No 1 topwater lure SOOO easy to copy! Making a Heddon Spook exact copy

Nice work again thanks Franco. Hope you have a very merry Christmas 🎣🎣

[@jeffhayungs5254]

Great video with great info. I agree with copying a lure for personal use especially with the cost of some of the high end lures. Hope you are all doing fine.

[@EngineeredAngler]

You're right, those lures are pricey, it's super satisfying to copy a $80 or $100 lure.

[@kunst-koder-werkstatt4425]

just a little tip to do it a little easier. make a flat pancake to in bed the lure and than press the pre-build lego-frame arround. and to get a nice flat surface use two peaces of wood(or so...) with the same diameter on the sides and roll the clay flat. much easier and faster. i hope you understand my "english". and thanks allot for your videos, its just funn to watch other lurebuilders and learn from eachother

[@EngineeredAngler]

Good point.

[@rickmarmar82]

Would you consider doing this again with a lure that has a lip. I have a discontinued favorite I would like to copy. How would you incorporate the lip?

[@cyberflexx953]

Same here!!

[@bryanhansen6221]

Me too!

[@EngineeredAngler]

How about I conduct a survey in the community section and everyone can vote on what lure to copy next.

[@cyberflexx953]

@@EngineeredAngler Bagleys Balsa B would be a good contender

[@Lausbub98]

@@EngineeredAngler How about rickmarmar82 sends you his lure and you show us how to make a copy of it. This would be an awesome video.

[@joyadams6885]

I love the video. Just so you know. The Alumilite cast resin isn’t on your Amazon affiliate link. They do have it in stock.

[@EngineeredAngler]

You're right, I need to update that. I'll get it fixed.

[@joyadams6885]

@ yea, I was going to order some from your link and it wasn’t there. 😊

[@KD0LRG]

Great job as always. I'm thinking about trying to make a big swim bait out of wood for a winter project. Something I've been experimenting with is plastic lids from soda bottles. Turning them into a plastic puck and using them for different projects. The big issue is air bubbles, i just need a way to make a metal or wood 2 piece mold.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I've never tried using the plastic lids but I'm sure you will figure it out.

[@SteveOllice]

Great video! I have about 5 different ways to make WTD lures and different rattles. The reggae music was my favorite of all the tunes you have used so far.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I like the reggae too

[@scott9751]

Great video and I'm going to use it to copy a Zara Puppy. I'm curious why you drill out the eyes and install pre-made ones instead of just painting the eyes? By the way, it's hard to buy plain old Lego bricks these days. We gave away a huge tub of them when our kids outgrew them and now that I want some for mold making it looks like all they sell are kits with odd shaped pieces for building cool things like space ships and robots. Plain old rectangular bricks with a base plate are hard to find. I was able to find an off brand on Amazon that sells a brick assortment plus a couple base plates so I'll give them a shot.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Prefer the 3-d holographic eyes.

[@jorgericardomachadodasilva7663]

Nice video of a classroom for lure making. Take care.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I hope it inspires some folks to get out there and get crafty.

[@secretbassrigs]

​@@EngineeredAngler have you tried making a one-piece silicone cut-mold? Or used plaster instead? The cut molds are literally one piece, and when the silicone is fully cured, you cut the mold almost in half to get the master out. It's held together with wood supports and rubber bands for casting. Sometimes if there's too much compression the mold can warp. And a common solution is to make the master mold cylindrical

[@taranmehta6356]

I really enjoy this silicon mold style of bait making. I wonder if you could apply this technique, take apart a well made glide bait and replicate both pieces. I may have to try that on a shad swim bait or glide. This is so awesome

[@EngineeredAngler]

It’s a great idea to try it out on a glide bait!

[@taranmehta6356]

@@EngineeredAnglerthank you for sharing your unique videos and such useful knowledge. I honestly find it so soothing to watch. I am a sophomore mechanical engineer at Texas A&M but more importantly I am an avid fisherman. Thank you sir 🤝

[@mitchellcangro1152]

Would it be simpler to just add a heavier hook to the tail of the bait to change the floating angle? (same size hook, thicker wire) Great video as always.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Sure you could do that but you have a mold and can perfect the angle with each casting.

[@minibigs5259]

5:12 ~ That's some aeroplane on a treadmill shiz right there 🤯 Love it.... 🧪 ⛵ 🪨

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks man.

[@scott9751]

Have you ever embedded pins in the mold to help keep the internal harness in place? I ended up making a mold for the Zara Puppy yesterday and it came out great except sometimes the wire moves when I'm putting the two halves of the mold together. I'm thinking of cutting the head off a sewing pin and sticking it down into the silicone to help locate the harness.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yes I have...infact did it on this one as i was improving the shape of the harness

[@cyberflexx953]

How would you go about making a mold with thin walls and large cavities and a knocker chamber, left and right halves to snap together and glue? Like the clear knock off blanks you can get off Amazon? No micro balloons and uses less resin. I'd love to see you try to make a mold like those.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I've been planning to do something similar...it's a bit complicated...two part lure, four part mold.

[@cyberflexx953]

@EngineeredAngler many years ago I had seen a very poor quality grainy video of someone who made these types of molds. From what I remember, the molds were long enough for 4 lures. He used an insert for the cavities. I remember when he made them on his work bench he used 2 by 4's to put the mold between when it was laying on the table since it was so long. From what I remember, it was about the size of a gel keyboard wrist rest. The video did not go into detail on how he made it and it was a very poor video. I might have seen it on tackle underground but I can't seem to locate it anymore

[@TerryWade-xe8os]

Very nicely created

[@EngineeredAngler]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@porkchop817]

Great video as always Franco, thank you for the educational lesson 🙂 Hope you are doing well.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Appreciate the feedback, I'm doing great!

[@raygissendanner1476]

Great video and lure building information thank you

[@EngineeredAngler]

I appreciate you watching!

[@jonathanrittmeier4933]

Great Job. It‘s verry nice to see this work.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you very much!

[@Cttruckn]

Do you still use src model pro. Or have you changed to alumilite great video always enjoy.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I MUCH prefer the model pro, Just got some alumilite to try it again.

[@jurajanal2277]

Quite the action on both slow and fast retrieve, good job man. What braid were you using at the end? And do braids tend to tangle like that? I just bought a brand new rod, reel and braid but I never had braid before (and I didn't cheap out, 22lb power pro super 8 slick v2) so seeing stuff like that mildly terrifies me.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Braid is awesome that's all I use except for my leaders. What happened was the lure hung up and I just pulled on it really hard and snap the line and it just backlashed.

[@thewarpsyrhead]

Nice build, nice video!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks!

[@daviddura1172]

Nicely done

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you

[@SouthAlabamaPiper]

Nice work 👍

[@EngineeredAngler]

Appreciate it!

[@lowspeedhighdrag566]

Some of the finishes on the spooks do not hold up… this is literally the exact lure that got me into making lures because I wanted one that would last more than a season. Thanks!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yeah I hear you, they do chip pretty easily.

[@Vitamin-Deez]

my all time favorite lure.

[@EngineeredAngler]

You're in good company!

[@secretbassrigs]

sounds like a vixen. nice

[@syndican_]

When copying homework becomes a good thing:

[@mikewasniewski4048]

The second lure didn't get a rattle. How would that have changed the tail down attitude?

[@EngineeredAngler]

With the split shot weight I could place the weight more precisely where it should go. The lure narrowed too much to place the rattle tube back far enough.

[@Jd.g._.bisexual]

Can't wait to see the pain in this top water lure

[@hankvana2149]

I don't approve of copying someone's work for profit, and I don't begrudge anyone a FAIR profit. But the price of lures these days is getting ridiculous. Locally (Ontario, Canada) a ShadRap (depending on model) costs $16 to $26 each! I fish for bass and walleyes without a wire leader (by necessity) and it's not uncommon to lose a couple of lures a day to bite-offs from pike. That gets expensive real fast. I figure that the shape of a baitfish is not patented and the laws of physics dictates the configuration of the lure so Rapala can't complain if my lure looks a lot like theirs. 😉 Besides enjoying making stuff, I think that the lure companies are taking advantage of fishermen and don't hesitate to make copies for my own use. ...just a pet peeve 😁 Cheers!

[@EngineeredAngler]

It's a good point, I understand why you'd make your own lures!

[@kylerowe5306]

What's a lure makers favorite fungus? A Sprueshroom!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yeah...it's hallucinogenic

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

copy that

[@Fish-Erman]

Went to the lake to test a lure and left the lure home. Bro, I totally feel your pain! Just a few days ago I went fishing. About 5 minuets after I left my phone rings, it's my wife, and she's like, "what did you forget?" Turns out I left my rods leaning against the house by the driveway! Sucks getting old, and I'm only 60!

[@EngineeredAngler]

It can happen to anyone at least that's what I keep telling myself

[@Fish-Erman]

@@EngineeredAngler I was getting really concerned, but every single guy I know who is my age, is a bit forgetful. Even went to a neurologist, and he said it's perfectly normal.