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Fellas I think.... that on sales tax that the law varies from state to state ... FET applies to all in that the one making the product pays 10% of what he sells it for ... that is basic .. there are some nitty gritty stuff if you are selling retail ... best check this out with the IRS. Pull a search on the different threads on this very subject and has been covered fairly well in depth. Hope that helps My JSC

Hi Guys I use many thousand Crane Swivels in making custom leader rigs (Salt Water Stuff) .. Rosco American made ... hard to beat. If any have failed I have not heard about it (knock on wood and all that good stuff) I figure that if they will stand up to being used in saltwater under heavy strain that they should be great for Spinner Baits ... I have seen Ball Bearing Swivels stick .. JSC

What Reeves Said. and I even use for my personal use a crane with a snap so that I can change blades real quick ... I think that the crane may be better in that it will be a little more resistance in it spinning and could send out a better sound ... I have no way of checking that .. just my idea .. My ( you know with inflation we are going to have to cahnge that to something else ??) JSC

Hope it fixed you up. I think Cadman must be busy or he would have picked up on this thread .... Just give him a Big Thank You .. He really did a good job on it ... Thanks Ted JSC

GOOD LUCK !!!!!! ( if it was me) JSC

Looks like some of the "Other side" color may be showing or "bleeding" thru so makes it real hard to tell ... I would say a straight transparent green. My (and it may not be worth that much ) If some one gets a chance to try it let us know. JSC

Guys just PM Cadman .. he has a PDF he can send you ... matter of fact PM me and I will send you a copy but I know Cadman would like to know how many he has snet out. JSC

You are going to have to modify your mold to make this work .. Instructions from Del was for a 1 pc mold. If you have a POP mold you might have to start out from scratch and mold in your slots for the wire and off set the pour hole if you want the wire to come out the nose .. Tie the rattler to the thru wire ... It will take a little trick venting .... and after all that will you get more than a couple of casts ?? The wire (unless it is real short) will do some big time cutting ... Can you use braided coated leader wire ?? being flexible will not cut out as bad. Good Luck and let us know how it turns out. JSC

Great Job ... JSC

You done good .. both Pic and bait JSC

Yep ... make sure you are well ventalated ... Read some of the past post on this subject to give you more information Good Luck JSC

DITTO ... also if you are putting soft baits on a jig try a drop on the end before sticking the hook in ... JSC

Looks great .. Bojon will get you on the right road. JSC

Just a thought ... has this started with a new batch of material ?? Heat not being set right in counjuction with the material you are using can cause some strange things to happen. Let us know what you find. JSC

Glad Yall got that straighten out. You know even those Bagleys that were made later on with the inserts ... I have put them thru some rough use and never have I had one to pull out .. lips mess up ... yes ... paint crack .. Yes(mud and jack fish are really bad on them) ... never had to tune one and yes I had a DKBII that was a sinker (still caught fish) .. I think they have inspired a lot of You guys who really make some great cranks to do a better job ... and to give you a pattern to go on ... most of the plastic as we use today came after the Big "O" inspiration (remember they were all custom to start with) ... The "Rs" the "As" & etc (albhabet lures ... spelling again) came on us in an explosion of cranks ... Just more cents worth. Really enjoy this thread JSC

Just to add a little more. The Bagley "Rattle Trap" that I am speaking of was only a run or 2 made ... they are Plastic .. I have 2 of them .. they were given to me by the Bagley Sales manager who was traveling with a Freeman Wholesale Salesman back in the early 60's while I was in the Retail Business. This was during the big days of the Bango Lure and Ol Jims "Hard Head" Worms .. Really I never saw any of these "Rattle Trap" type on the market ... If I had to geuess it was in 63 .. I still have one of those old Bango lures (Purple Back Silver) .. Now on the DKBII the first ones were "Thru Wire" constuction (I have one with a broken lip) that one was from the 70's .. I will look and see if I have a good one from back then. The DKBII was the most popular of the Diving Baits here in the Panhandle of FL. We all tried the others but none produced as well ... Xcept my all time Favorite of the Bagley Baits which is the "Mighty Minnow" in Black on Silver or on Gold. .. I understand that this was Jims favorite as well. At the end of the 80's I think that they were being made in Gouatomolo (SPELLING Central America) ... kinda of fuzzy on that because I think Lee Sisson was having some done there as well ... The paint they were using was very flamable and once the paint room caught fire and burned most of the factory which included several thousand cane poles. JSC

Dave I mix the 5 gal one time then pour it into 1 gal jugs .. lot easier to mix this way ... Longhorns way is great but I never know exactly what I am going to need ... have to be careful of some colors when reheating as they will off color. My JSC

Woodie you were the one that bought them up !!! Just jokeing did not know that they ever offered them up for sale ... I would have been knocking on there door ... ------------------------------------------------------- Birdman ..Had not thought of the inflation in relationship to this subject but that was right on. ------------------------------------------------------- Good Thread ... like info on this type history ... Did U know that bagley made a rattle trap lure at one time ??? I have a couple of them. JSC

"I chuckle when I hear someone wants into that industry-be careful what you wish for." I retired from being a "Jobber Salesman" in the tackle business about 6 years or so ago .. and am "piddling" with some "stuff" now .. From what I can see it gets harder every year ... fewer retail outlets .. taken over by the chains .... tough. JSC

Sounds like your molds are not warm enough and/or not pouring straight down the center ,,, or your plastic may not be hot enough .. as far as color ... for less translucent add more coloring. This is just scratching the surface of your problem .. would help to have a picture ... Hope this helps a little JSC