Making Wooden Fishing Lures: Carving and Painting Techniques that Really Catch Fish PDF
Preview Making Wooden Fishing Lures: Carving and Painting Techniques that Really Catch Fish
URES Dedication I would like to dedicate this book to Raymond “Boots? Smith, He was @ good man to his family and his friends, and he was also my fishing partner. When Boots wasn't watching over his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, we spent many enjoyable hours in the fishing boat. 1 know he will save me a seat in his new boat; until then, I will miss him very much, (© 2010.y Fich Rousseau and Fox Chapel Pualsing Company Ine. “Moking Woden Fishing Lures san orignal work first published in 2010 by Fox Chapel Pubishing Compary, Inc. The patterns contained herein are copyrighted by the author. Readers may make copies of these pattens for persona! use. Te patterns themselves, however, re not tole cupliceted forsale or distibution under any drcumstances Any such copying sa woation of copyright law. ISBN 978-1-56523-4468 brary of Congress Catsioging in Publication Data Rousseau, Ac, Making wooden fishing utes /by Fich Rousseau pom Includes index. ISBN: 978) 56523-4468 1. Fishing lures 2, Wood-caring. Tile SHAD 2009 799.170284-<c22 2008040281 Toleamn more about the other great books fom Fox Chapel Publishing orto find a retailer neat you, call tol: fie 800-457:9112.r vst us at ne FoxchapelPubishing com, Note to Authors: We are aliys looking fr talented authors to ire new books inour area of woodworking, design, and elated crafts. Please send a bie eter <descrising your idea to Acquistion Edo, 1970 Broad Steet, East Petersburg, PA 17520. Printed in China Fist printing: February 2010 Because caving wo act me hen nce ht aya arash bec cave gates ht eng ‘hepicjects nr ones eveyone tmtvnen backfires unseat sy ng ceed spied pie aba many sy ry iss see amare ay wy ye cote ‘baocar he ade ue of hao nde a congle he res psetnsrs Te plane ahs theater ae ets thease exch bet onde ulead he we fal tere bealmrgery pect THatepnan, Saumuennine aaropox Table of Contents Introduction. 8 Lure Gallery... : Chapter 1: Getting Started . Chapter 2: Lure Step-by-Step Projects . eas Lure 1: Surface Prop Bait ... : Serap wood and a hand painted irish make ths an spproad Lure 2: Surface Popper .. ‘This lure, using s purchased ure rough-out wich aspray-paine fish, wil teach you some alternative methods Lure 3: Perch Crawl 6 ‘Youll eam alrbeushng technique on this dowel rod lure Am Az Salter fi an ‘Get out some scrap wood and your brush for this saltwater beauty Lure 5: Floating-Diving Minnow... Practice shading with your airbrush on this Toy sefap wood tare ‘Lune 6: Pan Fish 100 ‘This scrap wood lure wl give you some experience with dressed hocks and malang spots with your arbruth Lise Aeanca Chace SoS eee een ‘Lean how to make a chaser on thi airbrushed scrap wood minnow Lure 8: Floating-Diving Frog... 02:2: ccecc:ccecsseceecsescesscses TB "Youll usea purchased rough-out and an arbrush to create this spotted ure Lure 9: Sinking Wiggler .......0.-.-+. ‘Create a scrap wood lure with an ‘Lure 10: Mallard Duckling... This scrap wood duckling ¢ senjlepaint|o Lure Ti: Weasel.. . Gather a purchase? rough-out, your airbrush, and some sawdust co make this furry lure Chapter 3: Options................ Jointed Lure: merry Wire-Through Lures...... " Natural-Colored Dressed Treble Hooks. Colorful Dressed Treble Hooks .. . Alternate Ways to Utilize Hardware.......... Appendix: Bonus Patterns .. Resources. [ITs SSeupavevwuvveuvveU vue vvTOOWTOVOUDTCOIUOTUUTTOVTOECOUUCUTOONNA 9 pre | 24 BI states the versa 2146 Introduction Northern Michigan, where I'm from, has always been a hot bed of fishing lures. From Oscar Peterson to the Moonlight Bait Company, fishing is a long and, honored tradition in this part of tie country. | have always been fascinated with utilitarian objects that were also considered an art form. Whatis it, exactly, that made some of these objects classics? ‘The one thing in common with all of the lassie lures is their simplicity. The most desirable ones all seem to have been reduced to their bare essentials, and executed well. ‘That's where this book comes in. Chapter 1 covers the basics: everything you need to know about wood, types of lures, and more is located there. Chapter 3 explains some extra options you have when creating your very own lures—you can make a jointed lure, a super-strong wited lure, or even dress your own hooks. The appendix houses 15 bonus lure patterns to help develop your skills even further. The gallery of antique and modern lures in the front of the book is there to serve as inspiration, Fishy facts—fun and interesting fishing tips—ate spread throughout the book on the page bottoms. Keep your eyes open for other entertaining stories and tidbits featured in boxes here and there! However, the bulk of the book consists of the 11 step-by-step lure projects in Chapter 2. Each project includes a detailed patzern and pages of step-by-step photos to guide your construction. 8 Making Wooden Fishing Lures 1 ; peur Introduction Northern Michigan, where I'm from, has always been a hot bed of fishing lures. From Oscar Peterson to the Moonlight Bait Company, fishing is a long and, honored tradition in this part of tie country. | have always been fascinated with utilitarian objects that were also considered an art form. Whatis it, exactly, that made some of these objects classics? The one thing in common with all of the classic lures is their simplicity. The most desirable ones all seem to have been reduced to their bare essentials, and executed well. “That's where this book comes in, Chapter 1 covers the basics: everything you need to know about wood, types of lures, and more is located there. Chapter 3 explains ‘some extra options you have when creating your very own lures—you can make a jointed lure, a super-strong wited lure, or even dress your own hooks. The appendix houses 15 bonus lure patterns to help develop your skills even further. The gallery ‘of antique and modern lures inthe front of the book is there to serve as inspiration. Fishy facts—fun and interesting fishing tips—ate spread throughout the book on the page bottoms. Keep your eyes open for other entertaining stories and tidbits featured in boxes here and there! However, the bulk of the book consists of the 11 step-by-step lure projects in Chapter 2. Each project includes a detailed patzern and pages of step-by-step photos to guide your construction, 8 Making Wooden Fishing Lures r r pcx Lure-making basics—It’s easy, cheap, and fui ‘Making a lure is easy, affordable, and fun, The four steps you see below are the basics needed to make any ure. Plenty of detail is shown in the step-by-step projects, but as long as you hit these four steps, you'll have a lure that works. & Dri the pilot holes. Every lure has hardware (aka. hooks, eye screws, counter weights, et), and hardware requires plot holes to keep the lure from splitting in hal ‘Shape the lure body. Youlstart witha purchased le ‘ough-ou, a dowel 4, or some scrap wood, 3 Palnt the lure. There re thee ways demonstrated in thisbock to paint your re —acrylic and rushes, pray paint and airbus. ‘ply finishing touches. Putin the es, sign your rare, pton te clea coat, and attach that hardware! Tratsalictates, Lure Gallery Lure collecting is a hobby that will keep you thinking fishing all year ong, no matter what the weather is. ‘One area of interest is homemade ‘or handerafted: call them what you want, but they are usually ‘one-of-a-kind lures. They are the ereation of someone who was dreaming of a lure that would entice the “Big One” and then made it. The color schemes, sizes, and shapes are as different as the people who make them. Some have great action in Heddon. Pumpkinseed. ca 1940, the water and are actually made with using them in mind. ‘When searching for lures, the homemade style is always on my mind. When I find one, I ask what it is—at times I hear, “Oh, it’s just an old homemade lure” My next question is, “What will you take for it?" Lapprectate the time and effort it took to make that lure, and I'm now sharing the fishing dream ofits maker Like I said before, call them what you want, I call them folk art and I love them. So you keep on making them and people like me will keep ‘on seeking them to hang on our den walls to share your dream, Happy carving and collecting! Butch Bartz Heddon, Dowagiac #100, ‘minnow. Ext 190s. Over the past 26 years, Butch Bartz has amassed more ‘than 5,000 tures in his collection. A fow of the better-known ‘makers he has collected include: commercial makers (Creek-Chub, Paw Paw, Heddons, Winneys’ and Shakespeare; Unless otherwise ‘and individual carvers Ron and Don Hosney of Livonia, noted, the lures Mich, Bud Stewart of Alpena, Mich, Oscar Peterson of shown inthis Katkaska, Mich., Burt and Art Winney of Traverse City, gallery are all from ‘Mich, and Carl Christiansen of Mich Butel’scoltection. 10 Making Wooden Fishing Lures A saunuienie asropeKin np Heddon, 210 Surface, 19405, 2) aw Faw, Pike cca 19405, ‘ree Chub. Pie. 1940101950. (fe) Mesrieve porpers in esedies cf acts end stopiovan saunmavanante Dep Shakespeare Sim im (6581). 1924101950, Faw Paw. Wota Frog, 1941 to 1860. 12 Making Wooden Fishing Lures fon Hosney,Kltasta, Mich, Brown Mouse 8, rod lure Pos-1880, ‘Unknown Michigan maker, Alger Area, Mich, ica post 1980. Liman Bud Stewart, Alpena, Mich, are, now deceased Pos-1980. Unknown ater, Presque se Mich, ara, Tonpedo-syle lure Post-1980. at the mouths of streams or rivers. il!
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