mark poulson
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4 hours ago, ddl said:
giant bass will smash it ,no doubt.i like the style
That's the plan, man! hahaha
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I have to set the hook quicker with the hard frogs, because the fish feel the hardness when they bite, and they spit more quickly than with a hollow body frog.
But they also hook themselves more than with a hollow body frog, because the hook point is at the rear, and the pressure of the bite forces the hook up into the roof of their mouth.
Once they bite it, they stay pegged.
Hookup ratio is a little better than with a hollow body frog, because they are heavy enough that they don't get blown up into the air on the strike.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks for the details.
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Bob, since you have a tail mold, have you tried pouring chartreuse tails, with some of the Glonation green/white powder mixed in?
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10 hours ago, wishn4fishn said:
My brush hog mold has one cavity on each side of the spru. Single cavities work good. I've done it on 4 cavity molds but ya have to use a old piece of spru to block some cavities.
I'll give it another shot, but I'm waiting for it cool down a little. 100+ here yesterday.
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I wasn't able to get that effect. I think it's because my molds are injection molds, with offset sprues.
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3 hours ago, Good Fishing said:
The craw mold is the Mad Dad Craw ; Do-IT mold MD40001. The claw mold is Do-IT mold MD4C002.
Jon pours really nice jig heads for my annual trips to Canada, which makes it easier to tolerate his demanding requests for "MORE CRAWS!!"
Thanks for the info.
Just don't be too nice to him!
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Just now, wishn4fishn said:
No heat. I start with a cold mold. It goes pretty easy.
Thanks. Wednesday looks like a pouring day.
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2 hours ago, wishn4fishn said:
One more thing you usually have to make the outside color quite a bit darker than normal because it's just a skin coat and the inside color will come through
I'll be happy if my second color even fills the mold. I usually struggle with trying to get past colder plastic once it begins to cool in the mold.
Do you heat your mold?
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3 hours ago, Good Fishing said:
Do-IT makes a separate claw mold, so it’s pretty easy. This was one of my first pours with the mold, so you can see bubbles in the claws that shouldn’t be there (though I do like how the bubbles float the claws underwater). I need to post pics of my more recent craws, but JBarlow keeps taking them all as soon as I make ‘em!
Cool.
Which mold is that?
Tell Jon he's a bait hog!
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6 hours ago, wishn4fishn said:
Don't know the exact temps but I like the color I'm pouring a little thicker so it doesn't just run into the cavities. I do this with a two cavity. It has one cavity on each side of the spru.
Well, however you do it, you are a magician! I can't get that idea out of my head, so I'm sure I'll try it myself soon.
Thanks.
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1 hour ago, wishn4fishn said:
You are correct Mark
Wow, that' terrific!
What temps were your plastics?
Did you do one cavity at a time?
So many questions, so little time! Hahaha
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Very nice! The claws are unique. How did you get that effect?
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Very nice! How did you get the claws to be a different color?
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14 hours ago, wishn4fishn said:
It's a injection mold. I pour the green pumpkin into the spru hole and inject the chartreuse.
Those are beautiful baits!
Do you mean the injected chartreuse pushed past the hand poured GP and gets to the bottom of the mold?
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I have the same addiction. Of course, I choose to call it a hobby, so I don't have to face reality. Hahaha
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You did a really nice job!
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On 2/4/2017 at 4:19 PM, MarkNY said:
Great work. I learned some things from your drawings. Do you handcarve that pvc at all or just power carve? Mark
Sorry to be so late replying. I use an oscillating belt sander to get the basic shape, and then a rasp and file to get the belly tapers. The final shaping is by hand, with sand paper.
The pointed, V shaped nose is a key, I think, in making the bait stable at high speeds. The two angled faces going back from the nose force the water over the body so it's being pushed down and to the side, even on a fast retrieve.
Having a Speed Trap to use as a reference really helped me with the shaping. Every detail has a reason it's there.
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Great looking baits! Where did you get you props and hardware?
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You do really nice work.
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What does the V shape of the belly do?
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Great job!
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Beautiful.
4 inch plopper 1
in Hard Baits
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Sorry to take so long to reply.
Thanks for liking it, if that is even a thing.
I carved the tail from Azek PVC decking, using a dremel with a small sanding drum, after I cut out the main shape on the bandsaw. I've found that the shorter I make the tail fin, from front to back (not out from the shaft), the better it plops. I think it has to do with how easily and quickly it rotates.