VanW

I'm trying to make a Yozuri Bonito style trolling plug with my 3d printer. I have the lure going well enough but I'm not sure what to use for wire. The ones I see have a 2mm bigger through wire. I'm thinking about using some 0.0625 I found on ebay but I'm not sure it's big enough. I tried using AFW 360 lb #19 and it's surely not big enough. Also any tips on how or what to use to bend this stuff would be great.