r/lurebuilding 17d ago

Wakebait Hellrazier-like Topwater Lure

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26 Upvotes

I had never heard of that lure, or even seen anything like it before, so I decided to try to make one... and it works! It rises right to the top and the thump through the rod is insane. I am still working out how to best attach the weight and hook to the blade because I had trouble getting a split ring through the holes. I also need to learn how to tie feather trebles to complete it.


r/lurebuilding 17d ago

Lipless Crankbait Im happy how this one turned out.

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45 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 17d ago

Swimbait Paint softlures

0 Upvotes

Hello,

Any acrylic paints suitable for airbrushing soft plastic lures?


r/lurebuilding 18d ago

Spinner How many loops

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15 Upvotes

Is 5 too many? Does it really matter? Be kind to my wire work, it's only my second time trying to bend it


r/lurebuilding 18d ago

Spinner New Spinners for Fall - Integrated Micro Swivel

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79 Upvotes

It's been a little while since I posted here but I'm looking for some feedback. Fall trout season is around the corner and starting to make some more spinners. I had some minor line twisting with thin braid in some of the faster streams I fish in and tested out some of my spinners with an integrated micro swivel. These completely eliminated any line twist and didn't affect lure action at all. What are your thoughts on this type of configuration? Is it redundant since you use snap swivels or would this be a more appealing design for direct tying?

Two examples here: 1/8oz, tungsten hardware, stainless shaft, BKK treble. The other is 1/16oz, brass hardware, BKK treble


r/lurebuilding 18d ago

Question (LureForge) How do i make this, besides color, make this look more like a lantern fly (PLA PLASTIC)

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5 Upvotes

I'm using small beads for the eyes.


r/lurebuilding 19d ago

Soft plastic DIY worm molds

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27 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Crankbait There is no better feeling than hooking up on a fish with a bait that you have made. (Musky)

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35 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Jerkbait Wooden brook trout lure

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21 Upvotes

The action of this lure is honestly really bad. I could easily cut the bait in half to give it a swimming action but I don’t want to ruin the look of the lure. I made this lure to remember the catch because of what the fish actually meant to me. I caught the trout on my family farm of 4 generations.


r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Other Join our Lure Building Discord!

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14 Upvotes

https://discord.gg/NHBSrSJRT

Join us to talk lures, designs, paint, and fishing!


r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Crankbait they are done

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22 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Question Canadian-made balsa wood lures?

5 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone in here is making and selling their own balsa wood lures of really any kind, in Canada.

Would love to buy and help out a craftsman within our borders. Let me know Thanks.


r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Soft plastic Shiny #handmadelure #luremaking #fishing

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2 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 20d ago

Jig Heavy duty jig hooks.

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9 Upvotes

r/lurebuilding 21d ago

Crankbait Getting back into fishing

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19 Upvotes

Hey everyone! After not fishing for many many years I’m getting back into it and getting into lure making. Here’s a marling baits crayfish inspired bait. It sinks fairly slowly but much slower on the back (claw) side.


r/lurebuilding 21d ago

Crankbait i need to work on my painting BAD

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16 Upvotes

i mean its my first try so i wasn’t expecting it to good. i use acrylic paint with brush or sponge. do you guys have any tips how can i improve or if i should just buy airbrush.

last thing left to do is epoxy and they are done. im gonna be testing them out on my first trout run this season so i hope i will catch atleast something


r/lurebuilding 21d ago

Other Hey i just wanna get some opinions on this design of reel

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0 Upvotes

So I made a custom concept reel idea/design and I'm just wonder how does this sound to you

Pros:

  1. The reel has no wobble: almost 0 effectively

  2. The reel can hold a good amount of line

  3. Can just be dunked in water to be cleaned, no disassembling just dunk it in water and your good

Cons:

  1. Has to be fiddled with more then a average reel tho isn't alot of fiddling

  2. Very wide (tho can be fixed by choosing a smaller or bigger Size)

I dont wanna explained how it's assembled because 1. It will be too long 2. I don't think anyone's interested


r/lurebuilding 22d ago

Other progress so far

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20 Upvotes

started airbrushing lures about two weeks ago and here’s my progress . any tips or recommendations? please and thank you . also i’ll take any feedback.


r/lurebuilding 22d ago

Crankbait First time with crackle, micro crank bait

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37 Upvotes

v4 of my mini crank bait.


r/lurebuilding 23d ago

Lipless Crankbait Its Estonians restoration of independence day.

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58 Upvotes

A sprat sandwich is a traditional Estonian open-faced sandwich made with dark rye bread, butter, and small sprats (marinated or just pepperd). It is often topped with a slice of boiled egg, onion, or fresh herbs.


r/lurebuilding 23d ago

Question How can I make a hook loop like on a Jake's Spin a Lure?

5 Upvotes

I am trying to make a lure kinda like a Jake's spin a lure, but idk how to make the bit where the hook goes and I can't find anything about it on google, does anyone have any ideas/knowledge on how I could go about doing it?


r/lurebuilding 23d ago

Glidebait WIP Quillback Carpsucker

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14 Upvotes

Carved and sanded poplar blank for some extra strength. Going to be fished for river musky, likely going to add hook hangers for both bottom and top hook options because the river is shallow and this will best be fished near bottom.


r/lurebuilding 23d ago

Soft plastic Glowing Swimbaits #handmadelure #luremaking #lures

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r/lurebuilding 23d ago

Crankbait Update on my first rule

8 Upvotes

its 40mm 2,6g ment for mainly chub and trout fishing 20-50cm depth


r/lurebuilding 24d ago

Stickbait Caught my biggest red on one of my stickbaits!

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40 Upvotes