Homemade or store-bought?

Lures come in all different shapes in sizes, makes and colors. When it comes to choosing the right lure, there is a lot of choice out there. The best lures have a wiggling action, roll but do not turn over and perform well no matter what speed you pull them at. What kind of lures are the best, homemade or store bought?

Store bought lures have the advantage of being pre-tested. You know the lure is going to work when you buy it. You do not have to worry about re-making the lure body over again because it does not do what you want it to do. It has all ready gone through rigorous testing to be sure it does what the package says it will do.

However, there is nothing like the feel of knowing something that you created with your own hands will catch fish just as well, or better than, anything on the shelves. The testing and the carving of it may be difficult, but the final result is a one-of-a-kind lure that no one else has, that alone is such a satisfiying process to accomplish. A lure that catches fish and was made by your own hands is just as effective as something bought from a store. Your own invention, not a copy but an amazing well thought out product of your mind.

A homemade lure may not have the advantages of being pre-tested in a tank in front of fishing experts and the like, but it has the advantage of being completely different and possibly better then anything any of your fishing buddies will have. If it’s a slayer and unique, how could you not feel good about it each time you hook a fish with your own homemade lure.

Store-bought lures may look pretty and may have all ready been proven to work, but they always look the same. They all mainly have the same shape and overall design. Fish are used to seeing these lures and may shy away from something they have seen before, just with a different pattern or color combination. Looking through fishing magazines and fishing lure encyclopedia’s, you can see this simple fact: all store-bought lures look almost identical. Except for a minor change in the head shape or a lengthening of the body, they are all the same.

The homemade lures greatest advantage is that they can look anyway you want them too. Homemade lures will not look like any lure you see one the shelves on a day to day basis. They will be unique to how you made them. They may not be professionally tested but they will still work, just put in the time to figure out the best way to present it.

So fishers, what type of lure do you prefer? I’d prefer to be original and hope that it catches loads of fish. Your bountiful catch will be your true testiment. Be original, be proud of your personal accomplishment.