How to Make a Fishing Lure From a Kitchen Spoon

fishing lure from a spoon

This is an awesome DIY project for the next time you need new lures for an upcoming fishing trip.

How to make a spoon lure:

Materials:

1- spoon. The size depends on what you want to catch, or what you found at the thrift store or garage sale.

2 – steel split rings

1 – treble, single or weedless hook

1 – swivel

decorating paint and colored and/or reflective tape

Cut or break off the handle of the spoon (and save it for another project). Drill a small hole at either end of the remaining spoon bowl, and attach a split-ring through the holes. At the larger end, attach a hook through the ring; at the smaller end, attach the swivel, which will keep the lure action from causing line twist. Paint and/or attach reflective tape to the convex side of the lure.

I used my homemade spoons extensively on a nine-day canoe trip through the northern Minnesota Boundary Waters several years ago. On several lakes, the red and white with silver tape pattern was the number one producer on northern pike. If you are fishing the edges of weed beds, use a weedless hook with a bucktail or streamer, and get ready for a hit!

My inherent penny-pinching cheapness – frugality, I prefer to call it – came from my dad, who grew up during the Great Depression. But, this trait is valuable in the preparedness/survival field.

Save money on things you can make, and invest the savings on items you can’t compromise on.

Pretty awesome! Great way to recycle and keep items useful. Have you ever made a lure from a common household item? Share with us below! For more information on DIY recycled fishing lures, check out Survival Common Sense.

Featured Image via American Preppers Network


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