Lure building books?

Basshound · 08-21-2009, 08:42 AM

IM going to ask in here cause i know some have showed interest also. Are there any good books on building lures? Cranks and top waters ?
Now on another topic. This Forum really die's this time of year. Is it cause of the summer lull or are people just wiped out from the spring season? Now I know I havnt put in much myself lately, but something new needs to be posted. Thats why I'm asking the lure building question here not on the lure forum.

Raining_Kings · 08-21-2009, 09:22 AM

Funny you asked: I just picked up a book at Fishermans Marine called "The Complete Book of Tackle Making" by C. Boyd Pfeiffer. I haven't tried any of the projects yet, but there are lots of ideas in there for projects this winter. It's mostly black and white pictures and a bit "wordy", but there are TONS of ideas in there. Shows you how to make Spinners, Spinner Baits, Plugs, Plastics and even Rods.

Basshound · 08-21-2009, 10:15 AM

Sweet. i'll have to check it out. Thanks.

Derrel · 08-21-2009, 10:42 AM

I second the suggestion of the classic The Complete Book of Tackle Making by C. Boyd Pfeiffer....it's got a lot of projects.

There is also a web site called Tackle Making that has a list of links to many suppliers of various tackle-making stuff such as mold makers, rod supply companies, and manufacturers of things like spinner blades.

It's been mentioned before on other threads, so I suppose it's okay to mention Jann's Netcraft,which is a compnay that sells a wide variety of tackle-making stuff. I beleive their free,yearly catalog still has the old classic pamphlet-style mini-book on wire-forming projects, showing more than 60 different ways to twist wire to make all sorts of interesting things, like spreaders, springs, paternosters, spinner baits, etc.