Lure was cast from an original mold and then hand painted using multiple layers of epoxy, glitter and createx paints. The lure is being dominated to a local banquet as a silent auction item. The eyes were also molded from envirotex and the back side of the eyes were painted with pearl paint to give them a natural look.
if you removed the left side plate to do any work, there is a trick to getting the reel to work properly, let me know if you still need to get it working. I was a reel tech for abu and know all the tricks.