You can find hardware at Lure Parts Online, Barlows and or Jann's Netcraft,, as well as Ebay and Amazon. There are quite a few bait builders on Youtube, check out Engineered Angler, he does pretty thorough job of explaining the how and why of bait building. Check out Tackle Tours article, "Cutting open a $400 bait". They cut open a Roman Made Mother and you can see all the weight placement in the bottom of the bait for reference. Glide baits are about the most difficult baits to get right, they will take quite a bit of testing and experimentation to get a great gliding bait. Keep thorough notes, you will be surprised how much you will refer back to them Good luck and welcome to the forum