5" swimbait

Quite funny , ........I'm presently working on a PVC bait with a similar surface texture like yours , I've made lots of small dimples onto the smooth PVC surface with my "Dremel" and a small ball router bit , covered the lures' sections with aluminium tape to achieve an appearance like a metal spoon in a so-called "hammered finish" , .........never got further than that with it so far .

But as I look closer at the picture of your bait , I see , that your texture consists of more than just round dimples , they really look like fish scales , .........did you carve these indents one by one with a small chisel especially shaped for the purpose ?

greetz , diemai

Thanks!

I used a wood-burning tool to make the scales on this bait. I used the tip in the pic below, and pressed it into the bait to get the pattern you see. Make sure you don't plug in the wood-burner for this; it's far too hot for PVC. I found this out when I tested it on a scrap lure. The PVC melted onto the tip, and it made a mess.

You will need to plug in the burner if you do this on wooden lures.

Here's the tip I used:

Hope this helps.

Ben

Thanks a lot for that picture and your explanations , Ben , ........very clever idea , indeed !

greetz , Dieter