Kozak

Can you get in trouble for selling lures that are copies of ones already out there? Even if you give them a new name? I know my trickworm-style mold is exactly like that of Zoom's 6.25", but if you look, I believe NetBait also sells the exact same thing (slightly harder plastic with less salt)

There actually is a chance that a fish (especially bass & trout) will turn down an offering based on color. If what they're used to feeding on is bluegills and crawfish and you throw a neon red worm in front of their face, they may not hit it, but do the same with a pumpkin green and there's a better chance they'll devour it. "Match the hatch" as the fly-fishing saying goes, actually applies to a lot more than flicking little feathery hooks at trout. That being said, the colors I carry greatly depend on the lake I'm fishing because the types of forage can vary between bodies of water. I'm a bass angler so this mostly applies to LM and SM bass but for the most part, if fish are feeding heavily on threadfin shad and you throw an all black hollow belly swimbait, you'll catch fish, but throw a threadfin or sexy shad colored hollow belly and you'll catch more and bigger fish. The colors I carry depend more on what region of the US I'm fishing rather than just the color of the water. Northern lake: Yellow Perch color, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon, Green Pumpkin/Chartreuse tip, and dark blue will cover most lakes. IF there's a known herring population I may make some smoke/blue baits. Southern lakes: Green Pumpkin (red or blue flake), Junebug, Black (blue, red, or no flake), Scuppernong, and smoke/silver colors. Of course other colors will catch fish but so far these have been what I carry at all times. Only time I use anything neon/bright is for a worm tip or straight bright colors on floating worms in the Spring. I'm mainly a finesse angler so getting the most natural presentation possible is what I try to do. I've found that color CAN and DOES make a difference at times when bass fishing.

Same plastic here, I'll let you know if it was because of them sitting in water. I have some drying right now, will post tomorrow at some point.

a full week? Do they look different when they're "cured" after a week or something? I've had my stuff in bags after one night and they aren't mis-shapen after a month in the bags

thanks everyone, will give it a shot and yeah, there's no liquids allowed near my work area, I do my plastics in a side room off the side of my house and bring them into a different room to place in water...or at least that's what I've been doing but clearly something is wrong so I'll go waterless for tonight.

I had watched youtube video stating that plastics should be left in water overnight so they can set. Is this what everyone does? My last batch of plastics were in water for over 24 hours and came out slimy, I'm not sure if it's because of the water, the crayola coloring, or because of the silicone I used in my plastic molds (I'm mainly using the cheap durable ones from LC). My baits are not coming out shiny, but rather a bit waxy/greasy/slimy. RIGHT OUT OF THE MOLD, they look perfect and glossy. I let them sit in the mold about 5 minutes after pouring and then place straight into water. Help PLEASE thanks

Yours arent coming out greasy? Are you using crayola brand? I just went through a bunch of mine and they're very slimy/greasey

it doesnt change the action of the bait but it does make the texture a little greasy/waxy feeling, anyone have any problems with the fish not liking this? I feel like it might actually help as it feels more slimy like a real organism.

Kind of hard to see but you get the picture.

I'll post up some pics tonight, they're in water right now I just gotta trim em and package them. I also did a Green Apple Crayola (came out like a bright watermelon green) and tried a Tan Crayola (came out orange/tan, should be a good craw imitator)

when the big production companies do different colored tails, are they double pouring to get that?

Just wanted to thank everyone that contributed to this. I'm new to pouring and have only been at it for a month maybe. This crayon thing is one of THE COOLEST things I've ever seen. I tried it out today and WOW, talk about some awesome colors and endless possibilities. First one I tried was Crayola Violet Blue (looks like purple), I did 1/4 of the crayon in about 4 oz of plastic and added some red flake. the baits came out beautiful. I told my little brother he could pick out of a crayon and I'd make him baits for catching smallies on our vacation next week. He chose "Olive Green" thinking natural colors. I heated it up and it looked like straight poo. Had to add a little Watermelon Green Dye to make it standable. So if anyone is looking to do this, please stay away from Olive Green haha thanks again, yall are awesome

really interesting stuff Would this work for putting a chartreuse tail on worms? I feel like if I had a finished 6" worm and dipped the tail into 300+ degree chartreuse colored plastic, it would just melt the tail off of the worm and make a mess? Has anyone tried this?

Hey everyone, Been pouring away and have a couple questions: 1) My silicone single side molds are retaining a brownish color after having about 100 baits in them, it seems almost like a oil residue as I can wipe a little bit of it away with a paper towel. Is this normal and will it effect my baits? and if so, what should I clean them with? 2) Some of my baits (mainly baits from silicone molds) are coming out a little "discolored". They're not so much the wrong color but are just not shiny and nice looking, does this have anything to do with the the previous question? I'm seeing this happen in about 4 of 20 worms. I think I had one more but I can't seem to remember it. Thanks for any responses

gaaaah too many cool molds, not enough money Daveh, did you ever get my email?