Sealing lures is perhaps the most daunting step of the building process. With so many potential methods, choosing one and practicing it properly is often times overwhelming. The purpose of this list is to give you a broad overview of the potential methods that can be...

Have you ever had a wood lure that out fishes an identical copy? Ever wonder why? There's a saying about wood plugs; "wood is good." Now, there's also a second half to that phrase that I usually choose to ignore, "...but plastic is fantastic." 

It's true, pla...

One of the greatest features of the wooden metal lip swimmer is that the fisherman has the ability to adjust the depth at which the plug swims, on the go. I am sure that countless articles and videos have already been written and produced on this subject, but I feel th...

When I first bought my lathe in 2008, the first thing I did was drive down to Cape

Cod Tackle to load up every supply and lure part I could get my hands on. While browsing the overwhelming variety of metal lips, one stuck out to me in particular, the surfster lip. While...

When people talk to me about lures, one question that often comes up is, "What kind of wood do you use?" This question is perhaps one of the most important and often overlooked when just getting started in lure building. 

Generally speaking, you may hear wood...