saiyani Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hi, Just joined the site and have also just started looking into lure making. Excellent videos and massive time savers for the new builder Good job! A couple of questions though if I may.... What type of wood are you using ? I notice that it appears you use screw eyes to attach your hooks etc. I'm an Englishman living in Sweden so I fish for the same species as my Finnish brothers and sisters. I have read about through wire construction and screw eyes and wonder what your thoughts are on the subject? I guess if you are using screw eyes then they work fine for a large pike.....otherwise I guess you wouldnt do it If thats the case, any special tips regarding making screw eyes strong, or are they good to go as they are with a little epoxy or similar in thw hole when you attach them? I checked out your excellent YouTube channel in the hope of finding a "lure making tutorial part 1" or similar. I watched your "Lure Making Tutorial Part 6 How to Apply Epoxy" video which was great. But do you have a video which deals with the initial shaping of the wood from a block / plank into a lure? I would love to see that I'm trying to watch and read as much as I can and that would be very helpful for me as a begginger I have so far shaped 1 quite small lure (4") or so for which I used Balsa wood. The hardest thing for me was trying to shape it in a symetrical way on both sides. Any tips regarding techniques or tools would be great Perhaps I just need to practice more Anyway I realise this has turned into a wall of text so I will leave it at that. Keep up the good work and keep posting videos. Also a hello and thanks to all the other members of Tackleunderground who have posted so much useful info, more of which I will go and read now Aidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi, Just joined the site and have also just started looking into lure making. Excellent videos and massive time savers for the new builder Good job! A couple of questions though if I may.... What type of wood are you using ? I notice that it appears you use screw eyes to attach your hooks etc. I'm an Englishman living in Sweden so I fish for the same species as my Finnish brothers and sisters. I have read about through wire construction and screw eyes and wonder what your thoughts are on the subject? I guess if you are using screw eyes then they work fine for a large pike.....otherwise I guess you wouldnt do it If thats the case, any special tips regarding making screw eyes strong, or are they good to go as they are with a little epoxy or similar in thw hole when you attach them? I checked out your excellent YouTube channel in the hope of finding a "lure making tutorial part 1" or similar. I watched your "Lure Making Tutorial Part 6 How to Apply Epoxy" video which was great. But do you have a video which deals with the initial shaping of the wood from a block / plank into a lure? I would love to see that I'm trying to watch and read as much as I can and that would be very helpful for me as a begginger I have so far shaped 1 quite small lure (4") or so for which I used Balsa wood. The hardest thing for me was trying to shape it in a symetrical way on both sides. Any tips regarding techniques or tools would be great Perhaps I just need to practice more Anyway I realise this has turned into a wall of text so I will leave it at that. Keep up the good work and keep posting videos. Also a hello and thanks to all the other members of Tackleunderground who have posted so much useful info, more of which I will go and read now Aidy i know this is kinda a late reply but anyway about what type of wood i use.. i mostly use hardwoods like oak or maple for jerkbaits. about the through wire vs screw eyes, i i make baits from softer woods like balsa then i would defineatly use through wire, the screw eyes wont hold in that at all but with hard woods its very secure with some epoxy not to mention its soo much more faster to use screw eyes than sawing the slot to hold the wire. currently i have not made any video regarding the actual shaping and cutting the blanks i have not had the time to make that yet, countless people have asked me to make one of those so maybe at some point i will get round in making one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyani Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks for the reply. Helps a newbie alot. Looking forward to more vids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddraig69 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 excellent tuturals,one question, is the metallic paint finish on the clear coat dvd a paint or paint over foil?.if paint what brand is it,gives a fantastic finish.thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YvonG1 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 wow, fantastic tutorial, thanks you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
americanfishingguy Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Did you use an epoxy to finish the lure, or a clear coat? What type of epoxy/clear coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdL Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Take a look at his last video post. It's titled how to apply epoxy. Since he is from Europe it is likely the brand he uses is not readily available in US. Do a forum search and you will find lots of suggested choices on lure coats. Many use Devcon 2 Ton expoxy. It is a slow cure 20 min or longer. There are some expoxies that dry quicker but those are not used too much. They are water resistant not water proof. Also check label as some epoxies dry/age with a yellow tint. Look for expoxy that dries clear or live with yellow tint. Devcon 2 ton dries clear. Check to make sure it says water PROOF not water resistant. I found Devcon 2 ton at Ace Hardware. Also available via internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyani Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Solar is using Envirotex. On his "How to Apply Epoxy" video it's sitting on the desk at the start so you can see what it looks like if you want to google it. They have it on this site for example: http://www.lureparts.nl/index.php?cPath=42&osCsid=popdh36s7do6l9dmahj75i5t92 But not on the US version that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyani Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 It's basically what some in Europe use as an alternative to Devcon due to availability. It's pretty much the same thing though as far as I'm aware (Sorry couldn't edit my post above so had to post this seperately below). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 hey guys i finally had some extra free time to spend to this lure making video stuff so here goes. how to make a scale patterns on normal household foil, very simple stuff but i guess it might be useful for those who are just beginning lure making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannapin Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks for the taking the time to post he videos,they will help alot once i get started painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankpaint Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 one question on the scaled foil? how do you form it to the lure after you put the scale pattern in the foil without taking out the scale pattern as you press it to the bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdL Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 If you will go to Solarfall's youtube site and look at the comments to the video he answers your question. Also he has other videos there too. I use windows and internet explorer so when I double click on the title 'how to scale foil' (not the play arrow) in the thread comment above, it takes me to the you-tube site of the video. Then scroll down the page to see comments and questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 one question on the scaled foil? how do you form it to the lure after you put the scale pattern in the foil without taking out the scale pattern as you press it to the bait? you just do it very carefully so that you dont end up flattening the scale pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 made another tutorial, about plastic casting and mold making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 ever though of using real fish skin? heres how i do it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetickhound Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Amazing stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobolure Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Awesome videos, very helpful. Cheers Lobolure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 yo i've started a new "paint with" series on youbute check it out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 part 2 is up let me know what you want me to paint next 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Thanks for the great videos Mikko. Really nice of you to put the time and effort into making them to share with us. I always learn something by watching you paint. thanks again, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 thanks ben hopefully i will go trough atleast most of the common color combos in this video series, its mostly directed at newbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) I may not be a "newbie", but I still paint like one. You can always tell when someone is really good at something. Like you, they make things look so easy. Edited December 6, 2012 by RayburnGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarfall Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) alright i went all out with this next one its a 40 min long video of how to carve a topwater lure from start to finish, i've been asked to make one for since..well since i started making youtube videos so i finally caved in and did it lol. enjoy Edited December 14, 2012 by solarfall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks Mikko. Another great video. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
