XCfranko

Well, I really appreciate the positive feedback. I'm really enjoying making those videos and any suggestions would be appreciated. If you enjoy the videos please be sure to share them with your fishing and lure making buddies, and please subscribe. I don't sell anything and I don't promote any products, I just explore techniques and materials for lure making. Thanks again.

Hey folks, I recently started using the silicon mold for one of my more succesfull resin body lure to make soft plastic baits that are killing in the Gulf of Mexico with trout , redfish and flounder. I made a video of how I developed the wire harness for it and a video on the wire bending tool and jig I designed. I'll post them here ...hope it helps someone.

Thanks for the feed back. ..I'm pretty new at the video thing so any thoughts on topics and length would help. Stay tuned For an upcoming video on Unique Designs of mine that I plan to introduce. As far as adding silicone legs on to those jitterbug's; I have made hybrid hardbait / Soft Bait lured for saltwater that really kill.... I'm still a little bit greedy with those and haven't shared them. A hard body frog bait with silicone legs... Something to try.

Getting started will set you back 2-3 hundred bucks american. But the tough part is scaling down the spray gun for small stuff like lures. The ongoing cost isn't too bad , comes out to about a dollar a lure, if nothing goes wrong. Let's face it if I was trying to save money on lures I sure as heck would not spend hours and hours making them... As far as the silver fading; it really doesn't. It just has to be protected with the right clear coat. It can yellow though...to prevent that you just add a tiny amount of violet tint to the clear. I've been experimenting for a few years now and when it works ; you get an amazing looking lure. After all silver is the most reflective element on earth.... Its all about the satisfaction.....right? By the way, I would love some feed back from fellow lure makers, I just started a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS9izgLp6k7siMTMU21ZoNw (I don't sell anything or promote anything) It would be nice if you could tell me what you would like to see a video about.

Ok...so I've been experimenting with trying to get a chrome like finish on my lures for years. I used the superchrome spray on chrome for a while but it tends to fade to a dark "black chrome " or "black pearl" kind of finish. Best results so far is silver plating but, even that is a bit of a pain in the caboose. I've been buying my silver chemicals from overseas but lately found that the products from Angel Gilding are better and not "too much more expensive". I calculated the cost per average size lure ( 3 1/2 inches) to be about 1 dollar per lure, give or take.... I have a youtube video of the silver plating process : Here's some photos of my results:

I've been making hard baits for years, hand carved from wood then molded. I just started with the lathe and I'm having some fun. I don't want to just make the traditional torpedo shaped lures so I'm experimenting with some complex shapes. Just make a few Jitterbug style lures that turned out pretty nice. I made a video and I would love to get some feed back from fellow lure makers. Check out the videos at :