Homemade Stickbait and jerkbait stick lures

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Not at all fancy, but with its minnow-like appearance, the stickbait or jerkbait can be very effective. And the jerkbait stick lure requires little more than a small stick of wood, a drill, a paper clip, some paint or nail polish, and a fishook.

They float and resemble prey that is on top of the water. Stickbaits have only whatever motion the fisherman gives them through the action of the rod itself. If skillfully used, they can be very effective.

Homemade Stickbait Lures 

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1. Break and carve your stick to the approximate size and shape of a minnow.
2. Drill a lengthwise hole through the center.
3. Insert a paperclip through the hole that you drilled.
4. Twist a loop at one end of the paperclip to attach to your line.
5. Twist a loop and attach a split ring at the other end of the paperclip.
6. Attach a Treble Hook to the split ring.
7. A coat of nail polish will provide a waterproof coating to make your lures last longer.

Video: Making a Homemade Lure out of a Stick!

This video by Josh Rueff shows how to make a homemade topwater jerkbait lure from a whittled stick and a paper clip.
The total cost was right around 25 cents!

Time to try this lure out on the water!

 

Creating a Homemade Spoon Lure

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Spoon lures, true to their name, resemble the inside of a table spoon. Typically they are oblong and concave in shape, which creates their movement through the water. Spoons attract fish because they flash in the light (due tio their shape) as they wobble and dart through the water.  They are believed to have been invented by Len Thompson around 1929.

If you have extra silverware lying around, you can reuse it to make some shiny new lures. With little more than some old stainless steel spoons, thread, glue, feathers, and a few tools, you can change that old coffee spoon into an eye-catching and fish-catching lure. Here’s how:

Basic Homemade Spoon Lure:

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1. Cut the spoon’s handle off close to the bowl of the spoon.
2. Sand the rough edge that you just cut.
3. Drill a 1/8  hole at either end of the spoon bowl.
4. Attach a Split Ring through each hole in the spoon.
5. Add a hook. You can use whatever you like here; though most prefer a Treble Hook.

Optional Upgrades For Your Homemade Spoon Lure:

• Hammer down the outside of the spoon slightly to alter the shape and the action of the lure through the water.
• Tie some colorful feathers onto the shaft of the hook with a heavy duty thread.
• Paint one side of the spoon with a brightly colored design.

Video: How to make a spoon lure from a kitchen spoon

This video from Great Cove Adventure Films shows step-by-step how to create your own homemade spoon lure:

Another video, this one by InTylerable also shows how to make your own spoon lure with a few variation in the process:

Alright, you’ve got your lures; now go catch some fish….