Big Pancho
-
Posts
347 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
3
Content Type
Profiles
Articles
TU Classifieds
Glossary
Website Links
Forums
Gallery
Store
Everything posted by Big Pancho
-
Hello gang been away for awhile this little heat wave has had me pretty busy fixing A/C's. Got a little break today and poured a few different tricolor 8" slugs. I got a new one coming out very soon. The new one is smaller at 6 1/2 inches. I will post it once it is completed. Let me know what you think about the colors. I snapped the pictures with my cell phone so the pictures don't do these baits justice. I need to buy a nice digital camera hopefully soon. Hope you all have been killing some fish. It will be my turn this Friday. Hope the tuna bite. Well gang wish me luck and talk to you all very soon. Here are some pictures of the slugs. Big Pancho -
Hello gang here are a couple of my new homemade Slugs. The first one is 7 3/4 " long and has a S twist on the bottom of the bait. I took these guys out with me last week and killed the Saltwater Calico Bass here in California. I fish it weedless and once I twitch it move in a S patten in the water. I had my limits of larger fish on these baits. It was very exciting watching the fish inhale the whole plastic. The second bait is the newest in my arsenal. I have to cast the RTV mold and hope to have it ready mid week. I will post some pictures once I pour them. Let me know what you think of the baits. Till next time. -
Hello gang here are a couple of my new homemade Slugs. The first one is 7 3/4 " long and has a S twist on the bottom of the bait. I took these guys out with me last week and killed the Saltwater Calico Bass here in California. I fish it weedless and once I twitch it move in a S patten in the water. I had my limits of larger fish on these baits. It was very exciting watching the fish inhale the whole plastic. The second bait is the newest in my arsenal. I have to cast the RTV mold and hope to have it ready mid week. I will post some pictures once I pour them. Let me know what you think of the baits. Till next time. -
Hello gang here are a couple of my new homemade Slugs. The first one is 7 3/4 " long and has a S twist on the bottom of the bait. I took these guys out with me last week and killed the Saltwater Calico Bass here in California. I fish it weedless and once I twitch it move in a S patten in the water. I had my limits of larger fish on these baits. It was very exciting watching the fish inhale the whole plastic. The second bait is the newest in my arsenal. I have to cast the RTV mold and hope to have it ready mid week. I will post some pictures once I pour them. Let me know what you think of the baits. Till next time. -
Jim here is my two cents Chris explained the main four materials in order to make the molds. Bondo (auto body filler) FGR (Fiber Glass Resin) RTV (Room Temperature Silicone) POP (Plaster Of Paris) Jim my choice to start with will be POP this is keep the cost down until you get the hang of things. After your POP molds are made pour your baits and see how they work. The next step will be in the testing of the bait to see how they swim. There will be modifications to make at first in order to get your baits to swim true. This can get frustrating at times but hang in there it will work out in the end. I myself have made many baits that just did not work out. I have made only one piece mold and have not tried to make the two piece mold yet. Start with the one piece mold and work your way up. There is some really cool stuff on YOUTUBE. Type in two piece molds and they will show you step by step on how to do it. There is a guy making a silicone mold of a toy tree very informative. I think in order to make the two piece mold you will have to start with a hard mold of your bait in order to set half of the bait in clay; pour the mold material. Insert dowls in the first half of the mold on all four corners. Let this half cure. Than remove the dowls from the first half of the cured mold next mix the second half of the mold material and pour the second half. You will have to drill a top pour hole on the second half of the mold in order to pour the plastic in once you have poured the first half or bottom of your bait. It will take some time to learn when to pour different colors on top of each other. This is just trial and error. If you wait to long you will get cold cracks between layers. Stick to solid colors or two color at first and work your way into the other layers. This is a very fun hobby but it can get very addicting after awhile. Take you time and have fun making them. I will do my best to help with your questions. Check out these two sites there is a two piece molds and will give you an idea on how it is set up. I took a 98 'cause I never liked a limo... Frank -
Jim here is my two cents Chris explained the main four materials in order to make the molds. Bondo (auto body filler) FGR (Fiber Glass Resin) RTV (Room Temperature Silicone) POP (Plaster Of Paris) Jim my choice to start with will be POP this is keep the cost down until you get the hang of things. After your POP molds are made pour your baits and see how they work. The next step will be in the testing of the bait to see how they swim. There will be modifications to make at first in order to get your baits to swim true. This can get frustrating at times but hang in there it will work out in the end. I myself have made many baits that just did not work out. I have made only one piece mold and have not tried to make the two piece mold yet. Start with the one piece mold and work your way up. After you have a good bait or baits this is when you can step it up and make the silicone molds. Silicone is very pricey at $130.00 dollars for a one gallon can. Silicone by far is the best material to use to make the molds. No release agent is necessary when pouring your baits. Pour the plastic let it set up and pull the bait right out of the mold. Very easy and the bait come out nice. There is some really cool stuff on YOUTUBE. Type in two piece molds and they will show you step by step on how to do it. There is a guy making a silicone mold of a toy tree very informative. I think in order to make the two piece mold you will have to start with a hard mold of your bait in order to set half of the bait in clay; pour the mold material. Insert dowls in the first half of the mold on all four corners. Let this half cure. Than remove the dowls from the first half of the cured mold next mix the second half of the mold material and pour the second half. You will have to drill a top pour hole on the second half of the mold in order to pour the plastic in once you have poured the first half or bottom of your bait. It will take some time to learn when to pour different colors on top of each other. This is just trial and error. If you wait to long you will get cold cracks between layers. Stick to solid colors or two color at first and work your way into the other layers. This is a very fun hobby but it can get very addicting after awhile. Take you time and have fun making them. I will do my best to help with your questions. Frank
-
Slippery here is a starting point. 1. Don't return the water puddy. Use it for your first mold 2. Grab one of your favorite swimbaits and some superglue 3. You need a mold box big enough for the swimbait to sit in. Use a plano lure box if this is not big enough you need to build one. 4. Glue the flat part of the swimbait to the bottom of the mold box. 5. Mix the mold material well and pour into the mold box. Here is a tip. Pour the back side of the tail first than the body and than the head of the swimbait. I do it this way in order to not crush the tail with the material. You will see once you do it. Pour the tail and if you see it getting crushed you can spread the material around it so it can take its original form. 6. Let the mold set for 24 hours. Than remove the swimbait out of the mold 7. At this point you can correct any imperfections in mold by adding or removing material as needed. 8. After the corrections let the mold set another 24 hour to cure. 9. Now after it has cured. Get some release agent. Or some WD 40 10. Spray the inter mold and drain it after this. 11. Microwave the plastic you are going to use. Do not over heat the plastic in the microwave. Start out with two minutes than add if needed in 30 second incraments. Add color and glitters after the plastic turn clear. 12. You are ready to pour into the mold. 13. Let it set in the mold until it is firm enough to remove. 14. There you have it in a nut shell. 15. Have fun and the most important thing of all that should have been the number step. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD VENTILATION AND SAFETY GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A GOOD RESPERATOR. Frank -
Thanks Broken Paddle for the comment on my baits. The slug is homemade and I made the head a bit bulky in order to gain weight. The bait weigh 1.2 oz and it makes it very easy to cast with a 8/0 monster offset hook. I got a new slug in the works now. I will post it in a couple of days. Till next time. Frank
-
Slipperybits I made a hard mold out of a bake clay. Than cast the hard mold into some RTV silicone. The silicone is a bit pricey but its alot better than using a pop or water puddy mold. The pop and water puddy mold require a release agent and it becomes a mess when pouring. The silicone is much easier to remove the bait out of once poured. Also if the baits come out a bit cloudy you can flame them with a propane torch. The torch will melt a thin layer of the plastic and the shine is very deep. If you have any other question feel free to ask. I am a newbie myself been at it for 6 1/2 months, Till next time. Frank
-
Hello gang let me know what you think about the colors schemes. Till next time Big Pancho -
Hello gang let me know what you think about the colors schemes. Till next time Big Pancho
-
Well gang been a week since my accident and the hand is getting better, Felt good enough today to make a few baits. I have had cabin fever for a week and wanted to make a few flashy slugs and scalies. I am planing on being on the water this weekend for sure. Hope my baits get chewed. Let me know what you think about the colors I poured. Man it's good to be back in action. Sitting at home is for the birds. Well here are a couple of pictures. Till next time. Big Pancho -
Well gang been a week since my accident and the hand is getting better, Felt good enough today to make a few baits. I have had cabin fever for a week and wanted to make a few flashy slugs and scalies. I am planing on being on the water this weekend for sure. Hope my baits get chewed. Let me know what you think about the colors I poured. Man it's good to be back in action. Sitting at home is for the birds. Well here are a couple of pictures. Till next time. Big Pancho -
Kajan the bait is about an inch thick and 8" long. I just picked up some 8/0 offset hooks for these guys. Once my hand heals from the burns. I am going to take it out for a test run. Hope the saltwater fish eat it. Till next time Frank -
Simon thanks for the positive feedback on my bait. The hard bait was made out of bake clay, than I made a RTV Mold to make the baits. I personally have never fished a slug bait and wanted to give them a try. I hope it gets chewed. Frank
-
Hello gang here is couple pictures of my new small scaled bait. Sorry can't type to much I had an accident last night with some hot plastic. Got second degree burns on my left hand. Boy let me tell you very painful. The first time I did not wear my groves and this shit happens. Those of you who pour learn from my screw up. Always wear your safety gear. Well gang let me know what you think on this new bait. Till next time. Big Pancho -
Hello gang here is couple pictures of my new small scaled bait. Sorry can't type to much I had an accident last night with some hot plastic. Got second degree burns on my left hand. Boy let me tell you very painful. The first time I did not wear my groves and this shit happens. Those of you who pour learn from my screw up. Always wear your safety gear. Well gang let me know what you think on this new bait. Till next time. Big Pancho -
Hello gang wanted to try out a larger jerk bait, So I made a 8" bait to try out. Here are a few pictures. Let me know what you think. Big Pancho
-
Hello gang wanted to try out a larger jerk bait, So I made a 8" bait to try out. Here are a few pictures. Let me know what you think. Big Pancho -
Hello gang wanted to try out a larger jerk bait, So I made a 8" bait to try out. Here are a few pictures. Let me know what you think. Big Pancho -
Jim these bait are rigged with a standard lead head. I have not tried them out in the freshwater lakes here in California but have used them in the ocean. They have been very productive in catching calico bass. Just made some rainbow trout colors for a buddy of mine who is going to try them out in the lake. I will post his results if the freshwater fish eat them. -
Del I believe that there will be a chemical reaction once water is introduced into the plastic and lead, I have seen this happen to other baits I have used. There will be a white chalky substance that will come out of the bait and also discoloration will form. I have noticed that Storm swimbaits wraps there internal lead in some type of thin and holographic film. I think this film is not only for the look but also to put a barrier around the raw lead in order for it not to cause the chemical reaction. Just my 2 cents. Thank for your input.
-
Hello gang just wanted to thank you all for your help with my bait. I was not able to get the fins to work correctly so I removed the front fins and carve in a set of fins in the body. I kept the rear fin to give it a different look. It swim true now. I do have a question on the raw weight that is inside the bait. I know in time it will turn the rubber white. Is there any type of coating I can cover the raw lead in order to stop this from happening?. Any input would be appreciated. Here is the lead and hook set up I am using in the bait now. This hook and weight set up is out of a Storm swimbait. Also is there a mold out there for sale in order for me to make these for my future baits. Or is this something I need to make? Well gang thanks again for the help. Here is the bait without it's front fins and the weight and hook set up I am asking about. Till next time. Big Pancho
-
Thank you so much Del for the information on the fin placement. I will keep trying modification to get this thing to swim right. If it don't work off come the front fins. The bait swims great without the fins but I really like the look. The modification are kinda expensive. But what the hell I have to pay my dews as a newbie. Thanks again
-
sorry posted twice. Still learning newbie mistake
