It’s no surprise you
find yourself captivated by the wooden lure on your fishing line.

Details like craftsmanship,
painting and the
way the cut
exposes the
wooden grains
can be beautiful.

You look at the
plug a moment, then quickly cast it.

After all, you’re
supposed
to be fishing.

But John Somics,
the sculptor, has
noticed the beauty
of wooden fishing lures, and has created the opportunity to admire them for their art alone.

He’s created wooden fishing lure sculptures.

He hand crafts the sculptures at his Damp Hero Bait Company from Douglas fir or redwood.

He cuts and shapes each sculpture,
paints them in 12
to 15 layers, rubbing and sanding between each, then finally varnishes them.

That takes many hours, and the work is meticulous, he says.

When you’re fishing, you cast that wooden lure, because you’re there to catch.

But with a Damp Hero Bait Company sculpture, you can admire the wooden lure.

It's not a lure that's also art.

It is art.

For more information, visit Damp Hero Bait Company's Web site.