Required for assembly:

• 3.5 mm steel balls, you can use lead split shot but I haven't tried it

• 0.8 mm (0.031 inches) Stainless Steel wire. If you have thicker wire let me know I can make more versions with bigger holes.

• 3 mm eyes

• Super Glue

• Clear coat, I use UV resin, you can also get a spray can of varnish and give it a couple of coats. Without a clear coat, water will eventually leak inside and ruin the action.

Checkout LureForge, the beginner friendly lure making app, create your lure, make sure it floats/sinks, and export it as an STL or a 2D template for wood carving.

Printing instructions:

If you use Orca Slicer, download the 3mf file, change the printer and filament to what you have and you should be fine.

Print orientation:

Layer height: 0.2 mm
Wall Generator: Arachne

Wall printing order: Inner/Outer/Inner
Wall loops: 2 
Infill: 10%
Infill pattern: Gyroid
Minimum infill threshold: 0
Outer wall speed: 30 mm/s

Support: Tree(manual), On Build Plate only

Using support painting, set the highlight angle to 60-70 degrees, enable “on overhangs only”, and use the paint bucket tool to fill the highlighted area on the belly and lower gill

You need to add a couple of pauses to embed the weight into the lure. If you used the same print orientation and layer height as mentioned above then the pauses will be:

Pause 1: Layer 119 at 23.8 mm. Insert 2 balls
Pause 2: Layer 170 at 34 mm. Insert 2 balls

Assembly:

Using the stainless steel wire, create 3 twist wires that are 12 mm long, these will be the line tine and two hook hangers

There are many videos on YouTube showing the process of making twist wires, if you want me to make a video let me know, or join my discord server and get support from the community.

Cut the twist wires to length (12 mm) and glue them inside the designated holes using super glue.

Optional: Paint the lure with your favorite lure pattern.

Glue in the eyes.

Give it a couple of clear coats.

Put on some hooks and enjoy your brand new lure.

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