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hand sanitizer 60-80% + distilled water hand sanitizer got gel+alcohol +glycerin so you just need to add distilled water the mix is 1/3 hand sanitizer + 2/3 water 60% hand sanitizer make a thick mix 80% hand sanitizer is close to being right (dilute or add alcohol) works well in paint : Golden High Flow Acrylics createx wicked colors

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hand sanitizer 60-80% + distilled water hand sanitizer got gel+alcohol +glycerin so you just need to add distilled water the mix is 1/3 hand sanitizer + 2/3 water 60% hand sanitizer make a thick mix 80% hand sanitizer is close to being right (dilute or add alcohol) works well in paint : Golden High Flow Acrylics createx wicked colors

One of the first things I do with a new mold is shoot a cup of plastic through it to see how many baits it'll make. Once you know how many a cup makes your off to the races.

Dink Master is right. Owner Twist Lock Light, I will use the 1/0 in the 1/8oz and a 2/0 in the 1/4oz. Owner Twistlock Light Hook - Tackle Warehouse

Weight choice has a lot to do with goals related to action, rate of rise/neutral pause, and stability at higher speeds as well As with many things when building hard baits there is no set answer but instead it’s a matter of finding the correct combination factors to achieve the action you have in mind Personally I have built enough baits I can make a really good guess or even design a bait where I plan to use no ballast at all. But float testing a lure is a really good way to figure out a good ballast weight. Or as I have mentioned in past threads tape or elastic band your ballast to your un finished but sealed lure and give it a test run. Try different ballast weights till you get what you are looking for

The expensive route to use is: Owner Twistlock Light Hook Or Owner Twistlock Open Gap Centering Pin Hook Remove the Centering - Pin. Use them on other hooks/Baits

Try Lurecraft Caramel If you want a darker berkley pumpkinseed, LC caramel , LC Natural to darken

I have made several baits where the lip is close to the front hook hanger. If the hook catching the lip does become a problem, I find that a short shank treble of the same size will usually fix it. I use Mustad KVD Elite 2X Short Shank Trebles and Owner St-35 when I run into problems.

Yes wrapped with thread and epoxy. The ruff wrap helps keep the bait in place.

I'm glad others commented on this. Looks like I need to expand my hook selection. As far as the thread wrapped hook keepers, it looks like it. I have done this many times and it works well. No different that adding stinger hooks on a fly.