Cheap homemade lures for pollock, sea trout and bass etc

[Norfolk and Goode]

A copper lure I was given recently......You use the narrow copper tubing that is used to take oil from your oil tank to you boiler. It's only 5 or 6mm thick. You cut 6 or 8 pieces to the length you want to use with a hacksaw and clamp them into a vice with a piece of wood at the bottom to stop the lead escaping. Fill each piece of tubing slowly to the top and let it cool. Then hammer each piece of tubing until approx 2 - 3 mm thick. Round the ends over with a file... Drill a hole each end to take a split ring. At approx 1 inch from each end slightly kink the lure in opposite directions... to give the lure some movement... in the holes then attach a swivel at 1 end and a treble/single hook at the other end. You then have a cracking lure that casts well and can goes for miles, is as cheap as chips to make so if you loose one it's not a fortune of money and are really effective for sea trout, pollock, bass etc....Another tip is when hammering your lure flat and when you get it close to the diameter you want, use the edge of your hammer, it gives the lure a scaley look to it. If you know any plumbers you can usually get there off cuts for nout which is even better! I just thought I'd share this with you all.. :lol:
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[Rockhopper]

I would much sooner catch a fish on a home dame lure than a shop bought one.....check these out...they made a big business out of it....
http://www.bottlecaplure.com/

Tom.

[peacockealot]

i made a couple of them last year N+G. just remeber to let the pipe coll before reaching for i to open the vice. :oops: