Raiding the Tackle Box: Making Fishmas Tree Ornaments

Talking about old fishing lures and making key chains got my wife thinking and looking through my garage. I hate when she ventures into the man cave. Not that I mind her company but she cleans, moves stuff around, and appropriates things, this time, fishing lures. Seems she had a little Christmas tree stashed in a closet that she wanted to make into a Fishmas tree. After a trip to Walmart for bobbers, curling ribbon, and a bag of split rings she got to work.

First, she went through my tackle box. She picked out a few that were old and worn out, you know, shabby looking. 

Then she gently scrubbed them up. Used a soft toothbrush so she wouldn’t loose the paint on the lures.

Next, she removed the hooks. If you’re going to do this, be careful not to get stuck.

 

Here’s where the ribbon and the split rings come in. Cut 2  6 inch lengths of ribbon for each lure. Then, thread the ribbon through the split ring and tie it in the middle.

Attach the split ring to the end eyelet on the lure and make the ribbon curly using something flat. Easy to do with curling ribbon. All the lure needs is a hook to hang it from the tree.

 

The bobbers were even easier and a lot safer. No cutting off old hooks. Use round bobbers. The wife used 1 1/4 inch bobbers. They come 6 to a pack and cost about $1.50.

Push up the shaft and the hook will come up on the other side. Place a length of ribbon there, about 6 inches works good. Tie the ribbon to the tree. That’s it. Merry Fishmas!

 

   Came out kind of cute. Got a fisherman or woman on your list but don’t have old lures? I found some at Wally World a pack of 5 for $10. Brand new so you can skip the scrubbing part. Have fun and HO, Ho, Ho, Merry Fishmas!