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#1 Mar-10-12 1:06PM

TyF
Northern Snakehead
From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: Mar-23-11
Posts: 216

Homemade Lures Work!!

I got a vise and some jig/fly tying equipment for my birthday and tied my first ever jigs and flies by looking at videos on youtube which are very helpful. Here is my first batch of homemade lures.

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12011.jpg
hair jig
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12006.jpg
Crawfish imitation
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12008.jpg
Crappie/panfish jig
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12010.jpg
streamer
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12009.jpg

After making my fist lures i had to try them out so i got out fishing for an hour and got 2 bass on the first hair jig. That is the best feeling to know that you made something that fish like. Here are the 2 bass.

My first ever bass on a homemade lure.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12004.jpg
second bass
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/tf000/3-3-12005.jpg

I cant wait to make more lures!!

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#2 Mar-10-12 1:13PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15564

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

That is very cool!!!

Nice work....let me know when you start taking orders.

Are you using "Hard as Nails" on your thread work?


Time to go fishin' again!

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#3 Mar-10-12 1:17PM

TyF
Northern Snakehead
From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: Mar-23-11
Posts: 216

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

No but i am using a fly head cement. Should i use hard as nails also?

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#4 Mar-10-12 1:18PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
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Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

TyF wrote:

No but i am using a fly head cement. Should i use hard as nails also?

I always use it on most any fly/jig that I get. It protects the thread from coming loose after getting bit a few times.


Time to go fishin' again!

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#5 Mar-10-12 1:21PM

TyF
Northern Snakehead
From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: Mar-23-11
Posts: 216

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

Ok thanks for the tip!! I will do that from now on. Is it just a nail polish sealant or something?

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#6 Mar-10-12 1:26PM

Curly
Patagonian Toothfish
Registered: Mar-15-10
Posts: 5415

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

Your 22.25" knocked out my 10th place 17.25" bass I caught today! lol

Last edited by Curly (Mar-10-12 1:35PM)


Hell or High Water...........I'm Fishin!!   big_smile

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#7 Mar-10-12 1:49PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15564

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

TyF wrote:

Is it just a nail polish sealant or something?

Yep...go to where nail polish is sold.


Time to go fishin' again!

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#8 Mar-21-12 8:37AM

hookup
Patagonian Toothfish
Registered: Jan-31-12
Posts: 2301

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

Nice ties.

Fly cement works nicely.

I use hard as nails though, since a bottle's $3 and lasts forever.

You do not need to use both.

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#9 Mar-21-12 9:06AM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1194

Re: Homemade Lures Work!!

Very nice ties, I especially like the black and blue ones. Congrats on catching your first fish on a homemade lure as well, hopefully there will be many more.

I did a jig tying video with my friend Kevin, it's on his website and on Youtube. That may have been one of the ones you watched.


tight lines

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