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I pour a del 7 1/4

Jim once again if you read my post it specifically said it was not directed at you. But thanks for noticing my post anyways.

Now Jim that is fine and if I sell them that is how they will be promoted. But reading through these other posts I found something else that makes no sense. How would a hand pourer's bait be any different than mine as far as custom. Jim this is not directed at you its a shot gun blast. Will one of you old school hand pourer's please teach me how so I too can make custom baits. This is just insane to think that just because someone uses a color chart that they dont have custom baits. Where is the written standard so that we may not fall in the non custom catagory. Everyone is reading to far into this. I know nobody that on a small scale that is not custom. They dont work for z00m they dont work for Berk ley. Carolinamike would be the closest I have ever seen to mass producing baits. Everyone needs to step back from the table, think about what they want, and do what makes them happy. But don't knock someones product or way of making a product. Go back to the old school adage of, if you can't say nothing nice, don't say nothing at all. Thanks all Sorry for the rant Carry on Mike

I am gonna have to agree to disagree again, Jim. One person writes left handed, another writes right handed. Accomplish the same goal, yes. Hand pouring has its advantages, hand injecting has its advantages. This is where our agreement stops. You use the same plastic, same colors, same glitters that can be bought by any avg joe in the market. Therefore they are on the same level. How you race the race is up to you. The finish will still be the same. I can hand pour, I can inject, both produce the same results for me. A bait that I can not find at Bass Pro, Cabelas, or Dick's sporting goods. I don't see why "hand pourer's" are so threatened by hand injection. Is it the fact that now someone with less experience can replicate baits over and over again without the trial and error that the "hand pourer's" earned their badges of honor over. No I think not, well atleast I hope not. I have hand pour molds and injection molds and personally like the injection cuz it makes flawless baits. It doesn't matter who the mold were to come from, I happen to have bears molds, but del has come out now with some injection molds and im sure bob has some as well. My point being why does this always have to turn into we are better than you. Last i seen in photos the baits actually looked better and had more detail but maybe I am just an untrained consumer. Thanks Mike

what modeling program are you guys using. I was thinkin of doing this since I have tons of free time on my hands. Thanks not meaning to hijack your post you can reply im pm. Also the molds look great

Bear posted a stick kit for his injection molds. Now tips are not impossible with this process but it is time consuming. Personally I love the injection stuff. It is way to productive and easy. You can pour/inject perfect baits everytime. Bears molds are worth their weight in gold and customer service is better than you will find. You will not be disappointed if you choose to go this route.

thank you guys for all your input. i didnt mean to hijack the post just always had good sucess with gamis so never seen a reason to switch. i will give the ultra points a try guess thats all anyone can do. thanks again

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sorry didnt mean to hijack the post. im partial to gama's thats why im asking is the mustad a good hook i throw around lots of boulders and dont want them to bend or tips to break off

i have a question. what kinds of hooks are you guys using with this mold. im gonna pour these when i get back from this deployment. well got couple questions. hooks all the way to 1 ounce and blades. what are the best blades for the money. not rich but dont like junk either.

I usually take 8 to 10 rods on the deck at a time. I always have 2 "fairy" wands included. 1 tied up with a alabama rig and another with either a drop shot or a double jerkbait rig. The rest are split 50/50 with speed baits and soft plastics. Everything is usually tailored to the time of year. I.E. spring is big bright baits for sight fishing, summer big jigs, fall thats more speedbaits (rattletrap is my personal favorite) and winter small finesse stuff. That and a full tank of gas because im ADHD and cannot sit on one hole if i aint getting bit.

Thank you all for the warm reception. I look forward to speaking with you about problems I am bound to run into. Thanks again.

Can you guys point me in the right direction? I know this is not the forum but I have a few general ?'s around multiple aspects of the things you guys do. First I messed with some airbrushing in high school, now i think i would like to paint my own custom crankbaits. (All of this is for my family and me, not planning on selling anything.) Secondly my wife would like to try her hand at pouring plastics. Lead pouring im pretty good at I did it alot as a teenager. Can you guys point me in the right direction with setup's, gear that is a must have and some tips you guys have learned through experiance. Thank you again i know its a long post and in the wrong section. Mike

Hi my name is SGT Michael Birkoski I am currently deployed and want to thank each and everyone of you for taking up most of my down. I love this site. I grew up pouring jig heads up north walleye fishing now I am stationed in Texas. I fell in love with bass fishing and gonna give it a shot at pouring my own worms( again way to much time on my hands) sorry for the long post just wanted to introduce myself and prepare you all for the bombardment of questions I am about to ask.