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.

STL files for this Lure are available at Printables and can be found HERE.

I printed them in my go to Silver Esun PLA.

The lure was designed to use BB’s for weight to achieve the desired flotation.

The green painted bass lure has 5 BB’s installed in produces a countdown lure action when not being retrieved and it will sink until the rear hook touches the bottom and then floats at a up angle. The blue one has 4 BB’s and will raise very slowly back to the surface when the retrieve is stopped and floats at a 45° angle. I’m sure the sunfish will love pecking at this one.

Using just 2 BB’s in the front two holes produces a nice level flotation position much like a store bought floating minnow.

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