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Steve, also keep your temperatures as low as possible. The cooler the plastic the better the laminate. Cooler will also give the plastic less opportunity to swirl.

I've been a member of the TU community since it started over 10 years ago...I've got to say it still amazes me how helpful people are here!! Thanks to all who posted and pm'd me with info. When I get one of these critters to work I'll post up a picture!..Nathan

I think Mike hit the nail on the head. Low temps around 310 will give you a good laminate. The hotter you get the less definate the line is. Frank

To do laminates consistently ,both containers of plastisol must be the same temp. and viscosity. Your mixing block and injectors need to be heated and depress evenly. The shooting star system fron Bears solves all of the aformentioned problems/ requirements.

Don't need one , ......you can make them at home just using hand tools : http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/2487-crawler/ http://www.mooreslures.com/ carries those wings as well , ......check out PDF page 32 of the downloadable catalog , ........though I don't know , how much a "Crazy Crawler" is over there in the US , ......but these store-bought creeper wings make up for muskie and pike lures , ......a "Crazy Crawler" may be a bit undersized in this case , I guess ? @ Nathan I have some written Creeper building instructions somewhere(in English) , also explaining how to make the wings(with soldered on metal tubes as hinges) and details about their correct assembly and tuning . Unfortunately I'm unable to publish these as I've promised not to do(don't have a scanner , anyway , need to shoot pictures) , .......but PM's are not public , are they ? One thing's for sure , ...the lure blanks have to be made of very buoyant timber , yet strong enough to keep the mounting screws(hookhangers should be thru-wired for muskie) , minimum 4 1/2" to 5" length and mnimum 1 1/4" thickest dia to be able to carry those heavy wings plus other hardware(maybe even also hookspreaders) and still retain their intended action . Greetz , Dieter

Most of the time you can get a small pocket knife blade under them and pop them off. Some come off easy, some not so easy. Just stick em back on with a very small amount of super glue gel after painting, then clear over them.