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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: silver ghost on August 06, 2011, 11:40:22 PM

Title: Do it yourself spoon kits
Post by: silver ghost on August 06, 2011, 11:40:22 PM

They sell these things at A and N but I was wondering is anyone knows where to buy them in buld - like 20+ etc. I go through a lot and enjoy making my own patterns with nail polish on them. $4 for a croc or buzz bomb is too much when you lose 1-2 per day!

Also, does anyone know where I can get 16 gauge eyed steel rods for making spinners? again a and n sells 5 packs but i want to buy 100+

Title: Re: Do it yourself spoon kits
Post by: Easywater on August 07, 2011, 06:41:19 AM

Berry's Bait has all the bits and pieces to make spinners, etc.
I bought some eyed steel rods there to make some Coho spinners a few years ago.

Ask if you don't see the quantities you want.

Title: Re: Do it yourself spoon kits
Post by: Dogbreath on August 07, 2011, 08:42:51 AM

http://luremaking.com/

Title: Re: Do it yourself spoon kits
Post by: crab on August 07, 2011, 12:29:18 PM

I always wondered if you could make lures from old table spoons by chopping off handles, drilling holes and perhaps with a brush of acrylic paint.

Title: Re: Do it yourself spoon kits
Post by: skaha on August 07, 2011, 09:55:45 PM

Quote from: crab on August 07, 2011, 12:29:18 PM

I always wondered if you could make lures from old table spoons by chopping off handles, drilling holes and perhaps with a brush of acrylic paint.

--for sure... the original T-spoon with golf T's also used to cut spoons out of metal headlight reflectors. Many of today's common lures started from these experiments.
--many commercial line trawlers used their own super secret home made spoons as found it was more efficient than bait.