Making Hard-Body lures!

[lockyh_19]

My mate Jack and i have been making a few lures, we have worked out some designs, how to connect the trebals and how to put the bib on!

But here is were we are up to trying to find something like a plastic coating? to make a hard casing over the lure so water dosent seap in and ruin the wood.

dose anyone know of a product that can help me, we have tried a water proof glaze that people use on timber floors but dosent work that well.

if anyone has some advice it would be a great help!

Lockyh

P.S : will post some pics of the lures ASAP

[paul r]

try two pack rod epoxy as used on rods hth

paul

[lockyh_19]

oh thanx y didnt i think of that lol!

[lockyh_19]

how do paints stick to it???

[paul r]

paint first let dry then epoxy helps keep the paint om longer


paul

[lockyh_19]

oh sweet thanx mate answered everythin i needed to know lol!!!

[IceManDude]

Had any luck on them Locky???

paint then rod epoxy has worked best for me

[Alexxx]

do your lures swim well... ive never thought of making my own, might try it out

[giertzy]

What do you call them mate?
How did you make the popper? want to
make one of my own.

yeah they swim really well, depending on shape of bib and body you can make a really wide wobble or a tight shimmy.

have caught everything from barra, jacks, queenies, trevs, cod, cuda, macks, flattie, bream

Giertzy, to make the popper first you get a piece of wood or dowell (me and my dad use driftwood) and shape it on a sander to that cone shape (slighty oval not circular is my preference) then i drill a small hole at the front and the use a special sanding bit i made which is curved on top and has sand paper glued on. i spin this in a drill to create the cupped face.

then i simply araldite in eyelets and attach hooks and away we go.

ive never had a lure fail on me, and have caught barra over a metre, 1m + flatties massive trevs and queenies up to 8.2kilos

hope that helped

[giertzy]

thanks mate i have a go at one soon.

[lockyh_19]

be warned thou u may have to pour a bit of money in it and it is a long and hard process to start off with lol but i rekon its worth it lol its great fun when the the wind and the cold make it imposibal to fish down around warrnambool!

[Shortlite]

Just a bit time consuming, but it's very rewarding when the bloody thing works. Plus, by simplifying your techniques you can knock up a lure in a short time, even with simple tools. Junior hacksaw, files, sandpaper, carving knifes, and a small vice with cushioned jaws.

Finishing is easy, but also time consuming. Sand the lure smooth. Sealer: 2 coats, sanding smooth in between. Then undercoat. Then your paint scheme. Then clear coat. 2 part rod finish works very well, as does Envirotex, or outdoor/marine urethane. Be sure to test that your sealer and top coat material is compatible with the paint you use.

[lockyh_19]

Originally Posted by IceManDude

Had any luck on them Locky???

only got 1 undersized bream on one of my surface lures im making some more atm ill send u one once i have done it ok!