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of his sales come from shows and word-ofmouth, supplemented by his website and Instagram presence. Then there’ s the price point. Hand-built, thoroughly engineered fishing lures cost more than mass-produced plastic.“ It’ s a matter of getting people to see it, understand it,” Havill says. Some do immediately, like the angler who landed those personal bests at Otis Reservoir. Others need convincing that something this carefully made is meant to get wet, to be used.
But for those who understand what they’ re buying, Lost Art Lures represents something increasingly rare: tools made by hand, built to last, designed to be used hard and passed down. In Havill’ s workshop, the lost art isn’ t lost anymore. It now has a champion with the right combination of skills, patience, and stubbornness to bring it back better than before. n
You can learn more about Brad Havill’ s lures and how to buy them at lostartlures. com and follow him on Instagram @ lost. art. lures.
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