they look awesome well done

shot Andrew - make sure u bring some up to the FMAs - keen to have a closer look auw!!!!

That is better than any day at work.....and when you land that first fish you will be over the moon.
Like the crafting, shows thought and skill. Now you have to land it in front of that Kingi.
go for it.

JoshW, perhaps if you can't find balsa, look for some paulownia, it is pretty much as light as balsa, yet is still a hardwood (they use it for top end furniture in asia I am told)

Falco nice work, I like the holo tape looks great and it is not that easy to apply on the curves so well done. Don't worry if the wire spins, once you apply epoxy it should stop that. Once you get addicted ( and you will ) and start making diving baits that is when the wire needs to be tight so you can tune the lure. How much weight did you end up with in the tail? Once you get a few more under your belt would you be keen to trade some lures? Same applys to any other DIY lure builders out there. And again great work!!

Capt Asparagus wrote: You guys should start a lure-making collective!

How about a separate area for DIY lure threads?

Falco, have you had a chance to run some tests with your bait? eg Castabilty and action..

Nice work bro. I can't justify spending the money on some of those exxxxy priced models, but what you've carved out there, well that's just inspirational.

Have you got a link for how you do the wire?

Whau is supposed to work well as a local native alternative to Balsa.

stick baits are designated floating or sinking, each provides a  different action.