Is it difficult to make your own fishing equipment?

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Matthew

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Im looking into making my own floats, Ive seen the ones at various retailers around me, and they seem shoddily made. Ive read some materials that explain how some lures where hand crafted by anglers even today. I was curious to know if this is a viable alternative to the products Ive seen here.

Also when making a float, is Balsa. Bass, or another softwood the best choice for materials. As for the paints, which type works the best to mark the equipment.
 
balsa or cork should both work well as will porcupine quills for light biters. just hold the quills on your line with a small piece of latex tubing.
as for paint, any good waterproof enamel should work. you may wish to primer coat them first.
if you have a lathe to turn them, you should have no other problems than getting the hole drilled straight. l guess you can do that on your lathe too.
there are quality floats by "thille" and others sold by cabela's and bass pro shop as well as other outlets.
 
balsa or cork should both work well as will porcupine quills for light biters. just hold the quills on your line with a small piece of latex tubing.
as for paint, any good waterproof enamel should work. you may wish to primer coat them first.
if you have a lathe to turn them, you should have no other problems than getting the hole drilled straight. l guess you can do that on your lathe too.
there are quality floats by "thille" and others sold by cabela's and bass pro shop as well as other outlets.
 
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