New paddletail baits

Do-It has just smoked the competition with a pair of new molds to go along with their 3.75" Thump-It Grub.

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...051c3391a3.jpg

The picture shows the two new grubs, one at 1.5" and the other at 2.5". The molds were just release last Friday and mine arrived today, however I have been fishing the proto-type baits for some time now and have nothing but good to say about them. Now, after having shot the molds, I have nothing but good to say about them.

Both molds are well vented making tail color shots such as those shown a piece of cake. Neither mold takes much plastic. When its time to remove the baits from the sprue they pop right off clean without any need whatever of clean-up with a razor or knife. Both of these molds are the same height so piggy-backing molds for successive shots is a snap. As with most all paddletail molds, doing the tail color by re-inserting that portion of the bait goes easier with a light lubing of worm oil. Basically everything about these molds makes them very user friendly.

Of late my fishing with these has included some interesting small mouth and walleye action on the larger of the two. As the water temperature drops this mid-sized bait will get hotter and hotter. The 1.5 incher has been taking crappies in the 13" range pretty commonly. The smaller ones fish under a float as well as they do cast and retrieved. The tail button on both of these molds is thinner tha some competitor's tail and the tail webbing is such that it eliminates tail wrapping which some of the other paddletails still have problems with.

Priced very moderately, these are very nice molds and easy enough for even beginners to cut their teeth on. They sure do get a thumbs up from me.

they definitely look good for sure I may have to order 4 of those molds in 1.5 in the 2.5 how about the tail action in the water is there a lot of vibration .

The tail action in the water even under a float is outstanding.

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Originally Posted by CTom

Do-It has just smoked the competition with a pair of new molds to go along with their 3.75" Thump-It Grub.

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...051c3391a3.jpg

The picture shows the two new grubs, one at 1.5" and the other at 2.5". The molds were just release last Friday and mine arrived today, however I have been fishing the proto-type baits for some time now and have nothing but good to say about them. Now, after having shot the molds, I have nothing but good to say about them.

Both molds are well vented making tail color shots such as those shown a piece of cake. Neither mold takes much plastic. When its time to remove the baits from the sprue they pop right off clean without any need whatever of clean-up with a razor or knife. Both of these molds are the same height so piggy-backing molds for successive shots is a snap. As with most all paddletail molds, doing the tail color by re-inserting that portion of the bait goes easier with a light lubing of worm oil. Basically everything about these molds makes them very user friendly.

Of late my fishing with these has included some interesting small mouth and walleye action on the larger of the two. As the water temperature drops this mid-sized bait will get hotter and hotter. The 1.5 incher has been taking crappies in the 13" range pretty commonly. The smaller ones fish under a float as well as they do cast and retrieved. The tail button on both of these molds is thinner tha some competitor's tail and the tail webbing is such that it eliminates tail wrapping which some of the other paddletails still have problems with.

Priced very moderately, these are very nice molds and easy enough for even beginners to cut their teeth on. They sure do get a thumbs up from me.

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I have a 2" paddletail mold. That is a cool effect I may just start doing the longer chartreuse/lime tail like you do instead of just the tip like I had been doing. . .Attachment 177831

Great looking baits CTom. Bet they will catch a bunch of fish.

Mike...

You'll get way better welds if you leave a little of the body meat on the tail piece.

Really like that 1.5" - can you do laminate colors in those Tom???

The way the mold is laid out makes two sides, not a top and bottom. Someone with a twin injector or a blending block might be able to but I cannot without some real chancy cutting and re-inserting. I may try a core color tomorrow. Tail colors are no problem as you can see. In small baits such as this there really isn't much benefit in a split color body because the two colors will show up weak unless they are mixed up super rich and that's kind of a waste of colorant.

Here's another color pattern that has been hot lately in other bait styles. In this paddletail it should take right off too.

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...8be84d5a86.jpg

Tom you would have to turn your blending block in the mold to get it to come out right? I see what you're talking about is I seen the dividing line in the ones that you have done and I was talking about the blending block on the dual injector.

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Originally Posted by CTom

Here's another color pattern that has been hot lately in other bait styles. In this paddletail it should take right off too.

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...8be84d5a86.jpg

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That is a terrific color combination can't tell if that is motor oil or root beer.

X2 motoroil with some x2amber. red and black .040 flake. There's a little orange hi lite in there too. The picture is under indoor lighting. In the sun this is a nifty color.

The above color matches one of my favorites on a lake I used to fall fish quite a bit. The bait is a southern pro Crappie magnum tube 2". P'kin PPR/Org/ChartPP. I never could understand what it was about that color but the crappie sure did love it.

Tom - thanks for the info, as I've said before I'm not going to get into plastics as overall cost it's cheaper for me to order from you guys. Once I get some bills caught up you'll be hearing from me. LOL

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Originally Posted by CTom

Mike...

You'll get way better welds if you leave a little of the body meat on the tail piece.

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Thanks. I tried that out and the paddletail looks much better. It was a pain in the butt trying to just put the tail back in the mold and have it stay put without a little of the body anyway my friend.

Mike

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Thanks. I tried that out and the paddletail looks much better. It was a pain in the butt trying to just put the tail back in the mold and have it stay put without a little of the body anyway my friend.

Mike

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Mike put a little bit of oil on have of the mold shoot it then poll your mold a part your plastic baits will be on half take a razor blade cut for the tail and pull the body off put it back together and reshoot you will have any problems.

They look good. They are getting close to a slider. Just wish the tail was lil bit thinner and it'd be spot on.

The only thing common between the Slider and the Do-It bait is the length. They are both 1 1/2".

The Slider's tails are way thicker and the tail web is taller and thicker than that of the Do-It and the tail button itself on the Do-It is quite a bit thinner and smaller in diameter. Body-wise, the Do-It grub is way more streamlined. Do-It's narrow tail makes it a whole lot more sunfish friendly.

The bait in my original picture on the far left has a tail mold that shoots a bait almost identical to the 1" Slider but there too the tail bait, the bait shown and the slider have very thick and wide tails with much more webbing mass than the Do-It. With the smaller diameter tail button, the tail web dimensions of Do-It's bait can also be smaller yet afford the great action the tails possess. There's been about 6 or 7 months of development time in these paddletails. They are one sweet bait.

CTom, just looked at doit web page. Couldnt find theese two molds any where,which section are they under. Also talked to doit and new plastic will be out in 3 weeks. Dave

type in the name of the bait on do it it should pop up.

I tried that Bob but nada.Dave

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Originally Posted by fireman58

I tried that Bob but nada.Dave

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Go to do it and go to their grub section for molds and you will see it will be on the second page I believe.

Fireman.....

Sorry for the late reply. I just got in from deer hunting. Nice 9 point so far, one more tag to fill.

On the paddletails, you have to call the order in. 1-319-984-6055, ask for Jerry. Tell him you're interested in the 1.5" and 2.5" Thump-It molds. He'll take care of you.

Thanks Tom, I just got 5 molds from Bob and am biting at the bit waiting to order the new plastic from do-it. I havent poured a single bait and am looking for more molds. I also in 1 week wil be deer hunting in so Il with my son, got 4 tags to fill. It shouldnt be to hard the deer population just exploded this year. Dave

I believe that dave has the favor I bet you in two years you will have over 50 molds