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I have some swimbaits to paint that are weighted very precisely. Which would change the sink rate more painting or wrapping?

I am making a gift for my dad. It is going to be like those giant decorative rapala baits you can buy but of his favorite bait and favorite color. Where do I get hooks for something like that?

where can I find a different mold than the do it ones that are long and skinny? I want round or pear shaped ones

Has anyone ever tried their fishing lure painting starter kit?

Is anyone building custom rattles for their baits. I would like make a swimbait with a big one knocker but not sure how to do it.

I am looking for any advice/trick to get a better adhesion between my paint and resin. I always wipe my baits down with denatured alcohol before I paint them and they are completely demolded. So I am not having any bubbling problems. 1) is there a certain kind of primer that is far better? 2) Does heating the bait up in the oven right before painting make a big difference? 3) is there some other chemical I should be applying before painting? 4) any other tips is much appreciated

I have seen several pictures of spraybooths. Does anyone have any info on the advantages, how they work, and how to build one or where to buy one? Here is some pictures of one

I have used HS1, HS2, and HS3 and the HS3 definitely last the longest but it still ends up breaking over time. It is also so soft. I don't feel like I get as consistent of baits using it because of the resin with microballons expanding.

I have used Oomoo and Alumilite but it doesn't seem they last very long before they start breaking. I have some baits with moderate undercuts and chucks of the mold start to break off. What can I do to decrease the number of molds I have to make? Is there a product product that works better? Is it possible to use aluminum mold with resin?

Someone has to be molding everything into their baits? everyone can't me drilling everything in after the bait is poured like me.

That is my question... how is the best way to go about making a harness for the weight and how should I conducts my mold to ensure the same position each time?

I have some multi joint swibaits that I think are coming along pretty well that I am making out of resin. Currently I pour the bait then I drill in the space for the weights and put in the screw eyes etc. I was wondering how to set up a mold so that I molded everything into the bait.... at the very least to mold the weights in? Thank you

Thanks, that helps alot. One more question. When you do large eyes like that they will still be mostly flattened. Anyone know how to makes eyes that big but basically have them be half a sphere. Looking to get a really buggy look. Almost like if I was to cut a marble in half kind of thickness.

I am looking for some info on making eyes. I want to make some big eyes for some of my swimbaits and make them in a bunch of different colors. Has anyone made custom eyes say anywhere from 6 mm to 12mm eyes? What material do I use?

Looking for someone to wrap some baits for me. I can't find swimbait inc's website anymore. Does bill still wrap baits, if not is there anyone else?

I have been playing around with cork and other additives as well. But a couple other options I have been using or a while are 1) if the bait is 1 piece you can use resin (with no mb) and "roll" the mold when adding resin to create a very hard outer shell. Then add 610 foam to the inside of the bait to create a very buoyant bait. This process requires a wire harness being molded into the bait. I believe Larry Dalhberg has a video of this process on his website. he does it for his whopper ploppers. 2) I regularly pour baits with resin/mb mixtures then drill out parts of the bait and fill them with 610 foam. This works great as it allows me to be very consistent with the buoyancy of the bait as I can control the resin/mb mixture and can drill out the exact same amount each time for the 610 foam. Also the bait stays very strong and hard. Areas where screw eyes are screwed in are not weakened.

I have been making a 7 inch sucker for a couple years and have been doing a greater redhorse pattern. I am not the greatest painter compared to some of the guys on this site. I really enjoy bait design and working on action. But I want to get better at painting. So I was wondering if anyone had some different sucker patterns they would be willing to share?

Thanks for sharing all of those. That was alot of fun to watch. Great job

What should I look for in a heat gun? Any suggestions on which one to get?

I actually use the mold putty on my rough prototypes just because of how fast it sets up. I make quick 2 part molds with it. Larry Dalberg has actually done some cool things with the putty and I think there is video of it somewhere.

Definitely doable, in fact I do it all the time. Works great