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Thisinstructablewillguideyouthroughthestepsonhowtomakeahomemade
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Step1:Materials Addinstructableto:

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Hereisalistofequipmentthatyouwillneedtomakeyourlure.

1.SharpXActoKnife
2.Cuttingboard Related

3.Sandpaper(fineandcoarse) CreativelyColouringFishes
usingLargeArtTherapy
4.Astickfromthewoods(preferablyasofterwoodlikepineandmakesureitis MarkersinaWater
straight) BackgroundPar...
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5.Acrylicpaint TriggerHappyFishArt
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6.Sealant(toprotectthepaintfromthewater) andmore/)
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Step2:LocatingthePerfectStick
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Whensearchingfortheperfectsticktoconstructyourlureoutofthereareafew
detailsthatyouwanttokeepinmind.Firstoff,youwanttofindastickthatis
madeoutofasofterwood,likepine.Thiswillmakeiteasiertocarvedownso
youcangettheperfectshapeyoudesire.Secondly,youwanttofindastickthat
isstraight.Usingacurvedstickwillaffectthewaytheluremovesinthewater.

Step3:CuttingtheStickDowntoSizeandRemovingthe
Bark.

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Afteryouhavefoundyourstick,itistimetocutitdowntosize.Irecommend
cuttingitdowntoabout4inchesforbass,butthisalldependsonwhatspecies
offishyouwillbecatching.Whencuttingitfindthestraightestpartofthestick.
OnceyouhaveyoursectioncutdowntosizetakeyourXACTObladeand
VERYCAREFULLYremovethebark.Safetytip:alwayscutawayfromyouto
avoidgettingcut.Atthebackofthestick,starttocutitdowntoshapeitlikea
cone.(Referencethelastimageforclarification)Afterthebarkisremoveditis
ontosanding.

Step4:Sanding

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Inthisstep,itistimetograbyoursandpaperandstarttosmoothoutthestick.
Thepurposeofdoingthisistogetridofallthecutmarks.Startwithcoarse
sandpaperandthenmoveuptoamorefinegrade.Dothisuntilyouthinkitis
smoothenough.Thisisstepisnotentirelycrucialtotheluresperformance,
moreitmakesitmoreaestheticallypleasing.Thefirstimageshowsthelure
beforesanding.Itisimportanttosanddownbothendsaswellasthebodyofthe
lure.

Step5:AttachingFishingHookstotheEyeHooks.

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Thisstepissimpleandquick.Topreparethehooksforthelure,youfirstmust
attachthemtotheeyehooksthatwillscrewintothebodyofthelure.Makesure
toleaveoneeyehookalonetoscrewintothefrontofthelure.Thisiswhereyou
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Nowitistimetoattachthehookstothebodyofthelure.First,Irecommendthat
youtaketheeyehookwithnothingonitandscrewitintothenoseofthelure.It
shouldgoineasy.Next,carefullyscrewintheeyehookstothebottomofthe
lure.Placethefirstoneaboutaquarterofaninchbehindthenoseofthelure
andthesecondoneaboutaninchbehindthat.Ifyouhavetroublegettingthe
eyehookstogoin,tryusingasmallnailandhammertopunchahole.Its
importanttomakesurethatthehooksarelinedupasbestaspossiblewitheach
othersoitisbalanced.

Step7:SealingandPainting
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Timetosealthelureuptoprotectitfromwaterdamage.Thiswillrequireafew
coatsandyouwillhavetodoitbeforeandafterpaint.Remembertobepatient,
lettingthesealantreallysoakintothewood.Afteryouapplyyourcoats(3
minimum)andthesealantis100%dry,itistimetopaint!Thispartyoucanget
creativewith.Trytomimiclocalbaitspeciesorjusthavefun,itisentirelyupto
you.Itookthehooksouttopaintmylurebutyoucanleavethemin.Onceyou
letyourpaindrycompletelyaddanotherfewcoatsofsealanttoensurethatno
waterwildamageit.

Step8:TimetoCatchFish!

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Nowyoucangooffandcatchfishwithyourveryownlure.Icaughtthis32
poundSnookonapopperthatImade.Goodluckandtightlines!

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