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posted by Extremad on Mar 7

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Easy to follow instructions for making a light-weight spoon lure.

Are you wondering how to make your own fishing lures out of polymer clay? Then follow these steps and create a one of a kind homemade fishing lure!

Amaze your family and friends by giving them fishing lures that you have personally crafted just for them! In this article are the instructions on how to make a tri-colored light-weight spoon.

Directions to Make a Polymer Clay Fishing Lure:

Step 1: First, choose your colors of polymer clay, the brighter the better! You will need three colors to make your own fishing lures.

Step 2: Before continuing, be sure to condition your clay well. Roll it in your hands, bend, break and reroll the clay until it is soft, pliable and sculpted easily.

3. Make a ball out of the different portions of clay by rolling it. You want to make these balls of clay slightly larger than a shooter marble or gumball.

4. Lightly roll the balls of clay with either an empty glass bottle or a rolling pin until they have reached a thickness of approximately 1/4″.

5. Next you are going to take these flat, oval-shaped, brightly colored clay pieces and carefully cut them into three equal portions.

Step 6: Now, choose one section from each oval and combine them together to make two full spoon shapes. For example, if you used red, orange and yellow clay, your new spoon shape will have a right side of red clay, a middle section of orange clay and a left side of yellow clay. Your second spoon shape will be the opposite.

7. Overlap the edges and lay the three pieces you have chosen next to each other. A small screweye will be placed close to the ends of one of your clay ovals. Using the one with the screweyes as a base, take a second clay oval and place it atop the first.
Make the pieces stick together by rolling them down with the rolling pin once more.

9. Create your desired shape by cutting and trimming the edges of the clay. Now bake your tri-colored fishing lure by following the instructions that came on the packages of clay; be sure to have a cookie sheet that is used for this purpose only.

10. You can use a piece of old denim cloth or ultra-fine sandpaper to polish your clay spoon to a shine after it has baked and cooled according to the instruction. You may need to add lead sinkers to your spoon to give it the necessary weight in the water for it to be effective.

When you are just beginning to learn how to make your own fishing lures, polymer clay is the most comfortable of the mediums to work with. Polymer clay is easy to use, durable, and waterproof.

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posted by admin on Feb 22

As frustrating as it might be, carp fishing is tremendous. Carp are especially good at sucking in and blowing out dubious baits. It’s such an exciting moment to see the whole action in a fraction of a second as you wait with baited breath to see if the fish will accept the bait

Carp gladly feed on the surface of the water as long as you keep the pellets, biscuits, chic peas, bread, and re-hydrated corn coming and these are low-cost baits as well. Just attach the bait to the hooks: I think bread works the best. First soften the biscuits by dipping them in the water for about 2 minutes, then, put them in a sealed, plastic sandwich bag for about an hour. Seeing as different makes have dissimilar textures, you will just have to carry out trials to discover which sort is stiff enough to cast. An additional way to hook bait is by super gluing the pellet onto the shank of the hook.

Once they start feeding, let them feel at ease around the bait. This provides more opportunity for the angler since they will become less choosy. This tactic can be particularly useful for zig rigs.

As soon as they’re feeding, cast the bait but make sure not to cast the bait directly onto the feeding carp. Cast away from the feeding spot then slowly draw the bait into position. While the bait is still hanging, keep the food coming in so as to keep the carp from leaving.

How to Set-Up Your Rig?

1 Use a hair rig to increase your chance of catching fish. Seeing that carp taste their food first, they won’t feed if they don’t like the taste. 2 You may also use a Spider Line, 50 lbs breaking strain, then use a leader that fits the situation. ? Thread the bait on the baiting needle and hook the hair loop. You may also use foam rubber dipped in a flavor in order to enhance the appeal of the bait. 3 You could also make a baiting needle by just straightening a long shank hook. Then slide the bait on the shank, and then slip the bait from the needle onto the hair. 4 Using a float is also an advantage because it adds weight in order to be able to cast farther, you will also be able to see where the bait lies. 5 Don’t forget the controller float rig. A leader can be affixed to the swivel on the mainline. It ought to be at least 3 feet in length with a 10lbs Drennan double strength. A low diameter mono will do, just as long as it floats well enough to be seen.

As experts say, it is not the bait that catches carp but the way in which the bait is offered. Pre-bait everyday, in one spot for a few days. This encourages the carp to think that there is a repeated supply of food for them and by ?word of mouth? there?ll soon be a shoal of fish around. Just be patient and it will all work out just dandy.