cheers, there is a full list of materials used if you follow the link to my blog.
This inkjet waterslide transfer paper and the spray is acrylic lacquer. I printed the image and then gave it 3 coats of lacquer letting dry between coats and slipped it off the paper in warm water. Cheers there is a link to my blog above, if you click on diy projects ion my blog, you should find a list of materials used
Your lures are fantastic and perfectly finished. I have often thought about trying to make my own more so after watching your videos. Just an idea for you if you marked out the profile of your lure on a sheet of card/aluminium, you could then offer it up to the lure in the lathe (I wish I had one) to see where to remove material. all the best.
I have tried using a cut out template before and it didn’t really work for me. I think because lathes although machines, require a lot of human input, in a way it feels like carving so I know the shape I am after but it is getting near the final dimensions that require some reference. This is in fact a copy lathe so I could of made a half profile template out of mdf and the lathe would of copied that more accurately than me, but then where is the fun in that. Thanks Paul Adams
Great insight on your work again , Paul , always enjoy watching , ......though I'd do mine a bit different . Great advantage to use square dowels , though pinewood is not the best choice IMO . Very nice vintage lure design , I really like this "pikie lip" style , .......did you know , that one can make them to dig down up to 5 metres by making the lower portion of the lip longer and pointing almost straight forward , ...but requires a slender and longer body for stability whilst swimming .
I'm a fan of your work. You always do an excellent job thanks for sharing it helps a lot. I have a question. What's in the spray can that you pour on the decal sheet? Thanks again.
Recently made a "nudie"(unpainted lure) from western red cedar , presented to me by an American friend , really nice timber for lures . IMO local pinewood is a pain in the butt due to it's pronounced soft and hard grains . I'm often using abachewood for lures , for lathe-turning I'm purchasing certain broomsticks , but sadly do not know the name of timber . For your shallow waters lures made from less buoyant hardwood might swim too deep in the end , reduced options for trimming & action , too !
Throw a surfster lip on that, make the body more roundish, thru drill it on you lathe, make it a little shorter and put the weight behind the belly hook. Put a treble on the belly and a flag on the back. I make them like that for the freshwater plugs I make. They're just scaled down saltwater plugs. Both smallies and largemouth absolutely hammer them on top. It's the best shit ever!! Lol
Nice lure I would suggest using the heat gun on the epoxy instead of the torch. You can really heat it up so it evens out gets glassy and also pops bubbles. The rumors of the co2 popping bubbles are not true. The heat is what pops the bubbles. Just my 2 cents.
The blow lamp works ok for me, when i have used a heat gun or hair dryer in the past it has picked up too much dust. The epoxy manufactures say in their literature that co2 helps pop the bubble but i have found no other reference to it working than this, so you may be right, either way heat from a gun or a torch will lower then surface tension. One of my neighbors is a chemist and makes epoxy resin so if i remember i will ask him about co2, i know it reacts with water vapour and epoxy. Cheers and thanks for taking the time to comment
I would love to know what he says. I was told co2 didn't mater by a expert at west systems. I have tried torch heat gun and exhaling on it and they all seem to do the same. I don't have to may dust problems with the heat gun. hair dryers yes heat gun burns it up I think lol Check my fb page I make lots of top water stuff. facebook.com/pages/Anarchy-Fishing-Lures/191055510924187
just wondering, why did you put a coat of etex on before painting? as a sealer, I guess? I was having a problem with my lures cracking. well, the finish cracking to be precise. I realized it was due to the possible moisture in the wood, and expansion/contraction. some guys use a sanding sealer or other things. what I started using was a wood hardener. it definitely takes any moisture out of the wood, and it also puts a smooth sheen on, sealing the wood. since I started using that, I have had no more problems. beautiful lures, by the way.
Your tecnical skills and craftmanship is very enjoyable to watch. Very professionel work. You are a huge inspiration. Btw, Where do you get the screws for the hooks?
Paul, Hey I am highly impressed with you video and how you went about doing things. I was curious to see if you could give me some insight on how you did the decal? I make custom duck calls and other custom things which I later finish with CA glue, and I want to be able to brand my things as well. This seems to work really well especially on smaller items. If you could please let me know your process and materials used, I would much appreciate it. I will definitely give you a shout out on my next video and hopefully send you some followers and business.
want to sell a couple of them ..wouldn't mind trying them when the striped bass are here in the rivers ..chartreuse green works here but can't find any plugs like that ..
