Punching Lips

[InTheHole]

Not being a plug maker this might be a dumb question, but do you guys make each of your metal lips from scratch, by hand ? Or are the commercially available?

[eskimo]

Originally Posted by InTheHole

Not being a plug maker this might be a dumb question, but do you guys make each of your metal lips from scratch, by hand ? Or are the commercially available?

Some do, some don't, InTheHole. Lucky enough to have a good selection by the lure building suppliers out there.

[Sgt Striper]

I use stock lips from NJT. I always have some unbent lips from them in various styles so if I come across a lip that is not produced I usually can grind and bend one of them to what I need.

[InTheHole]

Originally Posted by eskimo

Some do, some don't, InTheHole. Lucky enough to have a good selection by the lure building suppliers out there.

Thanks, I was curious how most of the " home-made" plugs I see have lips that look pretty good and not like they were cut from a soup can.