Coldfeet Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 These are a few of the lures I make. I learned this process like 12 years ago. I make these from scratch and many of these are actually covered in real fish skin. Oh and for sure they catch fish any time of the year. Sent from my SM-G955U using Lake Erie United Mobile App 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelie Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 Very nice. Do they swim like rapalas?Sent from my SM-G975U using Lake Erie United Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfeet Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 7:01 AM, steelie said: Very nice. Do they swim like rapalas? Sent from my SM-G975U using Lake Erie United Mobile App Better than Raps. They can do a complete figure 8 when you get the tempo down they're pretty light weight so they kick out pretty far and glide back to rest nose down which resembles a feeding baitfish. Lots of trial and error went into them through the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngblood Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Nice coldfeet. Where do you get the tail fins ? I need about 50 of those to replace the broken ones on my Raps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfeet Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 I make my own. 065 propionate face shields cut and bend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngblood Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Let me know if you get bored while in quarantine. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilam Custom Baits Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Do you cast the bodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfeet Posted March 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 The bodies are my design. It took many trial and error attempts to get a proper weight. Casting the body in all lead or a zing base still makes a heavy lure. Too heavy to fish. So I had to come up with a way to lighten them. That's my secret. The mold also is home made. Part of these lures are of lead some zink. Depends on what I want weight wise. Some of these are also covered with real fish skin I got from fishing which I treat previous to applying to the lure. It's a process I learned from a lure builder from Finland. They're fun to build they fish great and not profitable in this country to sell. Guys here love the 3.00 Chinese crap. My hooks alone cost that per lure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishinfishin Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Sweet . Lotta passion there.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J327A using Lake Erie United Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher72 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 5/7/2020 at 7:05 PM, Youngblood said: Where do you get the tail fins ? I need about 50 of those to replace the broken ones on my Raps. Corner guard for drywall works well to make fins. Cut with heavy shears. Use epoxy to attach. I like devcon 2 ton 30 min. It isn't necessary, but once glued on and cured....coat the whole lure and fin with a topcoat of the epoxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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