lurepainter Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 hi Everyone, Im wondering what if any nice saltwater hardbait options are out there, jointed and not. Twitch, crank, and whatever else. I see some incredible stuff people make but am not sure if Im looking at totally done from scratch lures or if there are best-option blanks for custom painting? Im under the impression that homemade baits are usually one-offs and may vary considerably lure to lure. Ok sorry if its a dumb question. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 There is a lot of done from scratch lures Myself I have never bought and blank ever. I make my own by hand carving a master out of wood and molding it. After that I create a resin/micro balloon recipe that gets the results I wanna. After that I can create as many duplicates as I need There are others here who duplicate their baits by hand carving each one. They keep good records of their measurements and process and repeat it. Others will do a similar process with a lathe you can also resort to building a duplicating machine Homemade baits don’t have to be one offs at all I have no clue about buying blanks so I can’t help with that part of your post here are 2 two duplicates just different paint jobs. Same weight, size, and action 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurepainter Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thank you Hillbilly, Beautiful lures also! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
