Super Ron Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I've seen combing through the internet that some people have added jig skirt/rubber to their plastics. Is this as simple as laying a couple strands flat in the mold, clamping however your mold clamps and then injecting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I used to do it with open pour silicone molds. The rubber would eventually get gooy and fall off., but it looks nice while it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ron Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Did you ever find the reason the rubber got gooey? If left in the boat I could get it. I've had jigs and spinnerbaits that have not handle the heat well. Now all my stuff may be in my boat. But jigs and spinnerbaits always get the airconditioned apartment . But if it gets that way because of a chemical reaction between the plastic and rubber then maybe it can be solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I think it was reacting to the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Linnell Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Basseducer said: I think it was reacting to the plastic. yup, it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 What about silicone? It seems to hold up well when rubber fails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I am a hobby pourer, so I don't know that this is practical for production. I use a sst wire line threader to pass silicone skirt strands through my plastics. It's actually the fine sst wire that came with some Mojo sinkers, but they sell them already made. I push it all the way through from one side to the other, put some skirt strands in the bend of the wire, and pull it back through. It doesn't seem to make the baits any more fragile, and the silicone doesn't react with the plastic. I haven't tried rubber. I have put feathers in my Ika molds, so my Ikas have feathers coming out of both sides, like fins. The hot plastic has no bad effects on the feathers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
