foiling lures

[tackle whore]

was lucky enough to spend a few hours with one of the top Japanese lure manufacturers and he was kind enough to drop me a few inhouse tips on foiling that you see on some of the more expensive  japanese lures . this was done in the airport lounge so forgive the pic quality . 

 

[tackle whore]

foiled lure still to be painted . you need the wood stick to burnish the foil and smooth it .

 

[benniejordaan]

Very cool!

 

[Hells Kitchen Tackle]

Nice stuff ! I also do some foiling .You can spray adhesive some mesh first then apply the foil tape, burnish and get a great scale affect

 

[tackle whore]

well later post finished lures also the little scaling tool i was given .

 

[tauruck]

Yawn!!!!!

 

[tackle whore]

painted foiled jigs................ mike you need more sleep boet

 

[Nepptune]

Wow Mark those look great!

 

[habib]

now thats cool. very clever T.W

 

[DJP]

Cool! Do you guys think I could do that with a wooden lure, I'm gonna get stuck behind the lathe when I get home!

 

[benniejordaan]

Damn, feeling left out. Now I also got to post a pic.

@DJP - You can. Just remember to foil one half, cut the foil straight, then foil the other half. You wont stretch the foil all around the lure.

 

[tauruck]

tackle whore wrote:

painted foiled jigs................ mike you need more sleep boet

You're going to be exposed Fat Boy.

 

[DJP]

Thanks BennieJ! Is this as simple as using household foil and gluing it to the lure of choice, or is there something I'm missing? How durable is the foil?  

 

[Hells Kitchen Tackle]

DJP, try using foil tape made for ducts works great and you don't need to use any adhesive .

 

[tackle whore]

foil tape i am using is made by sellotape 40mm wide by 70m long bought it at builders wharehouse . costs about ZAR 70.00 alreadt got glue on one side .

 

[ignoblis]

Hey Guys

Please post some more pick of the whole process?

ignoblis

 

[David Sharples]

Mark, any line on the holographic film? That's what we need to see!

 

[ignoblis]

Never mind adding more pics as I found the online.

http://www.fishing.net.my/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18534

ignoblis

 

[tackle whore]

david you lost me ?? sorry .

 

[Andre Laas]

What glue would you guys use on foils that is not "pre-glued", would you use different glues on wood and lead lures, and how would you apply the glue (to the foil or to the lure; paint on or spray on?)