I was just on the Janns/Netcraft Website searching for some materials, and I got curious to see if anyone in here made their own. I've really gotten into making spoons out of old silverware you find at yardsales, tying bucktail jigs, spinners, and assorted widgets from anything I can find. anyone else out there?

 

I make bass jigs (2 styles) and pour my own worms, jig trailers, Super Flukes, you name it. After about 5 years of practice, I don't think you can buy a better jig than you can make if you use premium components. I can make a jig for about 95 cents a piece. The best ones in Bass Pro go for around 3 something...

As far as worms go, you can melt old plastic and pour new worms with it. It's kinda nice to recycle that way.

The best places on line for making your own lures are:

http://barlowstackle.com

and
http://www.lurecraft.com

Sandrat, send me a private message. I'd love to swap one of my silicone jigs for a nice, smallmouth-catching bucktail!

 

I sometimes combine various parts from different lures, spinning blade lures, mostly. Trout can be VERY picky, and without the right color, sometimes you are just whipping the water into froth, for all the good it does.

 

i pour my own slab spoons and surfwieghts , got real good at about a 1/3 rd of the price and when the lake drops i hunt for snagged lures and jigs recyle the lead and clean and repaint the lures