darrell

I also agree with LC 500 plastic. I dont know how new you are to pouring and mold making, but a slug-o is one of the easiest molds to make as well as pour. I dont have acess like you to a machine shop so I use RTV silicone. You can glue down 5 or 6 baits in the bottom of a shallow tuperware type pan, pour over your silicone and your done. With a muti cavity mold like that you can really crank out some baits. The 9 inch slug baits do consume alot of plastic but you will get alot baits out of a gallon. Save your tore up baits and re-melt them. Usually most slug baits are poured with a white or clear type belly which you can use your virgin plastic for. Add color to your re-melts for the darker top portion of the bait. I use re-melts for dark colors like black, browns, greens, etc. Especially on saltwater or big baits where you dont need super detail, vivid or transparent colors.

Lure Craft sells the paint but in limited colors. They have a clear so you will have to mix your colors using the basics to get what you want. You will have to thin it to get it to spray in an airbrush. Ive tried using a brush by hand with poor results (if you want it to look anything the Huddleston off the rack). Using a brush is OK for dots, fins, etc. The stuff will not rub off and is tough as nails.

Depending on the size of the swimbaits, Mojo weights work great for the pro-rig method and I use them on most of my swimbaits from 3" to 7". On my larger trout swimbaits (8 inch or bigger) I use wire harnesses that fit in the mold and are poured around. However I do use a large long mojo in one 9 inch bait that works and fits perfectly. The mojos dont weigh much so the baits stay on top, and you can add more weight elswhere if need be when you pour for bottom scratching baits. I sometimes use the brass mojos type wieghts as well. I have made my molds so the mojo weights fit snug inside the mold and the plastic is poured around them, I do not bore a hole and add them later. They come in different sizes and end up being a more low-profile fit than some of what you can buy off the shelf. You actually dont see any of the weight at all when the bait is poured. You can also go to a hobby store and get very small diameter plastic tubing used for model cars and it will not melt. It took me a while to find a tubing that would not melt. Also go to Home Depot, Lowes or plumbing stores and there are all kind of brass tubes, small tube connectors, etc that will work as well and for bigger baits. good luck