| After buying or making the fishing lures | | | | maximum use from them. Freshwater fishing |
| there is still the responsibility of taking | | | | lures usually require less care and repair |
| care of and repairing them so that they are | | | | than saltwater ones. |
| always in good condition. This requires some | | | | |
| effort and time but is usually easy for the | | | | In general, when examining any fishing lure |
| angler who makes his own fishing lures. | | | | you have made or bought it's a wise policy to |
| | | | repair it if you are the least bit doubtful |
| Since he makes them and puts them together, | | | | about its condition. Repairing usually means |
| he also knows how to take them apart and | | | | sandpapering the part of the lure body that |
| repair them. He also has the tools and | | | | is slightly chipped and then touching up with |
| fishing lure parts necessary for such work. | | | | a small brush, using enamels or lacquers. |
| All the tools required to assemble the parts | | | | |
| and make the lures are explained on this page | | | | Replace the hooks with new ones if they are |
| about hand tools. | | | | badly rusted. When doing this it is important |
| | | | to use the same size and weight as the old |
| Fishing lures in general do not require much | | | | ones so that the action of the fishing lure |
| care when storing them in a home or shop. The | | | | is not changed in any way. If the damage is |
| best idea is to put them into cabinet drawers | | | | too bad and the lure cannot be repaired, |
| or individual boxes so that they can be found | | | | throw it away after salvaging any usable |
| easily and can be kept dry. In humid climates | | | | parts. |
| or near the seashore it is important not to | | | | |
| expose the metal parts to the air; otherwise, | | | | It doesn't pay to take chances with a fishing |
| hooks will rust and other metals will | | | | lure that is weak in any way. You may hook a |
| corrode. | | | | record fish but lose it if the lure is not |
| | | | dependable. Many anglers who buy their |
| Fishing lures that have feathers or hair | | | | fishing lures in tackle stores often use them |
| should be kept in airtight containers so that | | | | until they fall apart, before buying new |
| moths and other insects or small animals will | | | | ones. But if you make your own fishing lures |
| not get to them. This also applies to new | | | | you can afford to use only those that are |
| fishing lures that haven't yet been used. | | | | still in good condition. |
| Lures which have been used require | | | | |
| considerable care if you want to get the | | | | It is better to be safe than sorry. |