- 1). Hold a bait holder hook with a pair of pliers so that the jaws of the pliers are just below the eye of the hook. Place the jaws of a second pair of pliers on the hook eye and bend the eye slightly forward toward the point of the hook. Cut a 2-foot length of 20-pound test monofilament fishing line from the feeder spool with a pair of scissors.
- 2). Feed the 20-pound test line down through the eye of the hook. Pull the line past the bend of the hook for 3 inches and hold the line securely against the shank of the hook. Begin forming a uni knot by turning the free end of the line back toward the hook eye, forming a loop alongside the hook.
- 3). Wrap the free end of the line around the shank and line you are holding and through the loop formed beside the shank six times. Pull the free end and main line above the hook eye to tighten the uni knot, forming a snelled hook.
- 4). Slide five beads down the 20-pound test line so they rest above the hook eye. Insert a U-shaped clevis fastener into the hole in a spinner blade. Feed the 20-pound test line through the small holes in the ends of the clevis making sure the concave side of the blade is down toward the hook. Slide another bead down the line and on top of the clevis.
- 5). Measure 12 to 15 inches above the top bead and form a loop in the line using a simple overhand knot. Form a main loop in the line at the desired location by folding the free end back alongside the line. Hold the main loop formed in the end of the line, turn it back forming a second loop and then around the double line. Pull the main loop through the second loop and pull tight.
- 6). Make several sample or prototype harness lures for practice and to learn how much material you'll need in assembly. Track material expenses so you know how to price the lures to make a profit.
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