all this great advice floating around is awsome especially Peter & dustin got to see :)
ok Here is my second attempt it still needs finishing and buffing but i think they are getting there, i can see alot of water testing coming up over winter
own design just got to lathe the skirt collars
Thats awesome you should be well stoked!
Stef
an update! here is the 2 latest creations ready to test out :) both are cup faced
Damn, they almost look like Andromedas... Next time mate try a slice of lead on the bottom half of the lure and don't cup the face, just take a belt sander with a fine belt ... maybe 280 grit and put a very slight angle on the face - say just 2-3 degrees - and see how it goes!
For the cup face ones I might try a deeper cup... I think the deeper the cup the more head shake you might get? Also mate - you could try facing your insert the other way so you have the big end facing forward instead, and lathe the tail piece on the smaller end? Put a cup face on the big end and that would give you a nice reverse taper lure similar to a Moldcraft Chugger or Pakula Beer Barrel.
cheers - dustin
Alan L wrote: Can anyone share how they polish the resin heads. I have been using lathe and soft rag and Brasso - but they don't come out totally clear. Look OK in the water - but slightly cloudy when dry. Wouldn't sell many if they were on the shelf. Some I don't have to polish - come out perfect - plastic molds. But latex moulds leave them needing a polish. Alan
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