Students can dive into hands-on learning as they design, build, and paint their own custom fishing lures. Using real components—spinner blades, hooks, wire formers, and airbrush paints—they’ll explore the science behind how lures attract fish while connecting art, engineering, and physics. Perfectly aligned with ODFW’s Salmon-Trout Egg to Fry projects, this kit inspires students to think like both scientists and anglers as they test designs, predict performance, and refine their creations. Whether crafting inline trout spinners or salmon-sized masterpieces, learners will be reel-y engaged in STEM through design, experimentation, and outdoor connection.

Kit Contents

• Trout In-Line Spinner Building Kit

  • Beads

  • Brass Bodies

  • Spinner Blades

  • Blades Stickers

  • Hooks

• Salmon 3.5 Spinner Building Kit

  • 3.5 Spinner Blade Blanks

  • Beads

  • Hooks

• Airbrush & Compressor

  • Various Paints

• Wire Forming Tool

Resources

Tutorials

Equipment Tutorials

Making In-line Trout Spinners

Making 3.5 Salmon Spinners