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Very cool. Thanks for sharing!!

It's not so much the mods don't like the topic; just didn't feel this is the place to complain. In all honesty, it killed me that many of you weren't getting orders, refunds, or returned emails. Sounds like some steps are headed in the right direction. Great news!

Unless my old mind is playing tricks on me again, I believe we had a similar discussion the other day. I used to pour swimbaits for a couple charter boats in southern California. They liked 'em soft, and I mean SOFT. Started with saltwater plastic. Too tough, and they weren't happy with the action, plus that stuff is miserable to work with. Went to medium. Still not good enough for them. Added a bit of softener, and then thought, "Why not just try the super soft?" Now SS plastic is probably the last thing you'd expect in a swimbait, but it worked for those guys. They loved the action and didn't mind getting only one fish on a bait because of the lack of durability. Might not work in your neck of the woods, but something to consider.

Looks great! Like Mark, I almost had a heart attack yesterday before reading your post. Started doing virus and spyware scans. DOH!!

Welcome to my world. As an old baseball guy, I've had every finger broken at least once. They were NOT made to work a smart phone. LOL Glad you got it figured out

Not sure what you mean by "read through?" Partial listings? Usually, ad blockers will solve the problem......or you might check to see if you have any anti-virus programs running in the background. Sometimes those will be the culprit.

You might get some mixed opinions here, but personally I never liked starter kits because there's always gonna be molds and materials that you don't like or will never use. I'd recommend starting with a couple baits that YOU like to fish and go from there. Once you get good, you can move on to other molds. Just my

Ah......gotcha. That's a tough one. Looks a touch more like GP than watermelon.

The non-laminate color looks like LC's minnow silver to me.

Those look great. Nice goin'!

Can't tell a difference. Nice job!

Welcome!

Could also just simply be a plastic issue. Using a tougher plastic on most swimbaits will give you better action.

Yup.......looks like a light green pumpkin to me. The cut pieces are lighter because they are thinner.

Technical term? Custom swimbait spinner thingamajigger. LOL And yes.........excellent freshwater bait. If anyone remembers the "Beetle Spin," we would add a small swimbait to those with great results!

+1, 'specially with chartreuse and fluorescent colors.

I found it to be a little less "blood" color.......which is more ruby IMO. MF worked better for me.

I copied this one for a customer back in the day. Used MF red with large black and medium red flake. Must have worked because he didn't complain. lol

Glad I'm not the only one. LOL. I poured in shorts, a tank top, no respirator. I could go on.............

Should be directly under Plastic Mfgs on top of the soft plastics section. Here's the link

Those look great! If I could make a suggestion, I'd say maybe a touch less pearl, but otherwise great stuff!

WORD! lol

Was thinking the same thing. Maybe you didn't get the color you want, but that's a cool color. You might be on to something here!

Heat stabilizer is the key. Don't know which plastic you use, but just about every supplier sells stabilizer. Add about an ounce to a gallon of plastic and you should be good to go.

I started with the POP molds under heat lamps for 30 minutes or so before pouring in them. Worked fine, but eventually I just went with hotter (and thinner) plastic. As the molds warmed up, I'd work with a slightly thicker plastic. Pretty much have to find a method that works for YOU.