CedarLakeMusky

Thank you for the info RG and SD! CLM

Hi, I am looking at purchasing an airbrush. Since I am new to this, I am looking for a good beginner airbrush. One that is easy too use and not too expensive but will be good for painting wood lures. Any info would be great. Thank you Scott

I tried the lure without weight and it laid on both the left and right side. When I reeled the lure in it had no action. It ran sideways in the water. The lure was about 1" thick with flat sides. I decided to tape some weight to the bottom to see if it would balance and it did in a bucket of water. So then i put lead in the bottom and tested it in the lake and it had good action when reeling in. The only down side is the lure is it was alittle heavier than I wanted. I know what you mean though about no weight. I built a lure with a sheet metal lip and seal coat as a topcoat. That lure balanced fine and good action with no weight , but the lip kept bending on me and the topcoat didn't hold up very well to teethy fish. So in the end I think you need to test each lure individually to see how it balances because wood can very? Scott

So do you put the temporary topcoat over the raw wood? Then put sealer, primer, paint, and final top coat on when lure is balanced. Also are the lips, splitrings, and hooks attached to the lure?

I finally finished my first lure after working with epoxy for the first time. I couldn't wait for the epoxy to cure so I could try it out in the water. I was really excited to see what kind of action it would have. I put the lure in the water on Sunday and I knew something was wrong right away. My lure would not balance side to side and would lay on one side or the other. I cut the lure as symmetrical side to side as I could get. I sanded and hand painted it. I have never used an airbrush yet, but would like too learn. I figured I would hand paint a few until I got the hang of lure building. I was really bummed and thought what a waste of time. I put the lure aside and thought it should be thrown away. I picked the lure up today and was ready to put it in the garbage, but then I thought this is too nice to throw away. I thought about what I could do. I looked around for something kind of heavy and found a large nut. I taped it to the bottom of the lure and put it in a bucket of water. I was really happy with what I say. My lure was balanced side to side. I took the nut and weighed it on my scale and got some lead sinkers to match the weight. I drilled some holes in the belly and put the sinkers inside and double checked it the the bucket of water. It was balanced. I glued the sinkers in and wood puttied the holes. When that dries I will sand, paint and expoxy that area of the lure. I should be able to get some use out of this lure. I am sure glad I didn't throw it away. Scott

Does the solvent brand epoxy like flexcoat and etex have an effect on water based paints when you coat over them? Thank you all for the info. Hope too chat more with you soon!

I was looking all over town for devcon two ton and only found 5 min devcon so I didn't buy it. I finally just settled for a hardware store brand epoxy to try epoxy for my first time. I want to try devcon two ton. Do you know if one epoxy is harder than another for fish with sharp teeth? Do you prefer one over the other?

Thank you for the info Andy. Do you prefer one epoxy over another? Is there an epoxy that is harder than another for fish with sharp teeth?

Hi, I am new to tackleunderground and new to lure making. I am experimenting with epoxy for a topcoat. I am building musky lures and thought that would be best because of their teeth? How many lures on the average should you get out of a 1 ounce pack. My average lure size is about 8 inches. I tried my first topcoat yesterday and it went ok. I suppose with time it will go smoother. One other question. When should you put your lip in the lure or does in not matter? Any info would be great. Thank you, Scott