Description
Atomic Trick Bitz Lure Blanks – Build, Paint, Rig & Tune Your Own Hardbody Lures
A great custom lure starts with a blank worth building on. Atomic Trick Bitz lure blanks give anglers a purpose-made hardbody platform for creating confidence colours, matching local bait and building a lure that is genuinely different from the factory rack.
Why build your own lure
- Match the baitfish, prawns, insects or colour tones that dominate your local water.
- Recreate a favourite colour pattern that is hard to find or no longer available.
- Build high-visibility dirty-water colours or subtle clear-water finishes for specific conditions.
- Control the full look of the lure — base colour, flank, back, belly, eyes, flash accents and final detailing.
- Use the finished lure as a complete tuning project by matching hooks, rings and carefully placed Sticky Lead.
Blank range
| Model | Style | Length | Buoyancy | Reference weight | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Walker 60 | Surface walker | 60 mm | Floating | Approx. 3.3 g unpainted | Walk-the-dog surface presentation |
| Surface Popper 50 | Surface popper | 50 mm | Floating | Approx. 4.3 g | Popping, blooping and walking-style surface work |
| Minnow 45 Deep | Deep-diving minnow | 45 mm | — | — | Compact deep-diving minnow platform |
| Minnow 60 Deep | Deep-diving minnow | 60 mm | — | — | Small deep-diving minnow platform |
| Minnow 75 Deep | Deep-diving minnow | 75 mm | — | — | Mid-size deep-diving minnow platform |
| Minnow 85 Deep | Deep-diving minnow | 85 mm | — | — | Larger deep-diving minnow platform |
| Minnow 100 Deep | Deep-diving minnow | 100 mm | — | — | 100 mm deep-diving minnow platform |
| Power Minnow 100 Deep | Power Minnow deep diver | 100 mm | — | — | Larger baitfish-style deep-diving build |
| Power Minnow 120 Deep | Power Minnow deep diver | 120 mm | — | — | Large baitfish-style deep-diving build |
| Estuary Kit – 4 Lures | Mixed estuary kit | Mixed | Mixed | — | Four-blank kit for a varied estuary lure build |
Useful Estuary Kit reference points
| Reference style | Body | Buoyancy | Approx. weight | Action | Approx. depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crank 38 Deep style | 38 mm | Floating | 4.0 g | Wide wobble / roll | 1.2 m |
| Bream Shad 40 Deep style | 40 mm | Suspending | 3.0 g | Wobble / roll | 1.0 m |
A proper custom-lure workflow
- Plan: choose the blank around the presentation and water you fish.
- Prep: clean the body and prepare it for the paint system you use.
- Paint: build base, back, flank, belly and detail layers.
- Detail: add Trick Bitz Eyes and cut-to-shape Holographic Tape where required.
- Protect: apply a compatible final finish if your paint system requires it.
- Rig: fit appropriate hooks and rings for the lure and target fish.
- Test: swim the finished lure and tune it before relying on it in a fishing situation.
Tuning matters
Paint, clear coat, hooks, rings and added weight all change the finished mass of a hardbody. Treat the first water test as part of the build. Small adjustments can make the difference between a lure that simply looks good and one that swims exactly the way you intended.
The payoff
From the first base coat to the first strike, Trick Bitz blanks give lure builders the freedom to create a lure around their water, their target fish and their own confidence pattern.
From the first base coat to the first strike, Trick Bitz blanks give lure builders the freedom to create a lure around their water, their target fish and their own confidence pattern.
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