mark poulson

That isn't a boot tail, it's a Huddleston-like swim tail which creates vortices as water passes the sides and causes a gentle side-to-side swimming action.

Seriously, is there some set amount per day?

Getting? Hahaha

I have been trying to add a "like" to people's comments, and I get this message. Is the now a big mouth filter, or something? Sorry, you cannot add any more reactions today. OK

Dave, I love it when you explain things this way. It makes sense.

If I were going to try and store some for later, I'd leave the core shot wire in the baits while storing them.

I am guessing that the hardener is the stuff that comes out of suspension and packs at the bottom, since the unmixed stuff is so soft. Maybe the finesse floating formula needs to cooked in a different way. I'd contact Dead On Plastics and ask them.

I tried it, but I had to keep the amount of glo powder so low it took too many coats to get a good glow. Too much powder and it would clog my .35 tip. It's just too easy to add as much as I like to transparent base and brush it on.

Me, too.

I have made two piece hard baits, and the only way I found to get good action in them is to add a lip. Otherwise, I would keep the forward facing V, nested into a concave V rear face of the front section, and eliminate the boot tail completely. The two lure sections will swim in an S shaped glide bait action. In your case, the boot tail is dampening the action, like a wind sock, not enhancing it. If you want more action with no lip, make a three piece bait, with no weight in the tail section and a looser rear joint. It will flap like a flag in the wind on a fast retrieve. But keep the tail thin, with a simple vertical design. You don't need the tail to impart action in the bait, you want it to be able to move freely once the action has been passed on down to it by the two previous sections. Think Dave's vortices, passing along the sides of the bait, and really activating the tail section.

You can thin an epoxy slightly, without affecting its characteristics, other than it's film thickness, if you make sure to thoroughly mix the two separate parts before you add the denatured alcohol to thin it. The alcohol will bond with any unmixed components and prevent the epoxy from setting. If you add more alcohol, it will become a penetrating sealer, but it won't work as a strong top coat. I got this advice from a tech at Etex.

I used a cut off round toothpick to make these trout specks.

I wonder if you can cast a really stout crane swivel with that mold, so you can have a swiveled hook hanger.

I spray my injector inside between injections with spray PAM, and the O rings are still good after more than 5 years.

For the last couple of days this website has been loading slowly. I tried both Google Chrome and Firefox, and it is the same. Did you guys change something that I missed?

I use lead wire for my ballast in my PVC swimbaits, either 1/4" solid for bigger baits, or 3/16" solid for thinner baits. I use premade belly weights with hook hangers from Lurepartsonline for most of my cranks. They are so convenient, and work really well. https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Plug-Belly-Weight-Inserts

Again, that looks ideal for multi-mold pours. Good working height, good clamping pressure, adjustable, and very stable. The last thing I want is a tippy mold while I'm pouring. Right now, I use a woodworking vise clamped to the end of my pouring bench. It works for me, because I only inject a couple of molds at a time, but your setup looks really good.

It looks to me like you may have too much powder on them. And the blank might have been too hot enough to begin with. I always do better if my blanks are just hot enough to get a good, thin coat when dipped quickly, and then tapped to remove any excess before I hang them to cool. Then I load them in my toaster oven to bake them a 350 degrees for thirty minutes to cure the powder. I still get some that are not perfect, but that cuts way down on problems, and the fish don't seem to mind.

I don't use sinking plastic for my senkos. I use glass beads for adding weight, but I still add salt for flavor.

This is just a guess, since I don't know the actual answer. I use a vertical line tie, and a split ring, for all of my jointed swimbaits, because I think it really enhances the swimming action of the baits. Except glide baits. Since the idea of a glide bait is to move effortlessly in a S shaped path, a vertical line tie might act as a rudder, and inhibit the side to side glide a little. The first bait I ever fished with that S shaped action was the original Gantrel, and it had a vertical line tie, but almost every other glide bait, except Jerry Rago's bluegill, has the horizontal line tie. Also, I do a direct tie to the bait, with no split ring. I don't know if it makes a difference, but it's how I've always fished them. I think it might keep the pull point centered on the bait more, and that would affect the glide less, too. Of course, I could be full of it. It wouldn't be the first time, and certainly wouldn't be the last. Hahaha

Correction...just over 3 oz. I'll finish it and fish it. If it gets bit, great. If not, I'll make another a bit smaller.

So I sanded and shaped, and got the final bait down to 87 grams, unpainted. That's with (2) #2 KVD EWG short shank trebles, and the rate of fall something like 3 feet per minute. It's a really slow fall, but I am going to fish it shallow anyway. I am going to finish it and throw it, since it now weighs less that 3 oz. Here's a picture, before it is primed, showing the ballast locations:

That is really slick! A great find and share.

Ripping someone with your first post is pretty weak.

You should contact a CPA that specializes in small businesses, particularly lure making businesses. There's a lot to know, and lots of expensive ways to stub your toe, so pay the expert to help you, and you won't be missing something crucial. You'll need a CPA eventually so start out right.