basskat
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If you plan on making two color baits go ahead and buy the dual. Save you from doing it later.
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You may want to heat your injector as your plastic heats. I stick mine on a hot plate.
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I don't have a vacuum chamber but pretty sure you use it before heating.
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I take it you're using a 1\2 oz mold, does a 1\16 of an ounce really make that much difference in a football head?
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Can I freeze deer tails for making wire lures later in the year?
basskat replied to Lock45's topic in Wire Baits
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I already buy my plastics there. Most my colorants come from MF.
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Would be nice if you engraved your company name on molds. If I want to order additional molds or even sell them us old farts can't remember where they came from!
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My fluke mold does this as well. I suspect the plastic, not exactly sure how to say it, pools up trying to push into the narrow tail causing the two colors to mix. A lot of commercial baits have this issue as well. I shot at a lot of different temps and still get it to some degree.
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You sure it wasn't powder? Have a few bottles of really old that were powder. Not as easy to use as liquid but for solid colors such as black it worked fine. Was hard to measure.
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Outsourcing production to plastic injection companies
basskat replied to RedRum's topic in Soft Plastics
Contact Leonard at baitjunkies. -
Use as a trailer on a charter bait and see what happens!
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I've used the do-it-yourself stand up head for soft plastics. Pour it without the hook.
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The flat bottom actually gives the bait more action. A round bait displaces less water.
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Some cheap powders don't "fluidize". I've seen this with some Harbor Freight powders.
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Been pouring \ shooting a long time and never heard of this issue. I don't dip tubes so biggest batch is normally a fry daddy but have never seen it.
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I made three different sizes. Depending on the mold I use the shortest you can get away with. Trial and error is the best way to decide which to use.
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Could you use something like the foam you spray in cracks?
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I would love to have the 8"
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I think it's more for the angler than the fish. Some guys swear by the Bait Fuel but it's water based. I do add scent to the baits I sell.
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I use baitplastics. 50% medium and 50% super soft.
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I have a chicken foot hand pour mold. It's old as the hills and have no idea where it came from. The mold I have appears to be a larger version of it.
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If you buy by the 55 gallon drum you can buy a drum roller.
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I've used both as well and cannot really tell any difference. Couldn't really tell any difference in the smell. My shop smells like garlic so that's the only thing you smell.
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Find a big mouth gallon jug that a paint mixer will fit in. When you empty the contents out you may have to cut the bottom out and scrape what's settled to the bottom in your new jug.
