Folk Blues
How to Beat the Winter Blues by Making Your Own Fishing Lures
It will be winter again before we know it! I am so happy, I cannot wait! What did you think, about what you just read? Do you feel the same way about winter time as I do? If you are like the average person, you probably thought this guy is wacko, or something. It’s just that I have enjoyed every season since I was a young child, to me they each have great things, and nothing is worse in one season over the other.
I hear folks grumble in the summer about the heat and sweating, and in the winter I hear these same folks talking about the cold and over eating. It’s like anything really, some folks tend to stay pretty happy all year around, while others tend to be sad and depressed all year round, life is how you make it, and how you react to situations that happen, no matter how tragic they are.
Now, I better stop rambling here, because I am probably starting to sound like a therapist and I am getting off the topic of this article, which is how to beat the winter blues by Making your Own Fishing Lures. Now, the types of lures I am going to talk about in this article, are spinners. Spinners are lures that have a blade which turns or spins when the lure is retrieved through the water, this is what gives the lure it’s name spinner. Spinners often have fibers or material that looks like thick hair that conceals the hook, this is called a skirt or skirting, adding a skirt onto a lure gives it a more dressed or fuller look then a non-skirted lure, but both perform the same way when retrieved through the water.
To get started in making spinner lures you need to buy the parts first, and I will tell you of two great and inexpensive sources for all of the parts you will need. The two parts that you will probably only be able to find at a lure supply store or on eBay, are the blades and the little devices called clevises, clevises hold the blades onto the thick wire body, and allow it turn spin freely in the water. Clevises can be purchased on eBay for as low as 100 in a pack for $4, sometimes less. The thick main, wire bodies of the spinners called shafts, can be bought on eBay or in most craft stores that sell plastic beads. These look like short pieces of straight wire with a closed eye on one end. I bought a pack of about 25 of these at a local craft store for under $2. You will also want to pick up some different shaped, and colored beads at a craft store to add some flair to your spinner lures.
The skirts are usually made from silicone and can also be bought at a fishing lure supply store on eBay in packs of 15 or more, for only a couple dollars. The skirts you are looking for are made with a rubber ring that holds the material together, you simply trim off any excess skirting with shears, and slide the skirt onto the wire body. The only other parts you will need are some, treble hooks, size #8 is the standard. Once you gather all your parts, simply examine some store bought spinners to see how they are put together, to give you ideas on the styles you can make. Your spinner lures can be plain or very snazzy looking depending upon your design and imagination. The only tool you will need to make your spinners are a pair of needle nose pliers, to bend the wire end when securing your hook, and strengthening the closed eye end.
I made my very first spinner in about 25 minutes and it was really nice, now I can easily create one from scratch in 10 minutes, and that is when I am working slowly. Home made spinner lures work just as good as store bought ones but they are a lot cheaper. I figured up the cost of all my supplies, and I discovered I can make a complete spinner lure for around 25 cents. If you do not want to keep and use the spinner lures you create, you can give the away as gifts to fishing buddies, or sell them online or at sportsman shows. When you find yourself stuck inside during the long, cold days of winter, get out your box of lure making supplies and put together some spinner lures, it’s not only fun, it’s also a great way to help beat the winter blues.
There is a website that describes numerous activities and other methods to help eliminate the Winter Blues, this website is called: Winter Activities – and it may be found at this url: http://www.winter-activities.com
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About the Author
Robert W. Benjamin has been involved in weight loss and has been researching the Winter Blues for a few years. He has personally turned his life around at the age of 50, by reducing his body weight from 400 lbs to 185 lbs. If you want to turn your life around, and read other great info and ideas on beating the winter blues, please check out the website below:
Winter Activities
http://www.winter-activities.com
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