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getting ready to try to make my own crappie tubes , let me run this by yall and let me know if ya think it will work . im gonna get a round piece of wood 31/2 " in diameter,then drill hole equally spaced and through the wood.then insert eqaul lenghts of metal , cut a round piece of plexiglass same diameteras wood piece & glue to top of wood pieceto keep them all same , this way i i could dip several @ once !! do ya think this will work or does anyone have any other ideas?
thanks
"mo'
I think it will work. I had several ideas like this at one time but never tried any of them. Some people just like using the dipping rods. I however do not prefer the dipping rods. They have a mold now where you can inject the plastic and it makes 12 tubes at a time I think with the tails already cut. It is about 130 dollars for the mold, but the time you experiment with several other things like I did, you would be better served buying the mold. I have a mold that I would like to sell that is an injection mold. It does not cut the tails but I have a cutter for that. I paid about 140 for it with shipping but have only used it twice and I will sell it if your interested. bojohn on tackle underground is the man to talk to if you want to rod dip tubes
thanks crappieseeker !!
i thought about an injection mold from bearbaits , but it only makes 5 @ time , my thing with that is how do you make 2 colors , the head one color & tail another ? where did you purchase your 12 cavity tube mold at? been trying to get hold of bojon on tackleunerground ,no reply yet ,but he added me as a friend !! i think he seems to know alot about diippin!!! well thanks again for all your help & and if you still have that mold & splitter for sale in a few months let me know money is just relly tight this month !! thank you
""mo""
crappie make me happy
jacobsbaits has several very nice molds that you will really like. go to jacobsbaits.com and have a look. you have to cut the tails and reinsert them and shoot the 2nd color to get double colors. I got my mold on ebay for my tubes.
or you can just dip the top of the tube in a another color, makes it a touch thicker but its fast and make the tube tufferQuote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
ouch that sounds too personal
Hey MidMo,keep it clean.
you guys are crazy ,but very very helpful!
thanks !
"""CRAPPIE MAKE ME HAPPY ""
"" MO""
if you are going dip with pins, cut bicycle spokes to length tube will slide off easy. there are stainless steel.
This method is still being used today of dipping some your leading manufacturers still do the dipping thing your ideal will definitely work we have done this in the past. On your metal pegs make sure you spray them with some Pam
To really get some insight of making tubes you need to get Bojons CD ... answeres questions you have not even thought about.
Go to TackleUnderGround and make a search for "Bojon" and send him a PM. He can give you more help on this subject than you can imagine.
Good Luck
JSC