r/lurebuilding

I just recently purchased the Do-it Swimbait head mold and was wondering if anyone uses a strong/ heavy duty hook with this mold? If so what brand and number. If there is a better sub reddit for this question please tell me.TIA

Carved and sanded poplar blank for some extra strength. Going to be fished for river musky, likely going to add hook hangers for both bottom and top hook options because the river is shallow and this will best be fished near bottom.

This may be neither fly nor lure.

It is light enough to cast with a fly rod. It is far too light to cast with a lure rod.

It is a diving, wiggling fish catching machine, with big time mojo.

Fly names are important. I considered Hell's Angel, Gypsy Joker and Devil's Diciple

I settled on Hulagan

I've been experimenting with different bodies and spinners. Here in Canada, there seem to be far fewer resources for lure making. The nickel and brass bodies came from Amazon, and I also made some with sinkers.

On my last lure, I also tried out some frayed paracord on the hook, so I'll see how that goes this week.

Don't tell my wife, but I've been using her nail polish.

I have only linden/basswood sticks at home and i want to make little trout or chub crankbaits from it i already made small swimbait last year idk what wood i used it sadly dosent work but i think it looks good for my first ever lure. Also can you guys please give me tips for making ultralight lures.

My kids have been working on making some spearing decoys. Before they get the final touches on the carving and sanding I would like to get prepped for the next steps. I am wondering what products to use to be sure the decoy does not crack after painting and being submerged for a long period of time.

I have heard about pentacryl for wood stabilization. Have any of you used this and what are your thoughts of it. Also what would be your preferred method of sealing or stabilization to ensure the decoys do not crack during use?

Thanks all!

I've never made one and I'm curious nor have I used one or seen any anglers use one

This is the smallest lure I've made so far. The action didn't turn out quite as stable as I was hoping, but it was still very fishable and the perch seemed to like it.

I even managed to catch a common bleak on it, which I definitely wasn't expecting.

I filmed the whole process of making it and testing it on the river if anyone wants to see the build and how it swims:

https://youtu.be/vR-ylSTFeQ0

It's one of my few concepts lures