History: Bob Sturgeon, an artist who spent 30 years in industrial engineering, made his first wooden fishing lure in 2012 when he lived in Nebraska. The roots of his business creating intricate wooden ...

These dedicated lure makers are keeping the longstanding tradition of balsa crankbaits alive for American fishermen.

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 ...

Jason Marx couldn't park a toy car in his garage. It's full of everything fish. His fishing boat takes up half of the garage at his Elkins home. Rods, reels and boxes on top of boxes full of fishing ...

The tube design is a great marlin lure for several reasons. They are aggressive swimmers, giving the appearance of a fleeing mackerel or tuna as they splash and smoke across the surface of the ocean.

The Lure Love Podcast has crunched the numbers in its database and determined that jigs, by far, have caught the most record fish of any lure type among the nearly 20,000 records it has on file. The ...

Minnesota (WCCO) — Named after his high school sweetheart and wife, Todd Bissett has combined his love for fishing with his love for lures — which he makes by hand in a small shop next to his house in ...

When Rick Brouwer finishes an art project, sometimes he tosses it into the lake. Each custom-painted fishing lure he creates is a functional work of hand-crafted art. They're beautiful to look at, but ...

A jeweler demonstrates his work as well as a father and son who carves ice fishing lures. Adam Wegman, owner/operator of W Designs and Stone House Jewelers of the Pequot Lakes area demonstrates his ...

An avid fisherman, Zachary Dubois had a vested interest in discovering the best lures. After being accepted into the inaugural class of student entrepreneurs at the University of Louisiana at ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. Named after his high ...