April 2, 2020

Hard / Soft Swimbait Combo

This is a combination Hard & Soft Swimbait lure that I am working on at the moment. This concept is nothing new but I wanted to try to combine the 3d printed hard baits with the 3d printed molds for soft baits that I have been making lately.  I took the my latest soft swimbait that I have been working on and scaled it to about 5 inches and then split the design in half.  This should add a diving ability (like a crack bait) to a swimbait.

The front half uses the same construction as most of the hard baits I make.  It is printed in two halves with a worm hook sandwiched in between.

This is what it looks like when assembled.  For now I am using a printed lip just for testing but once I finalize the design it will be made from clear acrylic.

This is one half of the mold that makes two of the bodies at once right now. I will probably change this to a single cavity so I can do dual color injections split down between the top and body of the body.

And here we have one of the printed bodies. I did this in pink so it would be easy to see in the water.

I have done a quick swim test on the finished prototype and it swam straight with a slow retrieve but did some crazy things at a faster crank. I was testing this in a swift moving river so I need to get it in some calm water before I can tell whats going on.

To be Continued…

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