Thread: Lure making

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Jeepers that paua eye one is bound to get smashed !!

Bloody nice Gibo

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Yeah mate it goes really well. Has a few to its name so far

Gibo you area talented bugger that is for sure. The only thing I have ever been able to make is mistakes.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Gibo you area talented bugger that is for sure. The only thing I have ever been able to make is mistakes.

Made plenty of those too uncle, best way to get (or be) better right

Have been working on my first lures recently. I’m cutting out the rough blanks on scroll saw and then whittling and hand sanding to shape.

Bending the through wires has been an interesting challenge and have improved as I’ve gone. I’ve made a wee jig for doing the bending and am using circlip pliers to bend the eyelets. Using 1mm 316 stainless wire for the small lures and 1.5mm for the bigger lures.

This week I sealed them using several coats of Norski epoxy timber sealer, and once waterproofed did some water testing to check the balance and experiment with different weights and weight positions. Next step is to install the weights, fill and reseal and then they’ll be ready for painting.

@Gibo what do you recommend for the top clear coat? Just after something durable that won’t yellow (at least not quickly). Do you ever have issues with the hooks wearing on your top coats?

The small popper is 90mm and small stickbait is 110mm. They’ll both weight around 20grams. The three bigger stickbaits and bigger popper are 155mm and will weigh between 40-60grams. I’m also working on some bigger 210mm models as well.

Lots still to learn but it’s been good fun and will be even better to get em on the water.

Originally Posted by Pixie Z

Have been working on my first lures recently. I’m cutting out the rough blanks on scroll saw and then whittling and hand sanding to shape.

Bending the through wires has been an interesting challenge and have improved as I’ve gone. I’ve made a wee jig for doing the bending and am using circlip pliers to bend the eyelets. Using 1mm 316 stainless wire for the small lures and 1.5mm for the bigger lures.

This week I sealed them using several coats of Norski epoxy timber sealer, and once waterproofed did some water testing to check the balance and experiment with different weights and weight positions. Next step is to install the weights, fill and reseal and then they’ll be ready for painting.

@Gibo what do you recommend for the top clear coat? Just after something durable that won’t yellow (at least not quickly). Do you ever have issues with the hooks wearing on your top coats?

The small popper is 90mm and small stickbait is 110mm. They’ll both weight around 20grams. The three bigger stickbaits and bigger popper are 155mm and will weigh between 40-60grams. I’m also working on some bigger 210mm models as well.

Lots still to learn but it’s been good fun and will be even better to get em on the water.

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Those are looking bloody epic mate. I use envirotex for my top coats mate. I set them up on a rotisserie using a disco ball motor (slow rpm of 3.5) and brush on the envirotex. The rotisserie allows the epoxy time to cure while forming no drips due to always slowly rotating. https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/envir...tLvFEdis2arEo1

Perfect, thanks @Gibo. I’d been reading about Etex on a couple lure making pages so it was top option on my list. I’ll definitely buy some now. I saw the disco ball motor idea on YouTube the other day. I’ve been looking at picking up a cheap bbq rotisserie motor off marketplace for the same purpose.

Cheers, I’m pretty happy with how they’re looking so far. They’ve been slow going cos I’ve got a newborn at home so haven’t had much time. I usually just come tinker with them for a bit before bed once I’ve got her down for the night. I’ll post more updates once I get some paint on them.

These are cheap as mate, its what I use.

https://surplustronics.co.nz/product...all-240volt-ac

Painted up the first couple of lures from the batch above over the weekend. First time using an airbrush. Did a bit of practice on some scrap ply first before jumping into the real thing.

Decided to keep to a pretty simple paint scheme while I’m learning the airbrush. Went for a marine blue on the top with a white lower. Then sprayed over the white with a few layers of silver. The silver I’ve got is really thin and more sparkly than silvery, so I gave the blue a very thin spray with the silver as well, which has given the blue a sort of pearly colour-change effect. Mesh bag over the lure and then sprayed with the same blue mixed in with a drop of black to get the pattern on the top, and added some red around the gills.

Just need to add on some fins and clear coat & will paint some more up this week. Airbrushing is not easy, and definitely looking forward to improving as I do more.

@Gibo how many lures would you get coated with the 236ml lot of Etex? Do you do a single top coat? I’m just debating how much to buy.

Hi mate, I do about 4-7 coats all up. I coat after each paint decal cycle then like 3-4 topcoats, light sand with wet and dry sandpaper between each coat. I use 3-4 ml from both bottles per coat its 1/1 ratio

Haven’t had much time to make progress on the lures I posted earlier. I’ve got a 7 month old at home so time has been limited to evenings after wife and baby are asleep, on the nights I’m not too knackered myself.

I finished up the two lures above a few weeks back & took them out for a short flick. Not really fishing, just testing the action. Very happy with both the popper and stickbait but especially the stickbait. Super nice action on that. Both weigh in just shy of 20gm so will be great for light gear.

I’ve now also finished up a bigger 155mm popper which comes in at 50gm- my take on the classic white and red popper design. And just before the weekend I finished my first 155mm 60gm stickbait- it was originally going to be more of a Kahawai type pattern but turned out a bit more mackerel-ish. Next two are about to get primed ready for painting and have started shaping a few more as well.

Looking good mate!!!

Question… your using “single” hooks ..why not “treble” hooks

Originally Posted by A330driver

Question… your using “single” hooks ..why not “treble” hooks

Well it's damn sight easier to catch n release,damn sight safer to handle,damn sight easier on landing nets and a single bitten deep holds as good as if not better than treble..... Well that's why all my trout lures run singles anyway.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Well it's damn sight easier to catch n release,damn sight safer to handle,damn sight easier on landing nets and a single bitten deep holds as good as if not better than treble..... Well that's why all my trout lures run singles anyway.

Well mate…. Not sure if that’s ever been an issue for me…. Most of my lures are treble hooks…. I catch Native salmon often that need to be released… it’s never been an issue….depends on your individual skill level I reckon ???