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Hey everyone , thanks for the wealth of information here and to everyone who contributes. I've been studying about making soft plastics for awhile lurking here and many other sites and couldn't find an answer to a couple questions I would appreciate some input as I start setting up my area to produce some plastics I use almost everyday since I'm retired and do fish allot . I'm mainly doing frogs , creatures and ice fishing plastics . 1 . The most important question to me right now is , how concerned with cross contamination is everyone when pouring in their garage where misc oils , chainsaws , tools snowblower and the like are stored .? 2. As I setup my area for this I am starting with 4 of 2 cavity molds and hope to make a between 24 and 48 baits every couple weeks how much space would be appropriate for accomplishing that workbench wise ? This area will be solely dedicated to making baits , learning experimenting etc etc .. 3. For ventilation I was thinking of using a stove top range hood vented to the outside has anyone done that , what is anyone thoughts on that would it be sufficient ventilation ? Thanks in advance I appreciate any thoughts and advice on setting up the area Dale
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Well they are not pretty but they are my first. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/aulrich/firsthandpour.jpg I will have to get a microwave the hot plate was too awkward and smokey since the odd splash would happen, colorants are still an issue since they were pulled from my order when I got the moulds. Though the pearl powder does give some neat effects and is locally available and keeps me playing around. I can see this being a warm weather hobby the fumes were pretty heavy even with the garage door open.
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Hey guys, I have always wanted to get into making my own soft plastics. I have found alot of the info on here very interesting and it makes me want to do it even more! If anyone could help me out with a somewhat inexpensive way of trying it out to get the hang of it could you let me know? maybe a kit you know of or something? Thanks so much for your time, best of luck on the water in 2013!! Kevin (NY)
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I got my first jig mold set for Christmas and am not really sure where to start. There are no instructions, and don't want to just jump in without some guidelines. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
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Hey guys I painted the front bait first and went to the neighbors pond to try it out. In about 30 minutes I caught 4 fish on it. First fish was a 6-7 lb Flathead Cat , followed by 3 LMBs in the 1-2 lb range . It was AWESOME I am definitely hooked on painting my own lures now. Since this color/pattern did so well first time out I am trying a couple different baits in this same color/pattern. Will be hitting the Arkansas River next week.
