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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: KarateKick on September 10, 2013, 09:01:02 AM
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Hi everyone,
I have a disabled child who's been really into fishing (after attending the Fishing Forever event), but we have no money because his monthly medical bill exceeds my income. He's been looking at various lures, and they all cost $5 or more, so I'm hoping to make some for him. Can any of you share some experience with home-made lures?
Thank you!
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I bought all of my materials online and went from there. It's a little expensive but you get a lot of lures out of it so the cost in the end is better.
That being said wire forming is a little hard. I was using two pliers.. the hands get sore.
The other thing I ran into trouble with is the blades and making sure they spin in the water. Clevis size seemed to play a role and so a little bigger worked better in the end.
If you want to get into painting them there's jig paint, or nail polish.
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luremaking.com
I order the parts from these guys and it costs me about 80 cents each to make a spoon, including shipping, and tax. Make sure you have a pair of pliers so your fingers don't get sore.
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Hi Karatekick
Not sure if this helps you out or not but theres often fishing tackle posted on craigslist where people are getting rid of complete tackle boxes full of used and even new gear because they gave up fishing or it was left to them by a relative that passed away. Anything used can be cleaned up and you can buy lure/spinner reflective tape really cheap and your son could recreate his only killer tackle. Speaking from experience its very satisfying to catch fish on something you've created. Just type in fishing tackle on craigslist and see for yourself.
Bluenoser
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Hi karatekick,
I'm assuming you're going out for pinks? If so, I can help you out. Shoot me an email and I'll hook you up with some lures I put together myself. (free of charge)
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I find spinners and spoons pretty exorbitant so I have been in the habit of making my own these days.
OK first the setup : Since the spinners and spoons I make are always too light to cast I have to get around the problem by placing the spinner/spoon on about 18 inches of leader attached to main line with a swivel. Above the swivel I use rubber tubing with pencil lead (..nice thing about rubber tubing is the pencil lead can be removed easily so I can change my weights at will without the need to retie anything). The whole setup works great but I have learned that it is important to use a good quality swivel. I don't really know why but a good quality swivel really helps to prevent the leader wrapping the main line.
Now the spoons / spinners : For spoons I go to Rona's and buy some sheet metal about 1mm thick. Cut strips about 3cm long by 1cm wide (..or however large you want these). Put a hole in either end, split rings through both holes, swivel one end, hook on the other. Reflective tape on one or both sides of the sheet metal strip. When fishing these I always put a bit of a kink in the metal so I can get a nice wraggling motion - works like a charm.
For spinners, there are great articles on this site on how to make them. Berrys Bait or Army & navy are great places to go buy blades in a range of sizes and colors.
Basically this saves me a ton of money and I think I do just as well with my own home made stuff. Being very light it all moves very well in the water.
Unfortunately I do not have the means to attach any photos. I would like to show what the strip metal spoons look like but they really don't have to be elegant - just got to get it so they wraggle around nicely when retrieved.
Note: One big advantage the commercial spoons have over mine is I can get them out a bit further so I always carry a few crocks with me for situations where a I need a longer cast.
Good luck out there.
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Ive made them from thin sheet metal following any lure of choice for a pattern, and there is a way to make a lure from a bottle cap, i made one but never tried it lol.Ive also seen spoons with the handle cut off and holes drilled for the rings.
Do you ever get out to the Maple Ridge area? Ive got the folks from The Hoarding tv program after me because of my lure collection. I can pass on a few dozen happily :)
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Hi karatekick,
I'm assuming you're going out for pinks? If so, I can help you out. Shoot me an email and I'll hook you up with some lures I put together myself. (free of charge)
Awesome! That's what a fishing online community should be about. :)
Karatekick, email me your snail-mail address to miloilic at yahoo dot com and I will put a few lures in a padded envelope and send them to you.
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Hi there karatekick
If you send me an email I can help you out with a lure making kit that I no longer use. I can also help you out with the wire and other component's to make spinners and I have alot of spoons for Pinks and Coho that I will give you at no charge.
gteboek1@telus.net
Geff
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My better half makes jewelry and I talked her into making me a bunch of different kinds of spinners and sppons, she paints them as well and she's damn good at it too , especially with the wire, mind you she's got every damn pair of pliers that man has made for these tasks, her craft bench puts my tying bench to shame. ::) ::) ::)
Hats off to the boys helping this fella out, good on ya's
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Thank you so much to all of you. I never expected to see such kindness.
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You can also send email directly via the forum by clicking on (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/Themes/core/images/email_sm.gif) under the member's handle or profile pic beside the post.
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I can also lend you a hand with some spinners/spoons and other various materials you will find useful.
Send me a PM or email egolawncare@gmail.com and I will mail you some fun.
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Hi KarateKick,
please check your PM. got some spinners, spoons and some materials you will find useful.
Louie
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Although I mainly fly fish and have tied flies for over 60 years, I have made thousands of lures. I've caught several thousand steelhead on home made spinners. We used to call them T-spoons because they were made using cut golf tees as the main park of a spinner. We would buy the cheap blades by the gross. The lightest blades were actually the best because it didn't take much to get them to spin. I also made what we called "Jack-Macs" which were basically the same as a T-spoon but we use red beads instead of the golf tees. The closer to the wire the blade sits, the easier it spins. That can be important in shallow, slow water.
For spoons I go to the second hand or Dollar Store and buy up their kitchen cutlery, and then cut off the handles. Then I drill holes for the split rings and swivel. I paint them with nail polish or lacquers. I can bend them to change the action slightly. A butter knife blade can make a good wobbler if you bend it into shape. A metal grinder helps.
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Hi KarateKick, email your address to norm1745@hotmail.com and I will mail you some spinner parts. Good luck.
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So? how did it work out. Did you get some gear and have some fun fishing?
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Shoot me an email and I'll hook you up with some lures I put together myself. (free of charge)
Do you ever get out to the Maple Ridge area? Ive got the folks from The Hoarding tv program after me because of my lure collection. I can pass on a few dozen happily :)
If you send me an email I can help you out with a lure making kit that I no longer use. I can also help you out with the wire and other component's to make spinners and I have alot of spoons for Pinks and Coho that I will give you at no charge.
please check your PM. got some spinners, spoons and some materials you will find useful.
Hi KarateKick, email your address to norm1745@hotmail.com and I will mail you some spinner parts. Good luck.
I would like to thank you again for your generosity.
When you have a severely disabled child who needs a lot of support, you become acutely aware of the darker side of society. You fight madly to protect the child's basic human rights, against people and organizations on a daily basis. Your view of humanity changes, and it's not a good feeling.
But then I come here, ask for a little advice, and I am showered with kindness. I am so extremely grateful!
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So? how did it work out. Did you get some gear and have some fun fishing?
This is going to sound a little silly. We've had a TON of fun, and we haven't even left the house yet. :)
We put each piece we received into its own little clear plastic bag, and sorted everything in our "tackle box" (plastic box from the dollar store). We take the box out a few times a week and look at each piece, dreaming about what kind of fish it's going to bring us.
I think we'll finally have a chance to drive to the lake tomorrow, hoping to catch some trout. I don't really know how to choose and use the lures, so I'll stay up late and do some homework tonight. ;D
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With the consistently warm sunny weather lately, and recent stockings, the chance of catching a trout at one of the local lakes in the Lower Mainland should be quite good for you and your kid. Rice Lake in North Vancouver, Como Lake in Coquitlam and Green Timbers Lake are my recommendations for lure fishing. Lafarge Lake is a bit more challenging as the waters close to shore are usually quite shallow.
Not sure what lures you've received from our members, but small ones (1/8oz or less, with a small size 2, 4 hook) should be excellent for these trout. Good luck!
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Hi there KarateKick I just saw this posting tonight so I'm a little late as far as response time but I would just like to add if you need help with spinners, lures, tackle or help in any way just let me know. I think its great the show of generosity by the people on FWR but it doesn't surprise me. Many, many wonderful people here.
My mom spent the last 9 years of her life in a wheel chair so I understand a bit about how it goes and I like many others are happy to lend support if needed. Just remember that the kindness doesn't disappear once the thread can't be seen anymore. Just say the word and we will try to help. My e-mails, athezone@yahoo.ca if you ever want to talk, need anything or just need to vent.
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This is going to sound a little silly. We've had a TON of fun, and we haven't even left the house yet. :)
We put each piece we received into its own little clear plastic bag, and sorted everything in our "tackle box" (plastic box from the dollar store). We take the box out a few times a week and look at each piece, dreaming about what kind of fish it's going to bring us.
I think we'll finally have a chance to drive to the lake tomorrow, hoping to catch some trout. I don't really know how to choose and use the lures, so I'll stay up late and do some homework tonight. ;D
email me your address - I've got a couple things to send over!
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It sounds like they could really use a tackle box of some sort....
Does anyone have an old tackle box, or perhaps a old toolbox (thats what Im using right now... better than nothing) or something they could donate? I would gladly donate the box Im using after Christmas when I get a new one, but thats still a ways away.
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It sounds like they could really use a tackle box of some sort....
Does anyone have an old tackle box, or perhaps a old toolbox (thats what Im using right now... better than nothing) or something they could donate? I would gladly donate the box Im using after Christmas when I get a new one, but thats still a ways away.
PM already sent ;)
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A couple of weeks ago, we went down to the lower Fraser again to practice our fishing skills. This time we decided to practice retrieving a spoon. We used a nice gift from Louie - a Gibbs Croc (probably 1/4 oz) that was gold with an orange stripe. Someone had previously told us not to expect catching anything because the spoon had a salmon-sized hook and we weren't in an area with any salmon. To our surprise, we caught a rainbow trout!
The kid was ecstatic at the time, and he is still talking about it now. We look at photos of that one fish everyday (which probably sounds really silly to those of you who catch a dozen a day).
We haven't caught anything since, and I lost the nice spoon. (Instead of getting it snagged in the river, I lost it to a branch 30 feet high, so I feel pretty dumb.) Fortunately I still have another from Louie. I have a whole bunch of spinners too, but they're much lighter than the spoon and I haven't learned how to cast them far enough.
Anyways, thanks to everyone who helped me make my kid happy!
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KarateKick:
Send me your address and I'll send your spinners your way.
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It looks like we got into fishing about the same time. I also got my kid involved at the same time. She's four and always likes to look at the pictures of all her fish. Knowing first hand how much joy it brings to both kids and parents when they hook into one, I would like to help you out. A good friend of mine, Garry, owns Riverside Fly and Tackle in Port Coquitlam and I will talk to him and cover $50 worth of whatever you want at his store. Send me an email with your details and I will make it happen. Merry Christmas and tight lines.
Robert
robert_mcminn@hotmail.com
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How you fish those spinners is on your mainline, have 1 inch to 2 inches of pencil lead. The amount of lead depends on the type of reel, line thickness, etc. Then you have a swivel. After the swivel, 2 feet of leader and spinner. Good luck.
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It looks like we got into fishing about the same time. I also got my kid involved at the same time. She's four and always likes to look at the pictures of all her fish. Knowing first hand how much joy it brings to both kids and parents when they hook into one, I would like to help you out. A good friend of mine, Garry, owns Riverside Fly and Tackle in Port Coquitlam and I will talk to him and cover $50 worth of whatever you want at his store. Send me an email with your details and I will make it happen. Merry Christmas and tight lines.
Robert
robert_mcminn@hotmail.com
KarateKick: Send me your address and I'll send your spinners your way.
Thank you so much!
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Where did you end up fishing?
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Where did you end up fishing?
We are trying the places you suggested in the "Fraser North Arm" thread, starting with the spot near Victoria Street and working our way east.
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Do you ever get out to the Maple Ridge area? Ive got the folks from The Hoarding tv program after me because of my lure collection. I can pass on a few dozen happily :)
Leadbelly, a friend in Maple Ridge has offered to pick up the gift for me. Would you please send me a message? Your profile doesn't allow me to send you private messages. Thank you!
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happy to put together a kit for you.
we cant message on here anymore, whats your email?
what kind of stuff do you have a need for? small spinners, lead, spoon floats swivels Im guessing?
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happy to put together a kit for you.
we cant message on here anymore, whats your email?
what kind of stuff do you have a need for? small spinners, lead, spoon floats swivels Im guessing?
Thank you so much!
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email sent