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Hello, I spend most of my time in the plastic forum-looking to buy these in 3/8 oz. anyone make these? Pete

Hello Everyone, I found the original guide that was posted by redg8r. He was the guy that originally posted a how-to guide for 100% silicone molds. I noticed redg8r is no longer a member, I hope he doesn't mind. If you want it just email a request to Powechko@msn.com

Hello All, I spend most my time in the pouring plastic section, its nice to vear once and a while. I have a special need ,I designed a lure that needs a 3/8 shaky head jig like this one http://www.do-itmolds.com/prodmolds.aspx?c=265 or this http://www.do-itmolds.com/prodmolds.aspx?c=264 or this http://www.do-itmolds.com/prodmolds.aspx?c=266 This is mostly a saltwater application. Hence the need for a bigger size. I would like to order by small quantities of 25. I'm not 100% sure if I need a 4/0 or a 5/0 hook. The wife is ready to throw my butt out along with all my crap. I cannot start anymore projects. Need expert help- on getting the jig made...No help needed on marriage, I have priorities. Please fell free to e-mail directly Powechko@msn.com

Ed Brabant , Are you having trouble posting pictures?? You can send them to me and I could post them for you. Pete

Saint, I'm in the process of duplicating your pots any advice on what you would change ?? do different ?? or limitations you learned about ?? Pete

Dude, Get a red crayon from crayola and melt it into your plastic. its the best red you can find and cheap-no shipping

Why Soft plastic ??? I see people over and over trying to make there plastic softer and softer. I mostly fish salt water. What is the benefit of pouring soft plastic as apposed to hard durable plastic?? Other than the fact its a pain in the butt to pour hard plastic what are the other reasons ?? Pete

Thank You, Drink Master Hey i fish- Newport and Huntington Harbor on my kayak. Ever try kayak fishing Pete

OK what did i miss?? I checked the other posts on how to make a Pyrex/anchor pouring cup with a jb weld separator. I could not find it Does someone have a write up for this?? basic directions ?? Please please Help Thank You Pete

Hey thats a nice line-up. I've tried the black to red combo and had the same results (purple) I went to the tackle store today I was surprised with the fact none of the plastic baits had red in them and all the hard baits had some short of red shade in them. This is bugging me, I love the fact that couple of you guys mentioned the use of red flake thats the option I'm going with. Thank You for the inspiration. Pete

Its that time of month, time to order more stuff. I'm having a heck of a time trying to get the color "blood red" im convinced that the people at lurecraft are color blind I haven't had good luck matching my colors, any suggestions ??

If i had enough glue/water I WOULD ,it leaves a nice finish and seales everything from moisture. I do mine outside ,any puddling I shake the crap out of it. The key is to let the mixture soak into the mold. Thats why you want a dry mold. It sucks into the pop so whatever is extra is basically unused because it didn't soak in. the second coat is more of a coating because your base is soaked into the pop. you will notice it uses a lot less glue/water. 2 coats is enough 3 coats is max. after 2 coats it doesn't improve your bait at all some will disagree. Ive been using the same mold for 6 months consistently and it only had one coat

pour on mold-remove excess, I usually let the glue/water sit for 5 min. make sure your mold is completely dry before applying

Read the previous posts- All the info you need is available with the search feature in the above tool bar Buy and try, your first pours look like crap. Just keep trying.

I have question, How much scent oil do you add to 8 oz of plastic ??

Thats a great question- I asked that same question when i started pouring a year ago It means 2 different colors

Thanks guys, Thats what i was looking for. pete

Hello all, In my quest to design my own bait im trying to overcome several hurdles that wont bite me in the butt in the future. All swim baits looks some what alike. I make my swim bait with a square tail because I like the design. I was on big hammer's website and found this statement

Well Im thinking of making a bunch of molds and start pouting these baits myself I can hand pour them, so At least thats not an issue. My next question is what do i need to pour them myself?? A 8oz pirex cup isn't going to do it. I'm thinking of a presto pot from Ozarks tackle. Ive seen a lot of treads about that issue, but no one ever followed with a review of how do they work,So do they work good?? I found a thread from a gentleman that had a harbor freight adjustable RPM drill on a drill stand and a mixer made of angle Iron is this a good setup?? Pete

Im confused my bait is designed to catch fish, I don't know how to catch fishermen. Im also lost on the definition of detail I don't know what to add to make the detail better.The bait is weighted with a triangle shad head just like a big hammer bait so it doesn't have eyes, maybe scales?? dorsal fin is out of the question due to hook location Maybe an anal fin or pectoral fins??? Del what thickness should the fins be to easily pour with a harder saltwater plastic. I want to keep my plastic hard due to the fact its a major selling point when it comes to durability, I feel that im going to walk a fine line with the detail aspect and the hardness aspect Thanks Pete

Swamp, I'm looking at 5 different laminate colors In the saltwater arena swim baits are easily destroyed due to toothy fish (small barracuda,mackerel) I try to find bait balls (school of small fish) when you locate the ball, you have a heavy top layer of predatory fish feeding on the surface. You want to get your bait down ASAP to the target fish on the bottom. The lures are not detailed due to the fact there disposable. An average Cuda can be caught twice on the competitors bait. I could go through about 6 Cuda's due to the hardness of plastic I pour . I pour them hard because the design is what makes them swim. Paying top dollar is out of the question. The light bulb just went off I need to target my bait for freshwater bass not salt water bass. Serous question Does anyone know of any good freshwater lakes in Southern California?? Pete

Thank You, You guys are awesome, Quick response Here's the deal -I'm competing with Big Hammer and Fish Trap that puts me a cap on my bait at $.50 per piece retail unless we can come up with a marketing box Idea like the banjo minnow. I don't know of anyone that would pour my bait for that cheap. Here is my break down .10c material .10c pouring cost with a .05c variable in either direction. Thats retail I really don't know if its worth it ?? I completely stand behind my design. My bait is way better that the above mentioned bait Please help with input

Hello All, I'm in a desperate situation. A buddy of mine is a marketing genius. He's also my fishing partner we've kayaked for the last 3 years together. About 6 months ago I came up with an Idea for a new bait, with the help of you guys. He and I exclusively fish my bait. We've caught about 12 different saltwater species with my design. Since then Ive come up with about 4 unique designs to fish our water type. My problem: People in marketing like to network, I have a very large order to fill 5000 baits. Somehow he found the right person to talk to now im screwed. I enjoy pouring but 5000- I'm more of a designer than pourer and new to the sport of pouring. The guy wants the first 5000 when im set up, then another 5000. He has a check waiting for half of the first 5000 Im thinking of outsourcing my work to Mexico. Any Help would be appreciated Help Help with big project. Domestic or foreign Im willing to do anything Pete