Old School Lures These are not very exciting but back in the day (some 30+ years ago) I use to hand carve a lot of my own lures from balsa wood. Mainly out of necessity because I was a broke teenager who would rather go fishing then go to work. They were all just hand …
July 31, 2015 3D Printed Ultralight Fly Fishing Reel STL files for this reel are available on Printables and can be found HERE. I really enjoyed desinging my other fly reel so I thought I’d try a Ultralight Design one too. This was designed and paired this with a cheap Eagle Claw Featherlight 3/4 Line …
July 27, 2015 The 3D Printed Fly Reel STL files for this reel are available on Printables and can be found HERE. I’m not much of a Fly fisherman so I don’t know what makes a good reel but I designed this in August of 2015 and it was loosely modeled after a cheap reel …
July 24, 2017 3D Printed Rattle Trap STL files for this design are available at Printables and can be found HERE. This is my version of a common rattletrap type bait. This is another quick one I designed in Solidworks. It works pretty well and has a decent rattle, not as good as a store …
October 15, 2016 Croatian Egg Lure STL files for these design is available at Printables and can be found HERE. This was suppose to be a Croatian egg lure that I was trying to design on request. From what I understand a Croatain Egg is suppose to float with the hook out of the water …
October 1, 2016 Realistic Sunfish Jointed Swimbait Fishing Lure This is a Realistic Sunfish Jointed Swimbait lure I am trying to design. It was my first try at modeling something in Fusion 360 so it was a learning process. I started this project in October of 2016 but it is still a work in progress …
September 25, 2016 3D Printed Topwater Lure There’s something to be said for the excitement of topwater fishing….this my version of a topwater minnow lure. I tested these out and they swim pretty well and have lots of wobble action. When twitched on the retrieve they have a pretty good wounded minnow look to them. …
August 28, 2016 Novelty Sub Lure STL files for this lure is available at Printables and can be found HERE. This is a novelty submarine lure I designed in Solidworks. I originally came up with this like 20 years ago and made one out of balsa wood and it actually caught fish but I don’t …
This is the process I go through to build these lures. I start by using the appropriate size drill bit to clean out the alignment pin holes. Next I cut three pieces of 1.75mm filament each about 1/8″ long. I then Insert the pieces of filament into the alignment holes. I test the fit to …
August 26, 2016 Rotating Lure Drying Rack STL files for this Rack are available at Printables and can be found HERE. This is a Motorized Rotating Drying Rack used for getting an even coat of the sealing epoxy used on fishing lures after painting. It uses a geared motor to rotate the rack and lures …