Alexander City’s John Moore took up hand making fishing lures a little over four years ago after stopping in at a bait shop on U.S. Route 280. Mike Tucker, who owned a local bait shop at the time, taught the art to Moore in less than a day.

“I walked into Mike’s store one day, and he was making fly fishing bait. I thought that was interesting. Next thing I know, he was teaching me how to make flies. I picked it up right away. I mean, he had me making flies the first day,” Moore explained.