Fishing Lure Making Supplies |
Natural Materials
If you've ever read the back of a Rapala fishing lure box, you know the story. The first Rapalas were hand-whittled by a fisherman so that he could troll with a hand line while waiting for his nets to fill. While it's a good story, wood is actually one of the more difficult natural materials to work with when making your own fishing lures.
You need to be a skilled woodcarver to make an attractive wooden lure. And even if you carve a great, lifelike wooden minnow, wood's buoyancy makes fishing at any significant depth with a wood lure difficult. Furthermore, wood lures will rot after a season or two unless they're expertly sealed and painted.