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Thanks very much for the information guys , it has been a great help to me !

To ALSworms I am very new to this soft plastic worms stuff and was not aware I could make a plaster molds that would hold up , is there a guide for making them

I am a retired police officer and I very much understand having standards. This craw worm I want to have a mold made of is a worm that I first used a good 30 years ago. I have contacted the tackle store I bought them from and they don’t sell them anymore. They were bought way back when you went in counted out as many as you wanted out of a plastic bin . This type craw worm won me my first ever check in a tournament. I have just started pouring a few soft plastic lures . I don’t sell any of my stuff but I do give some away to my grandsons

Is there a company or person that I could send an already made craw worm to that could make me a mold of that worm

I just wanted to show how well the chatter bait came out. The information you all gave me was spot on I think it turned out real good, as you can see in the picture I sent !

That is too bad , in the early 70s I helped my father deliver gasoline to service stations and farms all over east Texas. I washed my hands in leaded gas all the time. I washed my tools and equipment with leaded gas, I even sat on top of his gas tanker with fumes all around me. I have never had a problem with my health, I guess it can happen, or maybe I am just blessed. I hope every thing works out like you want it too. The people have always helped me when I need help on this forum that is the great thing about Tackle underground , it is the people.

I believe the swim bait trailer that this friend of mine uses has a belly that drops down quite a bit and the blade hits that part of the lure . It does the same thing with a zoom fluke according the him. I have tried it on a zoom fluke and it does hit the belly of the fluke . I am using the standard willow blades and inserts or wires . I am not opposed to making my own wires , it is the mod on the mold that worries me . I have never tried to mod a mold before.

One of the things that I hear about Do-IT molds under spins is that the wire going to the blade is too short . The blade hits the swim bait body when moving through the water . The blade will also hit the body of a fluke I would think that would not be the desired action. So my question is what is the fix, or I could be all wet on this , I have made several underspins for friends and they have told me the had to put their fluke on upside down to keep the blade working right .

That is a good thing that there is a nut under the base plate I can take some bar stock and thread the ends and make two extensions for the legs and get all the clearance I need. If I get one of the new style !

How is the new RCBS pro melt attached to the base plate. Does anyone have one of the new ones ,it looks like it could be raised for better clearance real easy.

I already have that mold so that is a good thing , one of my problems is that there are so many sizes of things like split rings and blades and duo lock snaps that you have to get . I some how almost always buy the wrong size and get something you would use to catch a great white shark not a Black bass ! Thank you for your help I am down here in Texas living the dream !

Cadman could I ask what size split rings would I need to have for the best action. Do the chatter blades come in different sizes if so what size provide the best action.

What Do-It mold do I use to make a chatter bait . I have never tried one yet .

THANKS GUYS , RCBS IT IS !

If you were going to buy a new pouring pot , what brand and size would you buy? I have a small Lee pot right now and I want to up grade this spring . I pour a lot of jig heads , under spins , buzz baits , and spinner bates, swimbait heads.