One of the interesting things in talking with many of these makers—aside from the competitive nature of the business—is that there is a good deal of sharing of ...

“There’s a fish on the red Naja!” Capt. Antonio Amaral screams from the bridge at the exact same moment a big blue marlin crashes the lure from the inside out. The attack leaves a gigantic hole in the ...

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As a youngster, Jared DuCote spent a lot of time drawing and painting at his father’s sign shop. He eventually developed a knack for finely detailed portraits that almost look like photographs. In ...

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We'll travel to Jermyn, Lackawanna County, to make a custom fishing lure with John Van Nort, owner of Johnny V Custom Lures.

SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO-- At Bob DuCote’s home, inside his garage, you can find he and his son Jared using their pastime of painting to create custom fishing lures. “About six years ago I was ...

We weren’t on the water long before fishing guide “Big Ed” Franko pulled out his hand-painted fishing lures. He’s proud of them and probably should be. The plastic square bills, deep divers and jerk ...

I shouldn’t have been surprised. The East Tennessee region where he made his name is notoriously insular, with a history of bootlegging and moonshiners who took great pains to hide themselves from ...

One lucky member of the POL Outdoor Club will win a great package of fishing lures courtesy of AC's Custom Lures.

DULUTH — In the dusky, dusty basement of his West Duluth home — don’t forget to duck going down the stairs — Ed Forrestal works his magic with plastic and metal, epoxy and paint. Forrestal is the ...

From building lures in his fabrication shop to paddling the legendary waters of Guntersville Lake in Alabama, fishing keeps leading Kyle Zemke on one adventure after another. It’s a journey the Magic ...