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About Us.
What is The
LMDFG...?
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The LMDFG is a series of three Books of Fishing Lure Making Instruction created to take the Art, Sport & Business of lure making to the next level, and far beyond.
TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING
These ultimate books of Fishing LURE DESIGN, MOLD MAKING and Low Cost LURE MAKING; plus extensive SUPPORTING SECTIONS are written and lavishly illustrated by John P. Hamon; Founder of TRUEFLEX Imagineering.
This easy to read and follow course of instruction delivers a complete education that gives everyone; novice and pro alike, the ability, and where-with-all to turn their fishing lure design ideas into reality.
Dream It....Make It....Fish It! Means just that.
The LMDFG-eBs are the most comprehensive, completly written, and illustrated, up-to-date information on the subject of lure design, and production available today..... Sorry... No goop in mold kits, no worms, fly tying, can openers with hooks, beads on wire, or just another Balsa Wood lure kit.....That's been done already..... This is about designing, and producing retail quality lures that have three dimensional bodies, a natural life-like appearance, and a natural, life-like behavior imagined by you....
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Book #1, LURE DESIGN & Development will guide you from concept to creation. Your idea of a great new fishing lure can easily be transformed into a hold me, touch me, take me fish'n, 3D object (Prototype), or Master Plug for Mold Making. This incredible "Lure Designers" book also contains dozens of proven fishing lure design templates for both fresh, and saltwater trophy hunters. These lure designs were created by the author. You are licensed, and welcome to reproduce them, or create a master piece of your own.
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Book #2, MOLD MAKING, Prototype To Production will guide you from developing a prototype mold of your Master Plug to high speed reproduction of your fishing lure products. The LMDFG mold making materials and methodologys will provide you with simple and low cost means to make molds that work efficiently, and eliminate high dollor tooling, and machinery. No more hous of carving Balsa & Bass Wood plugs. or working up a kit lure just to loose it on the first cast!.. Learn how to make molds using every material, and method modern technology has to offer. No high tonnage machines, or melting temperatures are necessary. Everything is based on using low cost, modern polymer plastics, RTV, (Room Temperatures Vulcanizing) materials.
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Book #3, LURE MAKING Unlimited removes all barriers. It is your guide to producing retail quality fishing lure products. Make secret weapons for your own fishing successes, or competition fishing. Start a hobby lure making business on your kitchen table. Move it to the garage. Build a serious manufacturing shop. What ever your lure making wishes are; the means and where-with-all are here.
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The Lure Makers Magazine is not published in
paper form, or sold in stores.
The Lure Makers Magazine, and The Lure Makers Dream Factory Guide are not available in paper magazine form. These Internet only publications are produced and provided as a free service to promote The Art, Sport & Business of Lure Making. TRUEFLEX Imagineering, and thelmdfg.com (The Lure Makers Magazine) are privately funded, educational resource providers.
Our readership is invited to participate in the on-going production of The LMDFG.com & The Lure Makers Magazine. BE A CONTRIBUTOR
The Lure Makers Magazine is a fishing lure makers resource guide. We are dedicated to providing free information related to the art, sport and business of lure making. Our products are lure making instruction, and advertising plus developmental resources for small business and homespun lure makers.
The Lure Makers Magazine contains over 300 pages of free lure making information created specifically for the entertainment and service of folks who enjoy the art, sport and business of lure making; novice & pro alike.
The Lure Makers Magazine is a reader designed publication. That is; lure makers can effectively participate in helping us make their magazine into a publication they need and want. We offer many ways to do that inside the LMM.
The Lure Makers Magazine is presented in a conventional paper magazine format, and like paper magazines; The LMM is very lavish with graphic content. AND; you will see a great deal of sponsor advertising displays. Advertising serves two very important purposes: First; it pays the bills. Second; it provides products and services that benifit our readers when they choose to take advantage from the ads.
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BOOK #4 - 24 Supporting Booklets
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The READ ME: The READ ME is a Digest of Valuable Supporting Information.
1. The READ ME pages provide a condensed background into the why’s & where-with-alls all elements of the Factory, Materials and Procedures work together.
2. Everything you ever wanted to know about Plastics of all kinds.
3. Glossary of Terms. 100's of easy to understand definations of the techno-side of things.
4. Very useful conversion tables. How many CC's in a gallon? 100's more.
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The FACTORY: If you can't buy it; we show you how to make it.
1. What it takes to build a lure making factory for less than $50 bucks to $50,.....? bucks.
2. Dozens of tools & lure making apparatus diagrams, designed by the author. Everything needed to build simple lure making apparatus come from local hardware store supplies.
3. Complete material descriptions, and their uses.
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The BUSINESS: The ins & outs of the Lure Business. Lots of good advice.
1. Unleash your fishing lure product on the unknown sleeping giant..... The Sport Fishing Retail Industry takes in forty-billion dollars a year in retail sales (U.S. alone). Get payed for your knowledge of Fishing, and Lure Making. " Build a better mouse trap, the World will beat a path to your door".
2. The author tells you what mastikes not to make based on twenty years experience in the Fishing Lure Business.
3. Helpful suggestions on marketing your fishing lure products.
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DIRECTORIES: Quick Connect To Suppliers.
1. Where to go for ?, and the manufactures that supply every concievable element, material, tool, or apparatus that may be needed to accomplish the making, and reproduction of your fishing lure design.
2. The longest list of where to get it. Just click on the supplier link; you are there.
3. And; some you may never need.
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H E L P: The Trouble Shooting Guide:
1. If ? went wrong; this is how you fix it.
2. Frequently asked Questions.
3. Live on-line HELP at The LMDFG.com Communication Center.
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