Making Wooden Fishing Lures

Rich Rousseau was an award-winning woodcarver of fish and lures, who resided in Michigan.

Table of Contents Introduction 8 Lure Gallery 10 Chapter 1: Getting Started 18 Chapter 2: Lure Step-By-Step Projects 36 Lure 1: Surface Prop Bait 38 Scrap Wood and a hand-painted finish make this an approachable first project Lure 2: Surface Popper 54 This lure, using a purchased lure rough-out with a spray-paint finish, will teach you some alternative methods Lure 3: Perch Crawler 66 You'll learn airbrushing technique on this dowel-rod lure Lure 4: Saltwater Flatfish 80 Get out some scrap wood and your airbrush for this saltwater beauty Lure 5: Floating-Diving Minnow 90 Practice shading with your airbrush on this 1 by 2 scrap wood lure Lure 6: Pan Fish 100 This scrap wood lure will give you some experience with dressed hooks and making spots with your airbrush Lure 7: Minnow Chaser 107 Learn how to make a chaser on this airbrushed scrap wood minnow Lure 8: Floating-Diving Frog 118 You'll use a purchased rough-out and an airbrush to create this spotted lure Lure 9: Sinking Wiggler 124 Create a scrap wood lure with an airbrushed fire tiger paint scheme Lure 10: Mallard Duckling 131 This scrap wood duckling demonstrates the versatility of a hand-brushed acrylic paint job Lure 11: Weasel 146 Gather a purchased rough-out, your airbrush, and some sawdust to make this furry lure Chapter 3: Options 158 Jointed Lures 160 Wire-Through Lures 161 Natural-Colored Dressed Treble Hooks 163 Colorful dressed Treble Hooks 165 Alternate Ways to Utilize Hardware 167 Appendix: Bonus Patterns 168 Resources: 174 Index: 175