[header] How to make wooden fishing lures [title] Choose a suitable place to work. [step] A basement or garage woodworking shop is ideal, but any place where you can do the cutting, carving, sanding, drilling, and painting required will work. [title] Decide what type of fishing lure you want to make. 
[step] Plugs fall into 2 basic types, topwater lures, and diving baits. Topwater lures are designed to fish on the surface, which diving baits usually feature a lip that causes them to dive below the surface when retrieved rapidly.