river rat316 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Finally got time to pour do to some unexpected time off this week, got a couple new molds over the winter and really haven't had time to do anything with them. Here are some pics 10" worm Black and Blue with a Blue vein running through the tail Same 9" trick worm Vein doesn't show in the pic but looks awesome in person New craw mold, pretty decent action, little bit more subtle than a Paca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Nice looking plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTW Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Cool stuff! Got to be a bit gratifying to catch fish on a lure you've designed and produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Shutterbug Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 These should work just as good as the store bought brands. Do you add scent?Has anyone come up with a mold yet for tube worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 These should work just as good as the store bought brands. Do you add scent?Has anyone come up with a mold yet for tube worms? IMHO they work better, there is certain stuff you just can't do (super small and thin appendages) with handpouring, but the plastic is way better, more supple, stronger, bouyant, and the colors you can get are awesome.I hand dip tubes, takes alot of time but it has its advantages, handcut tails are the way to go, and once again the colors you get are awesome. There is molds out there for them but they are a pain from what I hear, I have never tried them. Dels tackle has them and so does Lure Craft. I do add scent, I just don't go nuts with it, just enough top mask human scent and to get rid of the smell of the plastic, oil based scent can't draw fish in anyway, it can just make them hold on longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Shutterbug Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Please explain hand dipping. I have no idea what you are talking about. Tubes have been my top bass catcher. Unfortunately, I have a hard time finding them in chartreuse. That was my most productive color on sunny days. Black does the best on cloudy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 very nice job, how easy is it to get into pouring plastics? I do lead heads never tried plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 if you start out with just one mold and a gallon of plastic its not bad, as soon as you get addicted all heck breaks loose and you realize you got more into it then you could ever use.... but thats part of the fun.Hand dipping is taking a metal rod, either aluminum or stainless, in the diameter you want on the inside of the tube, dipping it in plastic, then hand cutting the tails with a tube cutter. There is alot of different ways to do it, but thats what I do. I use 3/16" all the way to 5/8" diameter rod depending on the tube I want. It takes a little practice to get something that actually resembles a tube, but I have done it for a couple years and mine look as good as anything you can buy in the store. I usually use all my scraps mixed with a little new plastic for tubes since I like dark colors anyway. Its a good way to not waste plastic when you are pouring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Here is one of my fat tubes next to a Case Plastics Fat tube (mine is the one on the left) Heres another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Cloud Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Very nice looking stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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