Make Your Own Fishing Lures

Make Your Own Fishing Lures FARM HOME recreation 31-3-6 Making plastic fishing lures is a snap with a kit from Jann's Netcraft. Heat the plastic, pour it in the mold, and pop a fresh lure out in a few minutes. "We generally sell our kits to fishermen who are looking for something unique, maybe a custom color or a special scent or fish attractant," says Bob Barnhart. Jann's Netrcraft sells hundreds of hard-to-find items for the do-it-yourselfer fisherman, including materials for making plastic lures such as molds, injectors, liquid plastic, colors and even some scents believed to attract fish. Items can be bought individually or in a kit. Scents sold include garlic, salt, and anise. Barnhart says there are other scents available from other companies, including fish oils and pheromones. "Some people try to emulate baits that are commercially available," he says. "A lot of fishermen gain confidence in a lure with a certain look or scent. Our kits let them tailor a specific bait to a specific scent and then fine tune it over time until they come up with a bait that's perfect for them." Netcraft's worm-making kit sells for $48.95. It includes injector, molds, instructions, coloring, glitter and soft plastic. The user mixes ingredients, including scents, and heats them to about 350 degrees to inject into the molds. Molds are included for a 2-in. whirltail grub, a 2-in. splittail grub, a 3.5-in. trout worm, a 3-in. whirltail grub, a 4-in. augie and a 7-in. hooktail. "This kit is very easy to use," says Barnhart. "Anybody can make lures with our molds the first time out." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jann's Netcraft, P.O. Box 89, Dept. FFG, Maumee, Ohio 43537 (ph 800 638-2723; techsupport@jannsnetcraft.com; www.jannsnetcraft.com).

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