Is this harder to make than a plastic bait?
Short answer
It is different rather than harder.
In detail
A plastic bait is one mould; a bladed jig is five parts from three kinds of supplier, and the price is decided where they are joined.
The numbers behind this answer
| Part | Function | Who makes it |
|---|---|---|
| Hook | Usually a wide-gap, often a heavier gauge than a plastic bait would need | Hook factory |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Bladed jigs and chatterbaits: the vibrating lure that keeps winning (Bladed jigs). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sampled listings from the same product family (Bladed jigs). Reference price per unit with the MOQ stated; a quotation against your specification governs a transaction.
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