Pintail Minnow mold

[crappieseeker]

I am glad to see more mold makers getting into the crappie molds. Here is a new mold from kmolds called a pintail minnow. It is very similar to the other baby shad molds. It is a nice looking bait and should sell if the price comes down a little. It is only a 5 cavity and rather expesnive, but when the price drops it will sell I think. Take a look if your interested.

Pintail Minnow Pintail minnow - perfect for crappies

[TAE73]

Have you looked at basstackles version? Its just a little bigger than than the regular baby shad. Yes its good to see other coming making more molds.

[crappieseeker]

TAE, I am the one who had basstackle to make that baby shad mold. He did an excellent job on it. I have the 48 cavity and it is a sweet mold. Glad to see more mold makers getting into the crappie market. I appoligize if it seemed like I was downing the caney creek mold, I did not mean it to sound that way if it did. It is a good mold, jsut a little bigger than my taste. I do hope they can offer more cavities for the same general price in the future.

[CrappiePappy]

I have a question (suggestion ) :

Seems most everyone is making a "tiny shad" type of plastic bait. And that's all well & good, & it's definitely a good style ... and a proven fish producer. BUT .... why wouldn't a bait that had the same body configuration, but with an actual "fantail" shaped tail, rather than the everpresent "rat tail" shaped tail, be a good style option

I think it would give the bait a more realistic look, as well as a broader profile (viewed from the side). It could even have a short connecting "rat tail" section, between the body & fantail, if springy action to the tail would be a concern.

Now, I'm no plastics molder ... so I'm not sure of any potential problems with this body shape/configuration ... so forgive me if I'm suggesting an impossible task. :o
I'm just curious to know your thoughts on this.

... cp

[jeepguyjames]

add pink and green and id use em

[crappieseeker]

somehow I knew that ha ha

add pink and green and id use em

[crappieseeker]

I have caught good fish at times on baits like you are speaking of, if you are talking of a fantail as in like a minnow or fishtail. Those are good baits in certain areas and at certain times. It has just been my experience and most people around heres experience that the stinger tail works best overall. It is the action of that small profile little tail bouncing or whatever that does the trick I think. Snake has a few molds coming his way with the fish tail that will look awesome. Be on the lookout for that.

I have a question (suggestion ) :

Seems most everyone is making a "tiny shad" type of plastic bait. And that's all well & good, & it's definitely a good style ... and a proven fish producer. BUT .... why wouldn't a bait that had the same body configuration, but with an actual "fantail" shaped tail, rather than the everpresent "rat tail" shaped tail, be a good style option

I think it would give the bait a more realistic look, as well as a broader profile (viewed from the side). It could even have a short connecting "rat tail" section, between the body & fantail, if springy action to the tail would be a concern.

Now, I'm no plastics molder ... so I'm not sure of any potential problems with this body shape/configuration ... so forgive me if I'm suggesting an impossible task. :o
I'm just curious to know your thoughts on this.

... cp

[jeepguyjames]

somehow I knew that ha ha

yea im not predictible or nothing....

[TAE73]

TAE, I am the one who had basstackle to make that baby shad mold. He did an excellent job on it. I have the 48 cavity and it is a sweet mold. Glad to see more mold makers getting into the crappie market. I appoligize if it seemed like I was downing the caney creek mold, I did not mean it to sound that way if it did. It is a good mold, jsut a little bigger than my taste. I do hope they can offer more cavities for the same general price in the future.

Nope none at all, but as opposite to you I thought it was small for my taste I have been after Kevin for the bigger version of this.

[snake River]

I have a question (suggestion ) :

Seems most everyone is making a "tiny shad" type of plastic bait. And that's all well & good, & it's definitely a good style ... and a proven fish producer. BUT .... why wouldn't a bait that had the same body configuration, but with an actual "fantail" shaped tail, rather than the everpresent "rat tail" shaped tail, be a good style option

I think it would give the bait a more realistic look, as well as a broader profile (viewed from the side). It could even have a short connecting "rat tail" section, between the body & fantail, if springy action to the tail would be a concern.

Now, I'm no plastics molder ... so I'm not sure of any potential problems with this body shape/configuration ... so forgive me if I'm suggesting an impossible task. :o
I'm just curious to know your thoughts on this.

... cp

I have the baby shed fishtail molds know which are inch and a half and I also ordered 2 inch I have not posted any pictures yet though these baits we were waiting for the other molds to get here as far as the regular baby Shad stingers go they are very popular throughout the United States because I think the action deftly catches fish for my personal use. I do not take this is number one for my plastic bait for crappie since we use so many different plastic baits when I go out most of them were being field-tested I really don't have a particular choice I knew she stick with whatever's catching fish that day. If we are catching them in a deal use a wide variety of different baits including marabou jigs in a course jelly jigs, but I think the fishtail Shad body bait is going to be a good one. Look, my site you will see a picture of one of them. Click on it it will come up for you