How to Start a Fishing Tackle Business by Making Your Own Lead Tackle

Starting an online fishing tackle shop doesn’t have to mean buying inventory from overseas and competing on razor-thin margins.

In this video, I explain the easiest and most controllable way to start a fishing tackle business:
making and selling your own lead-based fishing tackle—jigs, sinkers, weights, and other molded components.

When you own the molds, you control the business.

Unlike the buy-low / sell-high reselling model, making your own tackle gives you:

*Control over your designs
*Control over your costs
*Control over your production pace
*Control over your brand

I break down why lead molds are one of the most practical entry points for small, independent tackle makers—and how this model scales better, lasts longer, and aligns with a craftsmanship-driven approach to business.

This is the second video on the Tackle Shop Academy channel, where I teach real-world, experience-based methods for starting and running a profitable online fishing tackle shop—without hype, gimmicks, or influencer nonsense.

👉 If you’re interested in building something real, sustainable, and under your control, this video is for you.

Topics covered in this video:

Why making lead fishing tackle beats reselling imported products

Jigs, sinkers, and weights as entry-level tackle products

Owning molds vs owning inventory

Business control, margins, and long-term viability

A craftsman’s approach to starting a tackle shop

📥 Free resources and courses coming soon at Tackle Shop Academy
(Links will be added as the site launches.)