jimmie7915 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Hey guys I need some help. I have carved my master, made mold and pours my first bait. This is a 5.5 " 4 piece shad bait. I'm trying to make a floater and a slow sink version of this. Pretty sure I've got the slow sink part ok but I cannot for the life of me get this thing to float the way I want. Ive used equal amounts of micro balloons and part a and b of the alumilite and only have 1/8 of an ounce of lead in the whole bait and it still wants to slowly sink. It swims great but sinks. If I use any less weight at all it just rolls over and doesn't balance out right. I will try to attach video so you can see what I'm talking about. Edited November 12, 2016 by jimmie7915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie7915 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Can't seem to get the video to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Ultimately create an air chamber near the top of the head section. Experiment by drilling a hole or series of small holes on top of the head. Cover hole with tape and float test in a bucket of water. Edited November 13, 2016 by fshng2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paden22 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Jimmie7915 would you mind telling me your process of how you converted your wood blank to a resin? I make 6.5 and 8.5" wood swimbaits and am wanting to make the jump over to resin. Do I cut the wood blank into segments before I make my mold so that when i pour the resin, the bait is already segmented? I'm just confused on what the best process is and what materials I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Jimmie7915 would you mind telling me your process of how you converted your wood blank to a resin? I make 6.5 and 8.5" wood swimbaits and am wanting to make the jump over to resin. Do I cut the wood blank into segments before I make my mold so that when i pour the resin, the bait is already segmented? I'm just confused on what the best process is and what materials I need. this is a link to a video by Mikko of solarbaits showing step by step how to go about what you are having problems with... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) Jimmie, I'm sure you've tried this already, but sometimes it's the obvious solutions that escape us.... More micro balloons? For the shape and size you're after, there should be no reason you can't achieve a buoyant, stable body Also, not so obvious, let the resin cure longer before you test.. I've noticed a difference in buoyancy from day one to day two Edited November 22, 2016 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzfly Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Have you tried poring it in two lists. First pore with some micro for weight on the bottom. Second a lot of micro for flotation.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie7915 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Thanks guys! Still playing around with it. Paden22 the video posted above is one of the same one I watched when I started messing with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
