For the Heddon lure collector, here are 3 lures that will hold your attention at some point in your search.  Three of the most memorable Heddon lures that exist are the "underwater minnow", the "baby vamp" and the "crab wiggler".  Once you understand the information presented in this article, then you will know a little bit more about some of the famous Heddon lures of the past.

The first lure is the Underwater Minnow.  It had some distinctive features .. specifically with hooks and the prop mounting.  The body of the minnow was shaped like a minnow, and it had ......
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Wooden Lure Making: 5 Ways To Make Wooden Lures Extraordinarily Successful

So, you've made a few wooden fishing lures, huh?

And hopefully you've caught a few fish on them, right? Great!

Now if you are using a system that enables you to clone your wooden lures, you are in a strong position to tweak your creations until you have a boxful of killer lures that will out-fish anything you can buy in the shops.

Here are my top five tips for supercharging your homemade wooden fishing lures:

Tip #1: Vamp Up The Volume!

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A very popular new pastime that is gaining new practitioners with each passing day is collecting vintage fishing lures. This hobby provides opportunities for meeting new people, sharing in a love of fishing and fishing lures, and possibly the opportunity to profit if the right lures are selected.

One question that newcomers to the hobby inevitably ask is "Where can I find vintage fishing lures?" This is a good question, as it can be difficult when first entering the hobby, but the 5 tips below will help point you in the right direction.

#1 -Go to tackle shows

There is nothing quite like bass fishing. The thrill of seeing that bass grab your lure and then you have to react immediately to make sure that the bass does not get away. Then comes the struggle as you try to reel in the bass. Once you have the bass in your hands, you can proudly display it for all to see.

Of course, none of that will happen if you do not use the right bass fishing lures. It is essential that bass fishers understand the different types of bass fishing lures and know which lure to use in different situations.

So Many Lures to Choose From

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In this article I want to discuss some of the more popular fishing lures in the hopes that I can narrow the choices down to the best fishing lure. Actually, I believe that the term the best fishing lure is different for every angler, I mean come on is one fishing lure actually the best? Of course not, there are different fishing lures for different fishing situations, so what I'm going to discuss the most popular, and you can make your own decision as to which fishing lure is actually the best fishing lure...for you.

Obviously, when it comes to fishing lures, trying to f......
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One of the first things a person new to the world of vintage fishing lure collecting will hear about are the so called "Big 5" companies that dominate the news about the pastime. Knowing who these companies are (or were) and a little bit about them will go a long way towards alleviating any fears of someone new to the hobby who is feeling intimidated by all of the information available online.

The Heddon Company

The Heddon Company was created by James Heddon, the man who is given credit for the invention of the first artificial wood fishing lures in 1894. The oft......
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Designing wooden fishing lures is always a compromise. In order to achieve a particular feature in a lure you also have to accept that some other qualities will be lost. Designing wooden lures for fast retrieve/trolling speeds or for fishing where there are strong currents is no exception, so in this article I will go over some of the design features you can use to make wooden fishing lures (other than topwater lures) that work well under these conditions

Fast speeds and strong currents create challenges

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Fishing lures are a key aspect of fishing and without them your chances of successfully catching a fish greatly diminish. Few fish will decide to come towards and bite a sharp shinny hook, while the vast majority of the fish will sense danger and swim away. Therefore it is very important that you have a way to attract the fish to your hook.

There is a huge variety of different lures to choose from. Even with all the high tech products on the market which you can put on the hook in order to catch fish, I actually prefer to stick to the traditional way, the plastic worm. All that needs t......
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Have you ever made a wooden crankbait, jerkbait, topwater lure or other wooden hard bait? How did you attach the eyelet for the towpoint? What about the eyelets to hang the hooks from?

It's a very basic part of wooden lure making, and there are four basic approaches that I'm aware of and each has it's own advantages and disadvantages. They are:

• Screw eyes.
• Glued wire eyelets
• Through wire
• Metal frame

Screw eyes are the simplest approach to lure making - in many cases all you need do is screw them directly into the wooden lu......
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Way back when I first started making wooden fishing lures, every lure was a one off original. I'd take a scrap of timber, shape it, fit the bib, towpoint and hook hangers, give it a coat of paint and off I'd go to the local lake. I caught plenty of fish even back then when my lure making skills were pretty rough around the edges. Trout, both brown and rainbow, and perch in the hard-fished lake near my childhood home were much less shy about nailing a hand made lure that some kid was casting from the shore than they were about taking some of the bought lures that were being dragged around behin......
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