stankdog
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Any floating traps?
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that's funny! Furthest I have ever thrown anything in my life was when I had numeous dipping disasters! Never heard the blade land! Nothing like a temper tantrum to vent the curse of dipping! Never felt like any result I got was worth the tremnedous effort. To those who are technically proficient dipping baits, Hats off!!! No question in my mind why dipped baits are so expensive!
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I have used the Lure Craft 5x891 and love it! Fishing for snook and redfish on a small 1/8 jig head and just swimming it works very well for me. I also have rigged it weightless with a heavy guage dropshot style hook with success. Pours fairly easy, two color pours can be tough, just get the plastic hot hot! 5x891 - LureCraft It does tear easily , but thta's one reason I pour my own! Cheap and remelt!
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Man I love me some bead baits, still have not played with making my own mold, but looks super easy. Thanks for the heads up Del, I alsways run out of time then forget cool ideas before I play with them Check out these, my fave Peanut Worm 15-pack : Secret Weapon Online Store
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WOW! Pretty simple, easy, soloution, consider that idea officially stolen, thanks for sharing that!!
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Med. Lc 502 and medLC gold holi-jewel glitter
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While oredering some more supplies from LC I noticed a new swimbait mold that looked perfect for where I fish (and my newb pouring skills) , Just got the mold today, poured one for a test swim in the pool and am shocked at how awesome it swims!! Thumps pretty hard and tracks great with just a slight body roll,. I've never added eyes to soft plastics, so i melted some plastic and bingo ! Hurricanes are good for getting some pours done; between Fay,Gustav and Ike, I am getting lots of practice! Kim and the gang are super cool and patient with all my stiupid questions!
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Kudos for two awesome baits , when that trout stops and looks behind himself... I could just see that bait gettin smashed !,
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Glitter is only in bottom color , 1/8 tsp gold holi glitter in two ounces, none in the copper,
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actually the color is perfect for what I am trying to match , it just seems the plastic needs to be hotter than other powders to pour, the amount(1/4tsp to 2oz. plastic) was recommended in the LC catalog, however I trust you guys, so you guys are suggesting to back off the powder and add a drop of color , right?
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These are some Laminates I have been playing with (please critique), trying to duplicate the hottest saltwater color around here ( Berkley New Penny), question is my copper lumina seems much thicker, adding 1/4 tsp to 2 oz., than other color powder(white for bottom), do some colors and powders need or like more heat than others? The copper Lumina seems to pour good only when super hot. All colors and glitters are LC and LC med. plastic Any suggestions or comments appreciated, oh yeah this is stupid addicting isn't it!?!
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In tournamnets, we call that dumbing into one! So let me see if I got this right, from the vein threads, split veins are when the bottom color is hotter than the top color being poured over it and it kind of leaks up and through? Could see where this would be a really good looking but challenging thing to duplicate, thanks for the help , I will try to duplicate with clear and pour a glitter vein and see what happens(fingers crossed)
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Thanks guys, could it have something to do with mold heating up as well?
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SE LA rules! Delacroix is my home away from home, welcome, these guys are awesome ! Use the search function often, it's crazy that you can take years of trial and mostly error out of the learning curve!
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Tried pouring some swimbaits wiht tails and laminates, everything going good (see Pic on left) then I got this!?!?!(pic on right) Bottom color kinda bubbled up through the top, actually kind of cool looking maybe in more tranparent color, anyway , this means I am not waiting long enough between colors right? Practice and consistency right? mod edit: changed title from "Check this out! wHAT THE @$%#!" to something more explanatory. see rule #8. Thank you
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Thanks for all the comments guys, the swimbaits look awesome tight tail wiggle and lots of body rock! YouTube - First pour swimbait
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I love Ep fibers, sheds water, nuetrally bouyant ,easy to dub ,stack, spin flare , you name it great stuff!!
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You mean like this!! , I am probably gonna tackle the UPS driver when he shows up, remelts suck! way soft and lots of bubbles, like they don't want to melt , seems like short burts when they get close helps, cold cracks in the tails on 2 colors, guess i need to pour tail same color as back huh?, anyway, insanity loves company !
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I'm done for! Found a microwave and some pyrex measuring cups at a yard sale,, 10 bucks for everything, got a couple of swimbait molds from TU user, ordered some supplies and more molds , couldn't wait so I searched the forum and remelted some handpours, also made a jig for holding a lead head in mold and poured around it to make swimbaits, Cancel Christmas! I'm hooked, porbably just sealed my fate huh? what the heck I am already broke and divorced so i figure I got nothing to lose!! Gee Thanks TU , thanks for reruining my life!
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Still have these?
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Just curious if anyone has ever tried to retrofit a hook slot into anRTV mold(one piece) I have been using a 6 inch mold for swimbaits and using the wire hanger method to mold hook into bait, but would love to have something to push into bottom of mold to make a hook slot if I wanted to rig weedless. I hope I have explained this well enough, Thanks
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Funny you say that as that is my only complaint with the Fatheads, I was given some "new" saltwater colors and did'nt like any of them, as far as action, nothing better for me:twocents:
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-King, Yes that is a Fathead, has a great side to side shimmy not a roll , looks just like a mullet! - TN, runs str8 as long as you rig it str8,
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How bout Mustad 91768, Barlow's has those 1/0-5/0
