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Not an expert, but that looks like some kind of foam. Polyurethane or polyethylene (is there an HDPE foam?) maybe? Use a mold, place the lead in the mold, fill with foam. Of course that's just a guess, but it made sense to me

Just as a quick update, ordered from the guy selling 50 for $24.95, received 19 - 2.5", 28 - 3", 4 - 3.5", 2 - 1.75" (53 total). Great deal, some just need clips and hooks to be fishable, of course it wouldn't be fun if I did it that way... Next paycheck comes the airbrush and paints...early stages of the disease... Thanks, will continue reading, learning and preparing. Now can't wait for spring on Sandy Pond (NY) and Goudin Reservoir (Quebec) this summer!

Thank you for the quick responses! Have been reading here for a long time, finally posted, and only because I couldn't find anything on Rat-l-Traps. The site is a great source of information and has fed the disease... Figured if I was pouring jigs, etc., might as well get some airbrush equipment to accent the powder paint, and if I get the airbrush equipment, might as well get some lures to paint, and since I'm ordering, might as well get some moulds to pour plastics to round it all out...(for those of you with young kids, it feels like the "if you give a ____ a _____" books, at least I'm getting something out of them!) With three young kids loosing terminal tackle all of the time, figure this is the only way we can afford to fish more than once a month! Thanks again.

I'm an absolute Newbie to the whole painting thing, but have several older Rat-l-traps that have paint damage laying around and see the inexpensive factory seconds on the web. Figured since I have some laying around that are damaged, I would try it. Few questions: - Is this a good place to start for learning to airbrush lures? - Do you need to strip the existing paint off before starting? If so, how would you accomplish that? - Has anyone purchased the "factory seconds due to paint imperfections" online and have an opinion one way or the other? Thanks in advance.