why do we bother

[Andy_1984]

 

just received a ton of spinner blades from a friend and went out and got me some spinner bodies some of which were the snowman bodies in gold so im sitting down surrounded in a shed load of spinner making stuff and i look over at my expensive fox weedbuster spinner. "I can make that cheaper" i thought to myself, and i did.

 

i couldnt however find a good bucktail substitute so some of the strands of hair or what ever it is from the brush done the trick, epoxied in to a pen spring on the shaft

 

if i had to calculate all the parts it was probably only about £1.50 - £2.00

 

think i paid £7 for an origonal and there is absolutely no difference "looks wise" and mines probably spins a lot better aswel gauranteed

[Andy_1984]

How long did each lure take to make Andy? For me (being time-poor) this constitues the greatest cost factor.

 

And... where did you buy the lure parts from? If online, a link woud be appreciated.

 

MC

 

for the fox imitation it took about 5 minutes.

 

my mate got about 300 mixed spinner blades from ebay at a cost of £17, less than a penny a blade and 50 pieces of shaft wire for a tenner im sure, so thats 20p a piece

 

beads i got from an angling shop ages ago, about 100 of them for about £6 and weights i got from an angling shop for £1.50 for about 15 of them 10p a piece

 

clevises were £2.25 for 50 of them just waiting on an order from a local tackle shop for the boob shaped clevises which are in my opinion the best there is.

 

so its certainly more affordable to make your own

 

beads you can get cheaper online from http://www.justbeads.com though most of my beads i get from my mum when she gets fed up of a necklace she bought

 

er yeah i just realised my maths calculations are total wrong............

Edited December 30, 2008 by Andy_1984

[Anderoo]

I'm not a big lure angler, but the most consistant lure I've ever used (and still use it now) is a silver spoon I made when I was a teenager by, ahem, borrowing a desert spoon from the kitchen draw, hacksawing off the handle, drilling a small hole at either end, and fitting split rings, treble hook and swivel. I remember showing it to Rich at the perch stream last season, wobbling it through the margins - he didn't look convinced but an enormous perch shot out from under the reeds by our feet, had a swipe at it, missed and disappeared Over the years I've caught hundreds of pike and perch on it.

 

I could never bring myself to spend the amounts of money some lures command. I prefer a bag of sprats to wobble!

[chesters1]

why do we bother, paying so much for lures ?

errr i dont

the reason they are so expensive is because they are bought ,if they wernt they would come down in price just like everything else.

the reason they are expensive here is because they are sold at hyped up prices ,this price lets the company sell it at the real price everywhere else just like everything on the market ,silly GB pays the big price so everyone else gets it at the low price and buying it at that price in GB just ensures low prices everywhere else.

just not buying until the seller drops the price gets GB a good deal just like everyone else

Edited December 30, 2008 by chesters1

[Dick Dastardly]

This old article I wrote has some links to cheap lure making components-

 

http://www.fishingmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/949

[Pilley]

When i was younger my grandad showed me how to make a lure out of a teaspoon and to be honest ive caught just as many fish on that than any of the ones u get in the tackle shop lol.

 

Im never gonna forget the 1st time i used it while with one of me mates, he laughed his head off, wasnt laughing when it caught the 1st and biggest fish of the day Lol.

 

U def dont need to spend a fortune on ready made lures when u can make ur own that are just as good.

[Andy_1984]

When i was younger my grandad showed me how to make a lure out of a teaspoon and to be honest ive caught just as many fish on that than any of the ones u get in the tackle shop lol.

 

Im never gonna forget the 1st time i used it while with one of me mates, he laughed his head off, wasnt laughing when it caught the 1st and biggest fish of the day Lol.

 

U def dont need to spend a fortune on ready made lures when u can make ur own that are just as good.

 

 

lures can be made from prety much anything, im going to be experimenting with making some wooden lures shortly, theres nothing like catching a fish on your own home made lure. that said im gonna try a spoon next

[Neil G]

Cool thread, anyone got any pics of their efforts?

 

Thinking about venturing into making myown lures and tying my own pike flies...,ust be a good feeling catching a fish on something you have created

[Emma two]

I understand the satisfaction of catching on something which one had made, I have been tying my own flies for years, and while not having made a spinner/lure from scratch I do enjoy tampering/modifying them (and it has worked).

 

However, to answer the original question, 'why we bother paying so much' , it may be the pleasure of retail therapy and the empowerment which comes from it, we all love to shop........................don't we?

[Peter M]

it may be the pleasure of retail therapy and the empowerment which comes from it, we all love to shop........................don't we?

 

I think that is true. also my natural cack handidness when making anything. mind you i could be tempted to give it a go one day.