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lol. I had to put in an "American" perspective.

Ok. Gotcha. Does this council pertain to all to TU or just to the hardbait guys? www.novalures.com

I did that once while my wife was in the tub. I don't do that any more;lol. My ears still hurt. www.novalures.com

No pots with chambers. As far as burners, I use a 2 burner but I rarely turn both on at the same time. I use the micro for the main part of the pour and the hotplate for the smaller parts of the pour. It takes practice especially when pour 3 or 4 colors at one time. What it comes down to is having everything within the reach of one step from your pouring spot. My wife says it looks like your dancing. Your movements have to be fluid and you have to get into a rythum. You also have to keep your mind on what you're doing. You can't be thinking about baseball while you do this. If you do you will screw it up or worse you'll burn the heck out of yourself. It's not going to happen overnight, so start with what you are trying to do (claws) and then work your way up from there. ( 2 color worms; 3 color worms;4 color flukes and so on) Show us some pics as you go and don't be shy. We need to see mistakes in order to help. www.novalures.com

Longball asked and I asked and we still haven't gotten an answer. WHAT IS THE HIGH COUNCIL? www.novalures.com

I must have been in a coma for a while. What the heck is the "high council"? www.novalures.com

Thanks Patrick; you just saved me a lot of digging. Good folks to deal with. www.novalures.com

Ok. You pour the body first because the plastic will stay hotter longer in the mold as it is thicker. Then you quickly pour the claws right after you pour the body. Do 1 bait at a time; then move on to the next one. The color you use for the claws has to be hot; so I use my hotplate and a pouring pan. That way the plastic stays at a fairly constent temp. The idea is to have the 2 colors melt together at the point of contact. If the 2nd color is too cold the claws will fall off. Give it a try and let us know how you make out. www.novalures.com

The thing you have to understand is that some of us are a bit "gun shy". There have been lurkers on here that were up to no good. So' when we see a post like that some members will have a "knee jerk" reaction to it. That doesn't make it right but it's not that often that we get an honest one. Good luck with your endeavour. If I can help; just ask. www.novalures.com

Miki; I looked around but I couldn't find any order books from those folks. I must have turffed them out. I'll check back through my files when I get a chance to find an old invoice. www.novalures.com

2 piece or 1 piece mold? www.novalures.com

What kind of bait are you pouring? www.novalures.com

What got me on this deal was that he says he owns a company and wants to produce a bait that he has to have someone else to make for him? Just didn't make a lot of sense to me. Something else going on here I fear. www.novalures.com

You bugger; I'm still looking at hard water,lol Nice fish. www.novalures.com

I know where Curly and Larry are but sorry, no Mo. www.novalures.com

When I had my tackle shop in the 90's I used to buy from them. Action is a division of another company(can't remember the name just now). I may have it in the shop; I'll check tomorrow. Most of their business was with the Orient. www.novalures.com

If the baits are being sold by different companys under their own names; then the bait is a generic. There's a company in Birmingham, AL called Action Plastics that produces baits like that. I don't know if they are making this particular item. www.novalures.com

Great site Phil. I'm sure that most of us have some old lures kicking around. Why don't we post some pics of them for all to see? I've got a couple; I'll dig them out in the next couple of days and post some pics. Should be interesting to see and you never know; someone might have one that's worth more than they think. www.novalures.com

I like it Phil; good one. www.novalures.com

Post a picture. www.novalures.com

Man; Canucks are taking over eh. lol www.novalures.com

If you are using a 1 piece mold you could make some sort of a rig that would suspend a couple of small alligator clips over the mold. One to grab the eye and the other to grab the point of the hook to hold it in position while you pour. www.novalures.com

Haven't tried that one Joe; thought about it though. You would have to seal the lead buy coating it with something that won't react to the plastic. If you don't do that the lead will go all funky. You will also have to have some way of supporting the jighead while you pour. Just a few quick thoughts. Good luck and let us know how you make out. www.novalures.com