Mattlures

chartruse and red will bleed. If you can achieve you colors by powders and glitters you are better of. If you are pouring two diferent colors try useing the bleeding color in both if possible. for instance, brown on top chartruse on bottom. When you mix your brown start with chartruse and add a litte red and blue untill it is brown. Then the chartruse will bleed but you wont notice it. Matt

Andrew, maybe we can hit up San V. sometime this year. Matt

Hey CJ, They also make skirt rubber skirt material that glows. I got some off ebay so I dont no where it came from. I personaly dont think glow works for bass. I made some 5 in swimbaits and fished them at night for an hour with no bites. Then I put on the same bait except it didnt glow and I caught a fish on the 3rd cast. I caught 4 more within the next half hour in the same spot. maybe jigs are diferent but I think its a gimmick. let me know if they work Matt

Hey Wood, I made a simaler bait except with clear wings and no tail. If you mix floater bubbles in the body and hook it weedless with a worm hook it floats. Also the bait always rights it self with the hook on the bottom. when you twitch it itr looks like the wings are buzzing Matt

I am not sure of the exact wieght but it is a little heavy. It is a sinking version. I am fine tuning my slow sinking ones right now. They will be lighter.as far as price,Iam not sure yet. Matt

Thanks for all the compliments. As for how I made it, there really is no tricks just a lot of work with a dremel. Then I made molds, and then I casted one out of resin. I painted the pieces and asembled them. Matt

I finaly decided to try my hand at making hardbaits. hope you guys like it. http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l66359.jpg http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l66360.jpg

There is no sand in senkos! to duplicate a real senko you have to make your own formula based on the materials you are useing. Drop a real senko in water next to one of yours if it sinks faster, then you need to add salt. when you have figured out the correct fall rate you then need to check its action. Again drop a real senko in water next to yours of the same size. Add softner to your mixture until your senko wiggles as much as a real one. Duplicating a real senko is so simple. All you have to remember is salt=sink softner=action period! there are a ton of tips on salt and pouring that I wont get into but as far as a formula or a recipe It is that easy. not every body is using the same plastisol or salt or softner so there recipes may not work for you . Use my formula with your ingredients and you will figure it out. SALT=SINK SOFTNER=ACTION MATT

If you guys are interested I will post when I am ready to sell. I also made a blugill that looks as good as the others but I am keeping that one to myself for a little while. Thanks for all the interest. It makes me want to get off my butt and pour Matt

I did the same thing with featherlite. I mixed both cans well than mixed together and that crap never cured! thenwhen i tried to clean it out it stuck to the mold. Is there any other products out there that float? you can get inexspensive rtv through smooth-on also

Thank you guys for all the compliments. The compitition out here in SO CAL is so tight right now with so many swimbaits floding the market. I dont even have my stuff in the stores yet So I have to apologize. maybe after I have had them out in the market for a little while I will tell you how I made them. I know this board is about sharring, and I would like to tell all, but I just cant for a while. I hope you guys understand. If there are posts that I can help with I will. Matt

Who do you guys use to buy bulk trebles and jig hooks? besides barlows jans,stamina, or LC. I amlooking for inexspensive brands thanks in advance Matt

what do you guys think http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l60932.jpg http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l60933.jpg http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l60565.jpg http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l60566.jpg

Thanks guys. I carved a master, made a couple of molds, and then I poured it. wait till I am done with my trout! Matt

thanks guys, it is about 2 1/2in. not my truck. I only drive fords! MATT

http://momentoffame.com/snapshot.html?id=53868 http://momentoffame.com/snapshot.html?id=53869 tell me what you think Matt

when you pour have your molds on a counter about belly level and have your left forearm slide across the edge of the counter holding your right rist as you hold the cup and pour with your right hand. also the softer the plastic the easier it pours. and I prefer a pyrex cup about the size of a coffie cup, the little ones dont stay hot long enough Matt

hey chris are you shure it's the butter ? they list a threadfin sauce and a butter and description says the butter is a thick paste. thanks Matt

www.smooth-on.com

I was turned on to Calhoun by you! thanks! I sent you a pm but I thought your name was Al , you know, alsworms. sorry. thanks Chris and Scot for sharing your information about Calhoun. I have not had any consistancy problems at all. Matt

I got 5gal of their hand pour soft and I love it . it doesn't burn,it doesn't stink, it stays clear, and it is easy to use. it did settle a little but not as bad as lurecraft. if MF is a 10 then calhoun would be about a 9 with lurecraft around a 6 I have not tried any other brands.