So you wanna make a lure? You must be nuts!!!! A little more detailed than it may seem. I had some requests to see the processes so I figured since I'm doing some multi cavity pours this week on some of my econo series I'd give a quick how to on these very "simple" lures…

Since lures are three dimensional we need to start with a design. Then we gotta figure how we can make lots of "econo series" baits quick… So first we start with a piece of wood and start carving prototypes. For the purpose of this piece we are going to settle on a very simple 90 degree flat face. Actually two sizes… My "Squasher" and "Destroyer " models will be shown here…
Ok, after a bunch of prototypes have been made we go test drag them and pick the ones that do what we want as far as tracking,smoking, popping, etc. at certain speeds. Bingo ! A hundred or so varying designs got tried and two tickled our pickle. We then take it to a shop where its measurements are scanned and plugged into a program. The we take very expensive aircraft grade aluminum plates and have cavities bored using computer driven guidance from your scan and some way expensive drill bits into multiple layers of the plates… This process is pricey and when its done you have a 16" square mold that ran you about $6000…
Yay that part is done. Now lets get to work…

Now working with that three dimensional idea in mind we need to come up with an insert. Since these are "econos" it has to be cheap but effective. We settle on 1.5" nylon electrical spacers. . We measure the hole in them and drill our molds again, centering the hole to take a pin. We weld the pins in place and the mold is now really ready.

Now these spacers come in one very boring shade of white . We need to make them pretty so we dye them.

After dying and drying we need to pretty them up some more. So we add eyes. First we need to make a jig to set the eyes at the right place on the spacer. This is a time consuming bitch! Then we load the now colored spacers on the jig.