January 4, 2019 Homemade Lure Eyes I saw people making there own lure eyes online using all kinds of techniques and figured I’d give it a try using the simple method of just printing them out on a computer printer. I first found a bunch of different styles to try by searching on google images. …
January 3, 2019 Squarebill Crankbait This is a Squarebill Crankbait that I found on Thingiverse designed by Reid Robinson. I’ve been meaning to try designing one of these myself but decided to just try this one because it looked well done and I have a back log of projects already. Just like my designs it …
December 17, 2018 Photo Finishing Technique This is a quick technique for adding photo finishes to lures. I’m sure there are better ways to do this with things like decal paper but this is just one method I’m trying with products I had on hand or that were readily available. This is not meant as …
Dec. 14, 2018 Multi Material Rattle Trap This is a Multi Material version of my other Rattle Trap and is meant to be printed in one piece using multiple colors of filament. (for when you get tired of painted lures.) Designs like these are meant for printers that can print in multiple colors with either …
October 30, 2018 Lipless Crankbait STL files for this design are available on Printables and can be found HERE. This is another lipless rattletrap type crankbait I am currently working on. It’s like the last one I designed but with a little more detail and fancier body shape. This one was designed mainly in Onshape …
October 10th 2018 Musky Lure This is a work in progress at the moment but it is a lure I designed for someone specifically for Musky fishing. The only difference from all the other lures I have designed is …. it’s FRIGGIN HUGE! It was designed in a combination of Onshape and Solidworks. Here is …
July 17, 2018 LED Boat Lighting I do a little bit of fishing at night (mostly right after dusk) so I decided to add some lighting to my boat to be able to see what I was doing. I found these waterproof Flexible LED Strip Lights on Amazon for under $10 for a 16′ length. …
June 18, 2018 The BeaverBack Vobbler This is a lure I found on Thingiverse designed by Göran Forslund from Sweden. I’ve never seen a lure quite like this so I thought I’d give it a try. It is designed and printed in two halves just like all of my lure designs so printing and assembly …
June 15, 2018 Sunfish Swimbait Reboot STL files for this design are available on Printables and can be found HERE. This is a reboot of my Realistic Sunfish Jointed Swimbait Lure. The original version really didn’t work out so well even after many design changes and different trials. After learning about printing on fabric and …
June 5, 2018 Crankbait Reboot STL files for this design are available on Printables and can be found HERE. This is a reboot of a crankbait I made probably 25 years ago I’m just doing a modernized version of it using CAD and 3D printing. The original crankbait was carved from balsa wood, the lip …