basskandy Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 The wooden lures over at lurepartsonline. how much extra work needs to be done for those? don't mind doing it.. but not sure much about that aspect of it. It is just setting the obvius screw eyes? do do some of these need to be weighted like a swim bait? this is besides the obvius painting and what not. I know i am probably opening a huge can of worms on this post lol but just lookin' around and wanting to try these out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 To my knowledge they do not have ballast in place or even drilled for eye screws.I'm not sure which ones your looking at..I know some don't even have lip slots cut and that can be a real pain to get them square in a preformed bait...Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 They are simple wood forms coated with an acrylic sealer. You have to sand them smooth, cut the lip slot, add all ballast and hardware, and finish them yourself. Many builders find cutting a lip slot in a preformed bait the hardest part to get right. It's much easier and more accurate to cut the slot in a bait that is still "square" (i.e., a body shape cut from a plank but not yet rounded). Most of these baits have been formed on a lathe and then coated with an acrylic sealer. The balsa models usually have vertical lathe lines and a pebbly surface texture that needs to be sanded out before finishing. In other words, it's not quite as easy as just buying them and beginning to shoot paint. However it does save you the steps of cutting out and rounding the lure blank. lurepartsonline also sells ballasted belly hangers, a lead ballast plug that has the belly hook hanger molded into it, as well as pre-cut lips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskandy Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 sounds like iwill just stick to painting for now.. may if it gets slower we can pick this up =) thanks guys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat28 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 In fact, cutting the blanks and rounding them is probably the easiest and quickest part of the process. As said above, cutting lip slots accurately and repeatedly in rounded baits is a nightmare. There are complete bait kits that exist out there that leave you with the assembly and the painting. Those are neat if you like custom colors. Otherwise, much work is still left. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
