bryanmc

HMMMMM Arizona and a guy called fast freddie... Brings to mind Organizer boats and US Open checks that bounced... Am I getting close Del?

D@mn... Pinheads and quarter smidges!!! You'd have to mix a gallon to get measureable quantities LOL!

sorta like this... http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/attachments/soft-plastics/2688d1203205987-sexy-shad-soft-plastic-cimg0614.jpg

Fill it with water... volume is volume. You should get close. As far as how much. I think you're only limited by the size of the microwave and your pyrex.

I had the same problem copying the natural shad color. The only way I've found to do it is to use a lot less salt. It's not a problem if you're nail weighting or texas rigging them. If you want to fish it weightless it does change the sink rate. Wish I could figure out how those guys get the salt to dissolve.... That's the only way I can figure they do it.

Does anyone have a color recipe that comes close to the back on Sexy Shad from SK or Chartreuse Shad from Luck Craft? Thanks.... Bryan

Dave... the recipe is pretty basic. 4oz plastic 1 oz softener 1/8 cup salt 20 drops lc green pumpkin 2 drops lc pumpkinseed 3/4 tsp .035 purple flake 1/4 tsp .035 black flake Enjoy!

Thanks everyone.... I was pretty pleased with the results. As far as the color combo, most manufacturers do a watermelon/pearl but since I fish green pumpkin more than watermelon I figured why not?

Green pumpkin purple flake over pearl black flake. I think they came out pretty good. The lines are straighter than they look, just didn't spend a lot of time "posing" the baits.

Here's a couple pics of where I'm at on this.... The smaller bait is the GYCB original, the larger one is my pour.

Guess I'm going to have to invest in a candy thermometer. I really don't know what temp I'm working at, I've just been following the microwave instructions I found on here... 2 minutes then 30 seconds at a time until it passes through the thick stage and into the thin syrup almost water stage. On my reheats I just put it in for 30 seconds at a time until I get the consistency thin again. I did notice that on some of the better pours I could se a faint wisp of smoke or steam coming off the plastic as it entered the mold. It didn't smell bad and the color didn't change so I'm pretty sure I didn't burn it. As far as color, it looks correct but the body is opaque not translucent (thanks for setting me straight on that). I'm using 18 drops of del's black / cup of plastic. I'm afraid if I use too much less I won't get the right color. I was just thinking, do you think it could be related to the thickness of the body? The 6 1/4 is quite a bit thicker than the 5 1/4 original.

I've been pouring a 6 1/4" stick with Del's mold. Here's the problem (bear with me if this is a simple question, I'm new to this) I've been using the basic stick formula ( 1 cup plastic, 1/2 cup salt, 1/4 cup softener) and trying to re-create yamamoto's natural shad. So far the closest I've been able to come to the base color (I have the flake down pretty well) is using 18 drops of Del's black with the above mix. My problen is you can see through the original (is that opaque or translucent I can never remember) but all my pours are fairly solid (you can't see through it) color. So... what am I missing? Am I not getting the plastic hot enough to get really clear or is that just the nature of the handpour beast? Thanks for any ideas....

I've seen a couple references to grey pearl powder being used in a recipe to make yamamoto's natural shad color. I can't find it listed anywhere and the folks I've checked with haven't heard of it either. Is there such a thing and is it available anywhere? Bryan

Does anybody have any info on where to get a good short shank light wire 90 degree jig hook for making wacky rig ball jigs? I'm pretty sure I can modify the mold but I can't find the right hooks anywhere... Thanks... Bryan

Does anybody have any info on where to get a good short shank light wire 90 degree jig hook for making wacky rig ball jigs? I'm sure I can modify the mold but I can't find the hooks anywhere... Thanks... Bryan

Ive used it and agree, it works great. No hard spots and it fuses the plastic almost perfectly. It's sure been a swimbait saver! As far as making it, who knows. I didn't realize it was just MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) and acetone. I figured there had to be some magic ingredient LOL

I saw in an older thread that you were going to have these molds on your site. Are they available now or do you have an idea when they will be? Thanks... Bryan