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As promised here are some custom hand pours I do for 2 friends of mine . They are over 8'' when coming through the water . That is almost a keeper for me . Never dreamed I'd be making a bait as big as some of the fish I catch. But I'll try almost anything once , Twice if I like it.
They look good my friend. Well done.
Nice but those big baits have got to be eating up your plastic supply!!!!!!!
Fatman
Yes they do . You won't get a hundred out of a full gallon on some of them . Fortunately I just have to provide the time , labor and mold work . They send me a quart of plastic . Then make what baits it will depending on size . Send the baits back . Sweet deal since they normally just want enough baits for a trip or two a year and I get to keep the color , plastic ect. In payment they send me fish fillets . I've got to eat shark ,squid an smoked octopus several others . But I draw the line at reptiles.
sounds like a good plan and the baits look great, if you get more shark than you can eat just tell them to ship it to me ha ha, thats some good eatin
Can I ask where you get the molds for that bait? Looks like a good bait for muskies, northerns, and bass. Would make a good crappie bait in a two inch size!
nice-looking baits now if you can get a large mouth bass that big to swallow one keep up the good work hope to see more of your plastic baits in the future.
man those look like great bass lures......maybe even musky......good work
Great looking baits, your friends are lucky Thumbs Up
James you should get some of those for the big crappies I mean if you can capture crappie on a 8 inch plastic bait he would have to be a monster but I've caught many crappie on crank baits believe it or not it doesn't seem to matter sometimes how big that bait is they will attack it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepguyjames
I can make rtv molds . Once in a great great while I'll settle in and do one . Carve it out in balsa wood for the master go from there . I didn't do the carving in this case .
[QUOTE=pondhopper;1581155]I can make rtv molds . Once in a great great while I'll settle in and do one . Carve it out in balsa wood for the master go from there . I didn't do the carving in this case .[/QUOTE
and then you pour plaster Paris over the balsa wood to make your mold or do you use car Gumbel that you can buy it auto supply.
Neither one Snake , I mount the master on a coriander flat plate that fits a tray tray made from the same stuff . The depth and length I need for a lure . I paint the master and the inside of the tray with mold release . Then I take a tube of 100% silicone or tubes and mix about 10 drops water to it . stir well . put that in the tray leaving enough room for displacement when you press the master down in it. Do that gently and evenly until you get a little silicone coming out around the plate. Let set for a couple hours . Note: The water makes the silicone set fast so get the master in fairly quickly if the set gets to far along the cavity will have deformity . After the master is removed you can take out the silicone mold . Put the mold under or in a heat source for an hour to make sure all the water has evaporated . 100 to 140 degrees. Now you are ready to use it.