Quote Originally Posted by bxn View Post
well i have not taken the injection plunge as of yet.i hand pour and my baits have on side flat.don't worry about how "cool" people think your baits are,or how they look compared to others baits.consider and find out what the fish think about your baits. the beetle spin bodies work great even with one flat side.i think the flat side makes it glide through the water.i hook it flat side down with the hook coming out in between the twin tails.i even got a smaller twin tail grub mold from lurecraft as well.i use skulpey to make a master for the mold after baked in a small oven til hardened.after that i place the master into prepared/mixed rtv putty and wrap it around the master.it cures fully in like 25 min but starts to take shape around 5 min after mixing 2 equal parts of the 2 part puddy.i find it awesome to think up an idea for a plastic bait,go downstairs make the master,make the mold,than start pouring in the same day! also its good to bring hooks and jigheads downstairs with me and make the baits to fit the hooks i want.and it is still possable to make baits without a flat side as well with rtv materials.i did some 100% custom baits recently,but i have not posted pics yet.
looking forward in seeing your pictures I enjoy seeing custom hand poured plastic baits.