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Delw, the LC mold is not impressive since you have to overpour and cut each strand clean. What a pain. Yours has got to be better. A true spider grub or worm has 90 degree strands, though the cut tube idea works well and easily.

LC has a mold on p.14 for an "Ika" skirt, but it looks like you need scissors to cut between the strands. Del's idea for fusing is the best, unless you use Pro Soft glue. Last year I cut a tube down to a small ring and fused it onto an end of a Senko-type worm. I rigged it with the hook at the skirt end and dam if it didn't catch a 3.5 LM after a few casts. The Ika is way too thick for my liking and the stick has a nice reverse fall (like the Flying Lure); plus it can fished like a worm with a skirted tail. Never tried to wacky rig it. Sam

Clemmy, I use Original Fish Formula in different scents. Cheaper than LC and most other scents sold in smaller amounts. I've tried baby oil as a worm release agent and find it the cheapest alternative. Not sure how to scent it though. Sam

Superb! How is the action? Sam

Agree with Delw, even the colors of remelted injection plastic turn to crap. Forget salted remelts. Lures may do alright for personal use, but no way for resale. Sam

You did it the quickest and easiest way possible for handpourers.

Poorly worded: should have been "lures we make and sell using his molds, are liable". Of course he isn't liable for the molds that copy a lure, only the end user would be (if it was even a possibility).

Good info Bob. Dave from LC should do some homewprk before making statements re: his mold creations for legal sale. He has copied over 100 plastic designs, probably most of which have trademarks and design/utility patents. But the molds are copies of injection mold lures which probably gets the user off the design-hook, (even Senko copies). Zipper worms I'm not so sure of. Sam

Clemmy, no negative reports. Colors do no come out true when uploaded to the site and even more so when put in colored plastic. The cookbook of colors is a guide but variations will always occur depending on exact amounts (color concentration of the plastic) used. i.e. Fuscia will appear as a bright purple when put in blue or purple plastic. If everyone only used clear or slight tints of a certain hue, flake color would hold, but that's rarely the case. When using pearl or mica powder + clear plastic, flake color stands out. The flake color is precise because both colorants are suspended in clear and do not tint the plastic. You see this affect in some laminates, especially those that use only pearl in the mix. (i.e. copper pearl and .015 blue flake) Salt and opaque colors mute flake color the most, which is why I use larger flakes when I want the color to come through at the surface of the plastic. (.062-.090) Yamamoto has a salt and pepper design that uses large flakes of black, copper and silver in clear plastic that was very successful in lower light (clouds, setting sun). I've modified that to large black and chartreuse flakes, medium silver flakes in a chartreuse tint (similar to Zoom's Margarita, Fat Albert color). Lastly, overhead light color and intensity affect how flake colors appear. This includes the color of water (tanin, muddy, green etc.) To see what a fish sees, you would have to be eye-balling the colors at the same depth and angle to the lure as a fish and have a fish's eyes and brain to know what it is actually seeing. (Maybe humans are all color blind and only fish can see the actual color underwater. Maybe different fish species see colors differently. ) FrankM

Thanks Bob, Dave from LC tells everyone that lures are nature-sims and can't get patents. He used the term copyright for trademark, when applied to the name or logo of a product, used to prevent use by another party. Thanks for clearing that up. He may have been confused by the following: Senko's and most other soft plastic worms or grubs, do not copy an animal's appearance or their natural motion. (Original Creme worms, Mad Man Craws and Worth Comp.'s realistic, fprage sims do, but only in design, not in utlity (action).) The same applies to Senkos. The unique action is not natural nor is it's appearance. To sell Senko copies poured from LC molds would be an infringement if the Senko design was patented. Maybe not, since utility is dependent upon his design. but: Scenario 1: Mr. Twister trademarked it's company name and the product name, Phenom. Creme invented the first plastic worm. Q: If Creme worms were patented, did Twister need to apply for a license to produce plastic worms? The above suggests that Mr. Twister's new design was not an infringement nor was the use of plastisol to make plastic worms, though both products are used to catch fish. Scenario 2: GY had gotten a patent for the Senko. Did an overlaping infringement of his patent exist with that of Gene Larew? Though the altered design did not have the same exact action as Larew's worms, there was still an infringement of utlity in the use of a salt and plastisol mixture. Q: Is everyone who sells salted plastics infringing on Larew's patented salt- injection of plastisol as used in soft plastics? Zoom has duplicated the salt injection of the Senko but in a Speed Worm design. Does Woo Daves pay Larew to use the mixture? note: note: note: Plants or seeds may be patented (i.e. hybrids, mutants, etc.)(i.e. flowers) (I'm not a patent lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn recently.) LOL Sam

cop?y?right The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. Is the Senko patented?

A big advantage of microwave over Lee's pots is that you can use larger flakes and not be concerned that the tiny pour spout will clog or that the salt and flakes will start to bake on the bottom of the pot, occluding the hole. A candy thermometer has revealed that plastic pours well and flakes maintain color and shape better under 300 degrees. I add both once the temp starts to drop below 300. My zap intervals are 30 sec - stir - and stir every 15 sec. until liquid. Remelting plastic is more in need of short zaps than new plastisol and new flakes are usually needed. Sam

You can copyright a lure's name only, but not get a patent for one. Nothing that immitates nature can be patented per the U.S. patent office. You can sell an exact copy of a Senko, but not sell it under that name. Sam

The double burner requires just as much care, though the microwave produces microbubbles where as pots do not. I still prefer the microwave. It consumes much less energy and is quicker. I'm learning to zap at small intervals and stir frequently. Sam

Unless you're using polished aluminum (Del's or Bob's), rv plastic dries out and a graininess develops from the salt and heat. For that reason I won't waste money on LC mold, (the other reason being that I like totally round lures). The alternative is using resin or plaster. If you use the latter, use a good gloss coat such as Valspar or other wall or stone prep and if you want a super glossy surface, brush or spray Fish Formula or other oil into the cavity. Works every time! It not only adds gloss, but is a great worm-release agent especially good for fine, deep lure parts, protects the gloss coat and works for LC molds. I still use LC for a slim "Senko", but would sell all others if I had the time and would buy Bob's and Del's if I had the money I'm spending building the 'glitter inventory'. Sam

Nice new look to this site. Good work. Sam

Your own come out just as good as long as you make a 2-part mold. LC sticks still have a flat side! 2-part molds don't. Just remember to coat with a gloss coat and oil the cavity before pouring. Sam

Nice design, I can see the potential. Sam

Pretty soon the lake will be choked-for-the-season. Got to try it this week. Sam

Are the weeds up yet? (did you get the sample glitter?) Sam

Fused baits work. I'd be curious how this one did on bass. Sam

MN, when you think of all the old plastics you own and the new ones you can make with the parts, when the wife asks, "what are you going to do with all this stuff?" Your reply," make new stuff, of course". From then on you can mold the hybrids if they produce. Everyday, I come up with new combos. Sam

chum scented

Mike I use a soldering gun with wire loop tip to smooth the surface around the weld after setting the ends on fire for 1/2 second and joining for 5 seconds. I've made over 20 plaster molds of hybrid creations and 20 molds of lure copies. They work great. (Why make a Kalin or discontinued Riverside, when you can make it yourself in any color you want? Sam

A candle. (scented of course. lol)