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champ198

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  1. So tried my hand at making a silicone mold of a 5" swimbait. Used some mold making silicone i got from amazon. The mold on the outside cured fine but where the baits were at it was still all in a gel type stage and did not get hard like the rest of the mold. So that was a fail. Do you all have luck with the amazon,Michaels type mold making kits? I know I have seen some mold making kits through Lureworks for like $40. This is my first time with this stuff so im still trying to learn.
  2. I have been watching a ton of You Tube vids of soft plastic making. I have read through quite a few of the threads here about some of the Do's and Don'ts One thing i was cuouris about is what are the huge differences in the tools such as injectors, blending blocks etc. I know there are the top of the line type equiptment but for the average joe like myself are some of the cheaper ones fine to get started with? Which would some of you all suggest as far as single injectors, Dual injectors triples and the blending blocks etc.
  3. There are hundreds of spinner bait blades in this lot from size 2.5-5 in gold and nickel willow leaf and Colorado. There are also around 80 #2 swivels and 80 or so beads in gold and nickel each I don't have a use for them any more so need to just sell them
  4. sorry guys. my spell check thing on my phone is kind of a pain I'm talking about the wire forms. for spinnerbaits
  5. sorry meant .040 wore forms not .045
  6. so been dabbling with building spinnerbaits. mainly use 1/2oz baits myself and have .035 wife forms. last time out caught some fish on one of my spinnerbaits and the wore form was bent up pretty good and was not a large fish by any means maybe 15". so do you all use heavier wire like .045 for your baits? just thought the .035 would be fine but now I'm wondering anyone got any ideas or tips for me?
  7. so where are you guys getting a decent powder paint gun?
  8. what I had thought of with a fluid bed was to cut slots on each side so the hook and wore form would slide into them and just dip the head only
  9. so how do you guys paint your spinnerbait heads? I am having a hard time figuring out a way to keep the pain off the wire form and the hook shank and just paint the head only. planning on building a fluid bed here in the very near future but right now don't have one just have the 2oz jars. anyone give me some ideas or pics would be a huge help
  10. I guess I haven't messed with it enough because I cannot get a consistent loop on the swivel end of my spinnerbait forms. I wasn't really wanting just a twisted loop like it does. was wanting more of just a closed loop and can not get it figured out at all
  11. so what former do you guys use for forming the ends on your spinnerbaits I bought a twistech and so far with using it some tonight I don't like it. wanting something to make a good loop end for the swivel on the top so what do you guys use
  12. what glue are you all using to glue your weed guards in your jig heads
  13. always fought with getting the powder paint out of the weed guard hole. and saw some talk of putting in Teflon bass pins in the hole while painting or backing the paint but haven't been able to find the Teflon pins. where are you all getting them
  14. who makes a good complete soft bait starter kit for a newbie been doing jigs and so on for a while and would like to try soft baits
  15. thats what i meant to say was Plaster of Paris....will it hold up to multiple baits? want something for more than just a few baits
  16. what i mean is is there a way to make a mold out of some type of material tha i have around my home or is easy to get? i have one bait that is no longer beng made and i love the way it works but i can no longer find them i know for soft plastics that you can make molds out of Paper Mache but was wondering if there is some way to copy a bait mold for lead. i wasnt sure due to the heat of them so thought i would ask here and see what you all thought
  17. i saw the starter kits that was mentioned earlier and looks like a great kit. i assume that the injection makes a much nicer bait than a open pour. but was wondering about other things that are needed other than the obivious molds,plastic colors and flake. im still trying to do some reading on here but any info will help
  18. i have been toying with the idea of pouring my own soft plastics. i have a few questions. i noticed i think it was Janns Netcraft had a starter kit for something like $60 or so...are these good kits to get started with? also what are other things that are needed to do this. i fish a ton of soft plastics and love to make up my own things and designs. so thought it would be a good idea to start making my own. i have read around on here some and cant seem to find any good hard info or any articles on starting up with it...unless i have missed them. can you all suggest any articles or info would be a huge help.
  19. i am looking at getting a weedless football jig mold...the one in Barlows that does both flat eye and normal is the one i am looking for but the main size head i want is a 1/2 oz.....does anyone know if there are any out there like this that all the cavities are the same size? would make it much faster if i could pour 3-4 heads at a time rather than doing just one at a time anyone have any ideas for this? would also like to have the same mold in 3/4 oz
  20. most of the screw locks that i have found are very small dia. and have a little soo short of a end on them where it goes in the jig head....do any of you make your own? and if so how do you coil the wire and what kind of wire do you use?
  21. how do you wire tie your skirts on? do you use a tool to do it or jsut with a normal pair of needle nose
  22. i have been looking at the Fugi guides but i am a little lost on trying to pick a set for my next rod.......looking for a set for a Bass Casting rod 7' in length 12-20 lb line range.....looking for a good guide that is light weight....saw that the SIC guides are supposed to be 45% or so lighter than the others.......any one know that if this is right? and what is the next step down from them if the SIC guides are the better ones out there
  23. anyone have a weblink for this adapter? i have a few catalogs and havent seen it
  24. i am looking to get back into rod building and have a question for you builders.........what do you all use to turn the cork grips after they are glued together? i am wanting to do some rods for myself and want a split rear grip similar to a Powell or Kistler rod but i dont know how to turn the grips after they are glued together? i know that Craftsman makes a 12" lathe but i dont really want to spend the $130 on one if i dont have to........anyone have any ideas? i was thinking about using a coordless drill with a dowell rod in the chuck with the cork rings on the rod but i dont know how i would make the cork rings not turn without glueing them on somehow
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