ravenlures Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Need a little help, I want to make some frog eyes on a jitterbug type of lure, but I want the eyes popping out of the body up front looking forward. I looked around and strained my brain and can't seem to make one to my liking, any ideas, or maybe where to buy, not doll eyes. I started with a wood dowel looks like crap. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wayne, Google "Fish-Skull living eyes" They make some beautiful eyes..Most of your fly shops will carry them...Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugene Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wayne, Google "Fish-Skull living eyes" They make some beautiful eyes..Most of your fly shops will carry them...Nathan YOU CAN ALSO TRY ED AND LISA EYES...............NUGENE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I use half beads I found at Hobby Lobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I was able to make a 3D bulging eye by drilling a shallow, flat bottomed hole at the eye location, painting the eye scheme onto the flat bottom, and then adding successive drops of Solarez, UV curing between each drop. Because the resin is viscus, I was able to achieve a hump, but I only did one side at a time, so I could quickly put it under the UV light before it flattened itself out. It was fun to do the first time, but, after that, it was a pain in the.....neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougarftd Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Bog baits has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thanks Guys, I am thinking of making them out of dowels and flaten one side and place a 3D eye on it. I'll have waste but I need something to hold on to, if this does'nt work then just go back and drill out and 3D them, I just wanted something different. Although I could make a mold and foam the lure, or cast them out of plastic and glue them into a drilled hole. I think I am over doing it. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
