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How many molds does it take to be able to be either injecting or demolding with no standing around waiting for the plastic to cool?

Pyrex measuring cups, Anchor measuring cups, lab type beakers are all borosilicate glass and have the same properties.

Lurecraft plastic and colors hardpack very badly.

There is a lot of information on this site that was developed as the hand pouring hobby evolved from pouring into open faced molds and then two piece molds to injecting plastic into two piece molds. Not all techniques are compatible and the only way you will understand the differences is to keep reading and asking questions.

This hobby is all about you! You truly get to do it your way. The only thing wrong with any given suppliers colors is sometimes what you have gotten accustomed to gets discontinued and replaced with something similar and you have to tweak your recipe. What I did when I started was I put together imaginary orders from the various suppliers and placed the order that looked like the best value for the money I had to spend at the time.

What do you guys do to get leaky bags when using the non-laminated bags? My baits have scent cooked in and I put a real small amount of Lurecraft Lunker Lotion to make the baits shiny and slippery. While I have bought some laminated bags for baits that don't fit, I have a large amount of non-laminated bags I bought from a local hand pourer going out of business and they work fine. In fact, I have a cancelled order in the basement that is approaching a year old and it has not leaked and the worms seem fine. Do you guys who have leakers soak the baits such they are swimming in it?

Here's a link to the Lurecraft page with the empty containers. http://www.lurecraft.com/catalog.cfm/materials-~and~-tools/containers/bottles,-buckets-~and~-jars/1-oz.-bottle-w|cap:1768

X2 on the salt absorbing moisture. Salt absorbs moisture very easily and you will get bubbles when you dump in in. If you see the bubbles, you need to heat the salt to dry it out.

X3 on the porcelain pouring cups

I would like the 2 anglers choice molds in the top row and the 3 anglers choice molds in row 2.

+1 on the Oomoo.

Like Nova said, start with the pan half full. You will still get some drooling but you can pour a plastic pancake with plastisol and wipe the outside of the pan off after each pour.

The answer to your question has been a secret on this site since the basstrix baits came out. Go with your gut and experiment.

Bog Baits is a advertiser on this site and their eyes are very good. http://www.bogbaits.com/

There is also something called a heat diffuser that you can put on top of the hot plate to spread the heat out. http://www.boncui.com/irwg1869.html

I went to Walmart and bought cheap butter knives to stir with. The plastic that cools on the knife is easy to peel off as well.

I was just placing an order at Lurecraft and was reminded that they have a DVD called Introduction to Pouring Soft Plastics. I don't know anything about it but you could try this if you don't want to do a bunch of searching on the forum. http://www.lurecraft.com/catalog.cfm/introduction-to-pouring-soft-plastics-dvd!!!

Here is some reading to get you started - http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1 If this doesn't work, put starter kit into the search box and you will get 3 pages of threads that will help you.

They probably call it 6" because they measure it with the tails extended instead of to the curl. Both measurement methods seem to be in use today. Just look at the 10" inch curl tail. It is 7 1/2" to the curl. But when you swim it on a carolina rig, it looks huge.

I always wondered if their names would come around to bite them in the a$$.

If my first link does not work, try this http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/8613-cinnamon-purple/page__p__56247__hl__%2Bcinnamon+%2Bpurple__fromsearch__1#entry56247

This is the picture I was remembering http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/15596-cinnamon-brown-gy-style/page__p__118062#entry118062

Try this post: http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/8613 Del also posted a picture of an Ika type bait in another post that was right on the money for 221. The plain cinnamon with black flake has gotten darker over the years and is no where near as brown looking as the 221. It almost looks like a dark smoke that is lightened by the salt in the bait.

I get mine on eBay. Here is the search I use: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=%22rabbit+skin%22&_sacat=0&_odkw=rabbit+skin&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

I live in New Hampshire and our lead ban was spearheaded by the Loon Preservation Committee. They claim that the loon population has been severely hurt by loons eating lead fishing weights. I can see how a split shot could be swallowed but the pictures they circulated of an x-rayed bird with a jig head in its throat doesn't seem possible. I think that picture was a staged fake to get the sympathy and support of the gullible. The law does not ban lead 100%. Jigs over 1 inch long are still legal and lead weights over 1 ounce can be used too so I have to admit there was some thought behind the ban. But, in addition to the ban, they also rope off loon nesting areas which prevents fishermen from fishing, in some cases, prime fishing spots. They also patrol the lakes and tell you to get away from areas not roped off because a loon is nesting in the area. I find this to be a form of sportsman harassment. Especially when they don't mind of a non-fisherman comes close to the bird to snap some pictures. What do I think of the ban? It was an un-necessary law put in place by a group of self serving people want to force their views on the rest of the lake users. The substitute materials are very expensive, especially when you need a weight that is not twice the size of the lead weight you are substituting and have to use tungsten. If I want to split shot in the rocks, I can lose 5 dollars worth of tungsten in an hour instead of 15 cents worth of lead. This is more than slightly more expensive that the anti-lead brochures stated. Here is a cut and past from the brochure. Use inexpensive and ecologically sound alternatives to lead fishing weights. Sinkers and jigs made from non-toxic materials, including steel, tin, brass, tungsten and bismuth, are widely available. Obviously, they played to the sympathies of the uniformed who naturally would think if the substitutes are inexpensive, why not support this. That is how all the special interest laws like this lead ban and the lake speed limits get passed. Oh, and don't forget the limits on how many trailer spots in a boat launch can be taken up by bass boats and at a few launches, no tournament starts before 8am. I guess I shouldn't be negative because it is, after all, their lake. Oops, I am getting sarcastic so I will get off my soapbox.