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You can make a spoon lure of sorts by merely taking a teaspoon or tablespoon and cut off the handle. Holes can be drilled at each end for holding the hook and line. Such a homemade spoon lure will catch fish, but is too deeply dished and the action is not the best. A much better spoon can be made by following the design shown in Fig. 55. This is one of the basic designs patterned after the famous "Dardevle" copied by many fishing tackle manufacturers. To make a fresh-water spoon from scratch you have obtain brass or copper sheet metal in various thicknesses. The smaller-size spoons which run only from 1 to 2 in. in length use thinner-gauge metal than the larger spoons which measure from 3 to 5 in. in length. This metal must be cut out and filed out to the size desired, then bent and hammered into the proper concave shape. This is a lot of work if done with hand tools, and takes time even with the aid of power tools. Then the holes to take the hooks and line have to be drilled. If the hook is soldered to the spoon, that's another operation. Next, you have the spoons plated in nickel, chrome, gold, or silver. Or, if you want to use the brass or copper of the original metal, you must polish or buff it.
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