Fishing with a safety pin

  Fishing with a safety pin ,you know we have all had that image go though our minds as children.
Well it would seem that it has never left mine,I have always had the safety pin fishing idea buried just under the surface.
One day while I was visiting the local sporting goods section looking for fishing supplies,I was doing my usual,griping about wanting this and that but not wanting to pay the extortion prices I seemed to be required to pay.It hit me like a ton of bricks straight from my childhood fishing with a safety pin days,I could save myself three dollars every time I made one of these.And believe me I have lost count of how many" three dollars" I have saved myself from spending.

Step 1: Safety pin

First off it is pretty obvious we are going to need a safety pin for our fishing expedition, you can call it a diaper pin if you want, I dont think it matters to the fish what name you go by.
 People normally snicker when I first open my fishing tackle box,they find the beads,safety pins,wire,feathers,fur,yarn,and super glue, pretty funny. But after an hour I am normally filling request to make me this, or can you , or have you ever tried. By then it is me that is snickering as I know they will soon be shopping for their fishing supplies in the fabric dept. just like me.

Comments

[drangern]

i have caught over 50 fish with this lure idea!!! the biggest fish i caught with this idea was a 52" Northern Pike on Mill Lacs MN!!! thank you so much

[bobby sissom]

glad you liked the idea,sorry for the time it took to reply,I have been away from this site for to long.lol

[AussieAnglerGal]

well it took two hours, three swivels, a safety pin, a false hair extension, various jewelery clips and a piece of tin but i made one!!! will post photos soon

[bobby sissom]

I am eager to see your results,one of my favorite things is any thing homemade. The awesome designs of a diy'er always tend to facinate me.

[AussieAnglerGal]

wow no way am i spending the money on "spinner lures: when i can make this! well done! i too, hate the price of fishing hooks, lures etc and would much rather make my own

[bobby sissom]

glad you liked it, compared to store bought, these are heavy duty

[thebriguy]

To be even more resourceful you may try a can tab as a flasher

[bobby sissom]

yes,one good whack with a ball peen hammer to create a spoon shape would make a nice flasher

[BLUEBLOBS2]

This is awesome!!! I love it. For years, whenever I would go fishing with my father and my brother, they got to use actual hooks while I made my own out of a safety pins. This ible sure brings back some good memories for me...
-BLUEBLOBS2

[bobby sissom]

Glad you enjoyed it, I had loads of fun making it, and will do similar stuff in the future, after all I love saving money

[potatomansoup]

I love this, I expected to see you use the safety pin as a hook, but this is still great... I am sharing this!

[bobby sissom]

All part of my plan,... first you lure someone in with the thought of ,"oh my gosh did he really do something so silly", then you blind side them with an instructable that is actually kinda usefull, and to put more punch to it actually show proof of it's usefullness. lol

[bobby sissom]

thanks and please share. It was fun making them and experimenting.