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No confusion. Thank you for the replies! Honestly, I've not been approached by anyone. I was just wondering.

Thanks

Suppose a bait store owner approached a hobbiest (like any one of us) and asked him to design a bait, make a mold, and pour resin copies for a "bait store house brand" line he was starting. If the hobbiest was only designing and pouring the blanks that the bait store owned the design for, would the hobbiest lure maker be subject to filing excise taxes on what he charged the bait store for services rendered?

I have building baits for several years. I have tried most every topcoat as well. With every pro and con factored in, there is no better topcoat IMHO. I'm settled on it.

Got my AGS Stainless cable cutters today. They do the job! If you use uncoated 7 strand for weedguards, your shop needs a pair. Thanks Smallmouthaholic!

Again, that's exactly how you do it. Ben, Poplar and Pine don't seem to splinter out with a low speed setting on the drill press for me. I use my fingers to reverse drill all balsa baits as well. I still use my fingers to drill the hole for hinge wires in jointed baits, but doing so will wear your skin out quickly. The skin on my thumb will peel off in a few days if I'm doing several baits at once. I fumble the bit to much in gloves.

That is exactly how you do it.

Agreed

I'm talking about uncoated wire. Thanks though.

Thank you so much!

I thought it was great video. Thanks for sharing. Confidence in your abilities, process of construction, and your building materials, while maintaining a humble and teachable spirit all make a great lure builder. You seem to posses all.

Has anyone perfected a simple way to prevent fraying in the cutting process? I've used Lureparts precut, but wanted a smaller diameter wire. I found a tip for heating and dipping in clear powder paint also. Any I other ideas?

Agreed

Cool looking bait.

John, did the craft hair hurt the action of the bait at all?