Do I need new tooling for a live-sonar bait?
Short answer
Usually yes for the fine-appendage designs, but that is not where the risk sits. The risk is the fall rate: two batches from the same mould can fall at different speeds if the compound or the salt loading drifts.
In detail
Specify the test, not the shape.
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Forward-facing sonar changed what a lure has to do (Live-sonar lures). 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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Other questions in this record
- What is forward-facing sonar?
- Why does live sonar change lure design?
- Which products does this actually move?
- Is this a US-only trend?
- How do I test a delivery without a boat?
Related questions
- Why does live sonar change lure design? - Forward-facing sonar changed what a lure has to do
- Is live bait being replaced? - Inshore saltwater: where the record participation is going
- Why is a vibration bait fished vertically, and what did sonar change? - Lipless vibration baits (VIB): body, rattle, weight, MOQ
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Sources 6 cited
- Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners (full Best of Category list), Angling International, 2026-07-16
- Tackle trends and forward-facing sonar, Bassmaster
- Why All The Hate For Forward-Facing Sonar?, Wired2Fish
- Emerging Trends In Inshore Saltwater Fishing, Angler Sportsman, 2026-06-14
- UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API)
- Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup
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