Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Fly tying is a relatively big business because a lot of
folks just like to tie flies and catch fish on their own
creations. If there were enough folks like yourself who
liked creating and fishing their own lures that too would
be a relatively big business but I don't believe anyone
would take up lure building just to save money.


Points well taken. I posted this same thing about a year
ago and got only one taker, who was Ken then.
I do like lure fishing. I don't like buying lures.
I do think I make *better* lures than I can buy.

I'm getting real good at making fast, soft, diving,
wobbling lures these days. Even better than I was a year
ago. And ain't nobody doing what I'm doing.
Not if you judge by what's on the net anyway.
Yes, there are lots of lure makers out there.

But they're all spending hours to days on each lure.
And they end up with hard-as-a-rock carved or molded
lures. Soft, fast, easily made wobblers is where it's at.