Early Birthday Present On The Way

Woo-Hoo, Momma gave me the go ahead to order my first soft plastic mold. I ordered the Do-it 2.25" Crappie Carrot last night so should ship Monday I hope. Found out I don't have to pay for no more fishing license too. Disabled veteran with 60% disability. I talked to the officer in the Springfield Conservation office and he said just have a copy of my papers showing what percentage of disability I have with the V.A. letter head and I'm good.

Talked with my baby doll of a wife, (momma), about what fishing tackle cost and she asked what it would cost to get started making my own. Well I told her the initial start up would be a bit more than expected, What with the cost of molds, injector and such that will last a long time and that I could start with a gallon or so of plastic and a few colors and add to it as I go, and she agreed...woo-hoo. she said start with a mold and I could start getting what I needed...Cooool…

Next Friday, Which will be the 8th, I'll order the injector, some plastic and a few colors. I am looking at A gallon of Dead-on Plastix swim/jerkbait Plastisol, some Black, Watermelon green, Candian Blue, Chartreuse, And some holo siliver and gold flake to start...Then add a couple of colors and a couple glitters as well as a couple gal. of plastic each month...hopefully everything goes well....Woo-hoo getting started. Can you tell I'm excited....rotfl

Great news! You will be going at it til you are foaming at the mouth. BTW, your wife is a saint. Thank you for your service

That is super! You will be stoked when you land your first catch on your own creation. You can create some nice colors with your selection above -- clear plastic with added glitter can make an amazing minnow clone.

And as KO Joe said THANK YOU for your service.

Thank you KO Joe, yes she's great, THE BEST.

Shmang, yep, as well as a light greenish smoke with some glitter, and a regular smoke with the glitter and maybe a blue vein in the center part for good measure...

Good deal James...you will enjoy it

That’s great


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Yup I can tell your excited. Your gonna enjoy it. Possibilities are endless. Have fun with it but remember the safety. I hear fumes and hot plastic on skin is not fun. Congrats!!! :ThumbsUp

ventilation is key be careful!

We are also a veteran and it only cost us six dollars for hunting and fishing license and of course if we were over 70 years old it seems like yesterday that we were only a kid Fishing the banks for Crappie.

Enjoy the ride and the experience of catching a Crappie on a lure that you handcrafted is just awesome.

Thank you everyone, Super Dave, yes Safety is priority #1. Hot plastic is no joke. Sticky like hot grits for sure...as for the fumes, well I'll be in my 16x20 ft shed with two box fans moving the air, as well as a resperator...but thank you for the reminder...Life is what we make it for sure....

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Nothing Better Than Catching Fish On Baits You make Yourself...

Yes Sir BamaMan, for sure...I have tied jigs and have caught fish on them, just never have messed with making soft plastic's, even though I have thought about it for a long time. Things always seem to come up to get in the way...Seems like the time was right...I am so stoked about it now...finally happening.

before you know it you will have 40 molds and be making all your baits. I told myself i was only going to buy a couple molds now it seems like every couple months I buy a new one

Enjoy your new adventure. Thank you for your sacrifice and service


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Abbott, we will have to see about that...

Mike1234, thank you, just did what I felt was right at the time...And I would do it again.

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just did what I felt was right at the time...And I would do it again.

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WELCOME HOME

Thank you "G", Actually been physically home since 1992, now mentally is another story...Thank you again.

James I was Home 40 years before I got my first Welcome Home ....The Guard at the social security office saw the Nam ribbon on my truck and wecomed me...since then that sticker on my truck has got me a lot of them.

also new to pouring plastics, just wondering if anyone else in central alabama is pouring? Would like to get to know and learn.

I am very new to soft plastic's myself. But am in Missouri, how ever I will suggest going up to the stickies at the top and read all the safety threads their. Plastic is very hot, and very sticky if it gets on you. Kinda like hot grits. Another good read is over on the do-it mold site. You have come to a very good place here at crappy.com to learn. Everyone here is very helpful, I have learned if you want an answer you have to ask, but recommend doing a search in these threads as it's probably been asked at least once. It's just a bit of research and a little bit of time. Welcome to the making of soft plastic's...