| Anglers frequently are tackle freaks. They absolutely need to have that latest gadget, or that just a little be better or more adequate rod, reel, line, or lure. Some even think that it may catch them more fish. And you know what, sometimes, just sometimes, this is absolutely true. Most of the time, though, it is a relatively innocent game of self-deception... Anyway, to economize as well as to more intensely live out the gadget freakery, many anglers, especially lure and fly anglers, are resorting to making their own tackle, beyond just flies and leaders, or lures.
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Main items of tacke: rod/reel, lure, and landing contraption. All of these can be home made, with the reel as a possible exception...
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Rod building, or actually assembling, ain't too hard. Here I will be documenting the 'creation' of a 4-piece travel pike rod, based on a Rainshadow blank. The following project is a 2-piece 8' 3-weight rod on a St Croix blank. For this rod I turned my own reel seat insert from a piece of holly oak, and a wood winding check from a piece of zebrawood.
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Solid wooden lures can be made from rectangular wood with no more than a jigsaw, a file and sandpaper. Many types of crankbait are made this way. If you want round plugs or crankbaits, however, you'll need a lathe.
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If you're taking fish, for the table, or for any other reason, a priest is an essential piece of kit.
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A micro-lathe can be used to make small fly tying tools too...
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...or a hair stacker.
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