Best resin for fishing lures?

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    • #82510
      Mike
      Guest

      Hi, I am looking to make fishing lures from resin. Currently I make them out of wood on a wood lathe, and then paint them, and then coat them with epoxy. So, I would like to replace the wood with resin. So, these are not bendable lures, they are hard (look up “pencil popper” on Google and you’ll see what I mean).
      Anyway, would you recommend epoxy resin, vinyl, or polyester?

    • #82511
      Mike
      Guest

      Sorry. You probably assumed this but I will be taking one of my wood lures and making a mold out of it, then casting using… whatever is the correct resin type.

      • #82512
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        Hi Mike, for a project like this, clear polyurethane resin is best. You can cast it with your wood if you want and use it on a lathe as well. (Think pen blanks.)

        We don’t sell a clear polyurethane in our store, but instead recommend users go to alumilite.com. They have several to choose from. Good luck with your lures!

    • #82516
      Mike
      Guest

      Thanks for the response. Ok, I have a couple of followups.
      “You can cast it with your wood if you want…”
      What do you mean by this?
      Also, in discussing this, my wife would also like to make some things :), small jewelry, paperweights, etc.
      Would we use the same resin? Id like to keep it simple (and less expensive)

    • #82517
      Mike
      Guest

      Oh wait. I just realized. Im not sure if your response about using the clear poly resin was because you thought I wanted to use it on a lathe. That would not be my intention. I would create a silicon mold and create the lure from that mold.

      • #82524
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        Polyurethane resins cure harder, which I expect would make it a better choice for your purpose. (I don’t fish.) I know Alumilite has several articles about making fishing lures, so I expect they could give you a specific resin recommendation.

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