RiverMan

I have tried Seal Coat and didn't have very good luck with it. I was using 3 coats and even so it marks up very easily. I wouldn't recommend it to others. RM

I don't know but I want one, wow! I would like to know what he was using as a clear coat too....... What brand of cranks were those? I didn't recognize them.....he would be a great additioin to TU. RM

Here is a crappie I did probaby 4 years ago. I think this lure was done with Devcon............there is no reason to thin Devcon before applying it. Jed V.

Has anyone ever tried a UV cure product? Sounds like Hughesy liked it but he doesn't chime in here anymore. RM

Not a big deal Dave, only if it is convenient. I was just curious. thank you. Jed

I have done the same thing Dave.......lure builders have been working on ideas just like we are for a very long time. Do you have a picture of a bait with the notch that you can post? You have me curious now. Jed

I should have one painted up and posted in the gallery within a week or so. I'm glad you guys like the lure and thank you for the encouraging words..... Jed

I uploaded a video I did this eve of a swimbait I have been working on the last couple weeks. The lure is 8.5 inches long and made from solid plastic. I purposely didn't include a picture of the lure in the video clip because I haven't painted one yet, lol. I mixed up the lure retrieve to include some hesitations, some injured motions and slow and fast retrieves so that guys could get an idea of what the lure is capable of . Anyway, my wife ran the camera so I must give her credit. She is used to getting drug along to be the camera person by now, at least this time she didn't have to hold a flashlight, lol. I hope you guys like it. Jed For those not familiar with youtube, if you let the video play for 30 seconds and then grab the scroll bar at the bottom of the video and pull it back to the beginning the video will play smoothly. Here is the link: YouTube - swimbait1's Channel

Good looking baits........I'm guessing that with all those joints these lures should have a very nice sinuous motion. Jed V.

I didn't realize that Matt.........I sure like the looks of the new Spro Shad.....that lure is awesome. Love your new hardbaits too Matt. Good to see you on TU Joe!! Jed

Thanks Husky.........

Hey Husky, How does shopman product compare to smoothcast? Jed

I know of the scales you are talking about and have heard you can buy them. The new spro bbz shad has them on it. They are awesome, please let us know if you find them. Jed V.

I don't want to contradict what Coley has reported because he very likely has far more experience in this regard than I do. Perhaps Coley has a cheaper source for the materials but here has been my experience. The resin and rtv will run about $100-$125 to get you started. You will then of course need a working prototype to mold and need to build the mold(s) which may take many hours depending on the complexities of the lure. The cost of the resin per lure depends on the lure size. I think I figured out once that musky sized lures 8-10 inches long run me about $3.00 each just in resin. Long story short, your first lures will be expensive but as you pour more of them the cost will come down. Be careful with the resin if you decide to try this. I have a friend in the foundry business and he has told me that some people are extremely sensitive to resins and will get very ill almost immediately when using them. Jed

I think you will run into several problems. One is that bondo is toxic, you should not be breathing the vapors or dust from this stuff anymore than you have to. Secondly, I think it will be far too heavy for the swimbait to work properly. If you use a material that is too heavy the swimbait won't be able to properly right itself in the water. I know this because I have experimented with various plastic woods that were too heavy. The reason wood works well is that it is light enough so that when you add lead to the belly the bait sits properly in the water. If you want to use some kind of molding process why not use liquid plastics and molds? Jed V.

Get him a gravity feed Iwata and he will spend his time improving his painting skills instead of fighting the brush. And, if he loses interest you will have yourself a fine second airbrush! Jed V.