How to Make Fishing Spoons
It is a common saying that a fish always tastes better when you've caught it yourself. Catching a fish on a lure that you've made yourself gives you almost the same feeling. Making spoons or "spinners" is not only fun and satisfying, it's inexpensive. The days of letting that monster pike swim off with your $15 spoon are gone forever. You've got more where that came from. And they cost almost nothing to make.
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Things You'll Need
- Wooden anvil (rectangular block of wood, 12 inches long and 5 or 6 or six inches thick.)
- Rounded wooden peg
- Sheet metal (brass, copper or stainless steel)
- Mallet
- Paper or cardboard for tracing
- Metal snips
- Metal file
- Small drill
- Split rings
- Single or treble hook
Instructions
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How To Make Fishing Spoons
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Drill a large hole in one end of the wooden anvil and insert the rounded wood peg. You will use this to shape the spoon. Draw the spoon shape on a piece of paper or cardboard. Cut out the pattern and trace on the sheet metal.
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Cut the pattern out of the sheet metal, just outside the tracing, slightly larger than the finished spoon will be. You can use this as a template for future spoons.
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File the edges of the spoon to the required size. The size will depend on the type of fish you are trying to catch.
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Pound the spoon on the wooden peg with the mallet to create the required curve.
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Drill two small holes, one in each end of the spoon, and insert split rings. On one end of the spoon, attach a hook (often a treble hook) to the ring. The other split ring will attach to a "leader," or sometimes directly to the fishing line.
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Tips & Warnings
A spoon with a slight curve will have a faster wiggle in the water than one with a deeper curve.
