Soft Baits

I've been thinking of doing this for a long time but I needed a big bait in order to do it. I'm not an American as you all know and I hope you don't take offence of me doing this but my flag just doesn't lend itself to pouring. The blue head has large silver flake in it although it's hard to see from the photo. This is the first two that I did and I made a few mistakes that I won't repeat now that I see the solution; but that is how we all learn.

Uploaded: Apr 25 2007 09:52 AM
By nova (View all albums)
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Hello gang let me know what you think about the colors schemes. Till next time Big Pancho

Uploaded: Jun 22 2009 11:00 PM
By Big Pancho (View all albums)
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They are extremely nice in person but they still need a little something I think.. Guess I'll play with the colors a bit. The body is light green (M-F's new baby bass color), head is olive colored and the markings are black/brown.. Tried to give them to a friend that fishes but he says.."I can't bring myself to use a baby to catch a big one." WHAT!!!! :eek: Weird friend...right!!! Anyway, any suggestions OR let them roll as is??!! Jim

Uploaded: Oct 23 2007 12:17 PM
By GB GONE (View all albums)
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Ok figured I would try some laminates. not as easy at looks, any tips from you guys who make these. I can't imagine having any real business selling these as they are just too time consuming. Any way to make them easier?

Uploaded: Jun 10 2007 07:14 AM
By One Sock (View all albums)
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Had to upload the top and head shots on these as well as the final pack. What a blast to make!!! You can rally let it all go on these and so just about anything. I am trying hard to stay away from the paint with these but a nice scale pattern might catch a few more fishermen!!!:lol: Jim

Uploaded: Oct 21 2007 08:41 PM
By GB GONE (View all albums)
11 comments · 1414 views

 

Uploaded: Aug 02 2011 09:25 PM
By Bob La Londe (View all albums)
11 comments · 339 views

New baits

Uploaded: Dec 26 2006 03:52 PM
By nova (View all albums)
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Never thought of doing the frog this way till I saw Jim's. By the way; this is my own design. www.novalures.com

Uploaded: Jan 04 2007 02:53 PM
By nova (View all albums)
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Here are some new swimbaits along with the master that I carved. Each bait is 3 colors and the middle color is a core not a vein. www.novalures.com

Uploaded: Mar 11 2007 12:14 PM
By nova (View all albums)
10 comments · 1491 views

the fluffer and a bream .....

Uploaded: Aug 12 2009 03:13 AM
By mangeboy79 (View all albums)
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This is my latest frog. It's hollow just like the Gut-See Mino. The main color is light watermelon with gold highlight and the core is black with lumina black.

Uploaded: Feb 24 2011 01:23 PM
By nova (View all albums)
10 comments · 374 views

Vodkaman and I were having a discussion about how different molds fill, and coincidentally the next day I finished this mold. My biggest injector will not fill this mold, but it is a great example of how this style mold fills. I shot it three times to make sure the physical results were the same.

Yes its a 21 cavity bottom inject style mold.

Anyway: Are there any useful conclusions you can draw from this picture?

Uploaded: Jun 20 2011 10:31 PM
By Bob La Londe (View all albums)
10 comments · 716 views

new big softbait

Uploaded: Feb 08 2012 04:16 PM
By mangeboy79 (View all albums)
10 comments · 641 views

This is a design that I worked on for a couple of months. The internal color is also a hollow space with a hook slot.

Uploaded: Feb 07 2011 12:27 PM
By nova (View all albums)
9 comments · 404 views

Been playing around with some new swim colors to roll out.

Uploaded: Feb 07 2011 01:05 PM
By stratmanv (View all albums)
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Ok, after tweeking and tweeking this is what I came up with for Tiger's Blood
Let me know what you think.

Uploaded: Apr 03 2011 04:15 PM
By nova (View all albums)
9 comments · 400 views

I finally finished this mold today. I will need to make a few tweaks before cutting any more of this pattern, but its finally good enough to show. I was making some other baits so I just tried some things with the colors I was already using. The "laminates" turned out much better than I expected. I think with the right choice of colors this bait will not need to be painted. Just add an eyeball and a spot. I had a whole pack of craft eyes for it on my desk... well some of you have seen my desk... LOL.

Uploaded: Mar 23 2012 12:04 AM
By Bob La Londe (View all albums)
9 comments · 376 views

was playing around with the transparent orange a bit, I really like it, will continue to play around with it and some more highlights

Uploaded: May 04 2007 09:32 PM
By One Sock (View all albums)
8 comments · 1109 views

Here's a tube swimbait that I just did. It cost me two burnt fingers. There are bubbles in it but I had to rush it as my fingers were killing me. There are base colors and then nothing but clear after. The idea for this came to me at 4:30 this morning. www.novalures.com

Uploaded: Oct 28 2007 02:44 PM
By nova (View all albums)
8 comments · 1789 views

This is my goby molded from sculpy. I like using clay for the master as it is much more forgiving than wood or metal. The only drawback is that you can't retain the master. The color is one I just put together for a customer.

Uploaded: Sep 15 2007 04:24 PM
By nova (View all albums)
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Not the best picture as I have my older camera. I will take a better shot after lunch today. This is the most fun I have had pouring in a while!! Jim

Uploaded: Sep 24 2007 08:57 AM
By GB GONE (View all albums)
8 comments · 1033 views

I posted about pouring some plastic out on glass, letting it cool then putting different colored baits on the cooled plastic to absorb some color, here is one of my first attemtps at getting some purple absobtion on a smoke colored bait They come out nice and is way different then what you would normally see, I can roll out 200 of these on a flat surface, let them sit for a while and they all come out the same way for the most part, will try some more with different colors

Uploaded: Sep 27 2008 11:26 AM
By One Sock (View all albums)
8 comments · 795 views

A couple of new ones....

Uploaded: Nov 13 2008 12:52 AM
By gunnie3035 (View all albums)
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Uploaded: Sep 09 2010 12:21 PM
By GB GONE (View all albums)
8 comments · 891 views

This will be the light baby bass color.

Uploaded: Jun 14 2011 08:01 PM
By djs (View all albums)
8 comments · 954 views