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Make Your Own Fishing Lures: A Master Class in Choosing and Making Lures

In this 10 week course learners will be introduced to fish biology, aquatic ecosystems, types of lures, determining which lures to use, and how to make their own lures.
Danita
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Class

What's included

10 live meetings
10 in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
The first half of this course is meant to introduce the learners to the patterns of fish behavior. The second half will teach learners a wide variety of do it yourself lures. The class sessions will be broken down as follows:

Class One: How Weather Influences Fish Behavior
- In this session we will use a presentation that will take us through the topic of weather and its influence on fish behavior. We will cover many fish species and will end the session with a short discussion on the topic.

Class Two: What Fish Eat
- In this session we will match the predator (the fish species) with its preferred prey (invertebrates and small fish)

Class Three: Surveying the Ecosystem
- In this session the learners will be provided with a workbook that will allow them to evaluate their target ecosystem. We will review methods for surveying the ecosystem and how to use this knowledge to choose a lure. 

Class Four: Bottle Cap Spinner
- In this session learners will make a lure best for bass and shallow cover fishing situations.

Class Five: Spoon Lure
- In this session learners will make lures for larger predators such as northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, and trout.

Class Six: Cork Bug Lure
- In this session learners will make lures for bass and other pan fish.

Class Seven: Wooden Top Water Popper
- In this session learners will make a lure that has great action in the water.

Class Eight: Penny Lure
- In this session learners will make an inexpensive lure. The lure is not special to any particular species of fish, but works!

Class Nine: Fly Lures
- In this session learners will learn the basics of fly tying.

Class Ten: Marshmallow Bait Mix
- In this session learners will use chemical sensory to lure fish in by creating a marshmallow bait mix.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Any session where we are creating lures students should have supervision as tools can be dangerous when mishandled.
Supply List
Note, for safety the following should always be at hand:
Safety Glasses - used as a safety precaution against flying wood chips and dust
Dust Mask - used as a safety precaution against airborne saw dust
Work Gloves - used to provide secure grip when sanding and drilling
Nitrile/Latex Gloves - used to prevent paint, epoxy, and EnviroTex from contacting skin

Class One: How Weather Influences Fish Behavior
- No supplies needed.

Class Two: What Fish Eat
- No supplies needed.

Class Three: Surveying the Ecosystem
- Workbook will be provided at class time.

Class Four: Bottle Cap Spinner
- The most basic bottle cap lures need only a bottle cap (your local will have hundreds of these that they will happily let you have) a hook, traditionally a treble, something to join them together such as wire or split rings and some weight to help it sink. The weight can be anything from large shot to gravel as it will be hidden inside the cap in the finished article. You may also like to incorporate swivels to attach your line to and stop it twisting when retrieving a cast.
- Tools needed include pliers (needle nose and normal), wire cutters,, drill with 2mm bit for metal, tin snips (if cutting your own blades) OR lure blades, nail or similar for forming loops in the wire.

Class Five: Spoon Lure
- Inexpensive thin stainless-steel teaspoon or tablespoon (usually found at a thrift store), vise (nice to have but we can work without it), hacksaw, hammer, center punch, drill, drill bit, flat metal file, medium-grit emery cloth, needle nose pliers, kitchen cleanser, toothpaste, two split rings, swivel (to keep your line from twisting), treble hook, two pieces of wood

Class Six: Cork Bug Lure
- 1 wine cork, 1 razor blade (or x-acto knife), 1 emery board, 1 darning needle, 1 tube of 5-minute epoxy, 1 package of silicon fly-tying legs (aka "sili legs"), 1 package of holographic or stick-on eyes, fly-tying thread, hooks

Class Seven: Wooden Top Water Popper
- Poplar carving wood (you can find small pieces, about 2 or 3 inches at your local craft store), epoxy, sealer, paint, coping saw, sanding block, 150 grit sandpaper, electric drill with 1/32 inch drill bit, metal screw eyes, split rings, treble hooks

Class Eight: Penny Lure
- penny, medium-sized paperclip, some beads, a treble hook, small hammer (rounded if you have it), scrap wood block, electric drill with 1/32 inch drill bit

Class Nine: Fly Lures
- No materials needed (we will be covering the basics, but not making flies as it takes a special clamp you may or may not want to purchase after the session)

Class Ten: Marshmallow Bait Mix
- Marshmallows (mini), 4 ziploc bags, scents of your choice (you can get these in your local store or online), and bait dye (optional)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! am a scientist and adventurer. I have a Masters degree in Animal Science with minors in Chemistry and Fish & Wildlife. I started my journey investigating sheep and goats, went on to study shrimp and zooplankton, and have many years of experience teaching STEM to students from preschool up to college.
The classes that I am currently teaching cover Food Science, Animal Science, Ichthyology, STEM experiments, and Women in STEM.
All my classes are anchored in exciting themes such as "Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse through STEM", "Interesting Animals from A to Z", and "Microscopic Adventures!". I generally have a short presentation which I try to keep 5-10 minutes long with the rest of the class time working with hands on learning. I create all my own high-quality material that your students will enjoy engaging with. My classroom is inclusive to all. 
Interesting facts about myself: 
1) I am an identical twin.
2) I have studied seabirds in Antarctica.

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$100

for 10 classes
1x per week, 10 weeks
60 min

Completed by 21 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-10 learners per class

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