JHodgie
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Jacob baits makes several panfish molds. here is the link http://stores.jacobsbaits.com/StoreFront.bok
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the stuff i bought was great. it was about $1 a pound for fluxed pure lead. i dropped it in my lee pot and it poured great jigs. check to make sure they use flat rate boxes. i bought 20lbs and only paid 5 dollars for shipping. that is the only way i will buy lead now.
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it was tungsten powder. he was mixing it with soft plastics to get different sink rates and actions. i did a search on it and found that some golf shops carry it to weight club heads. i think half a pound was like 20 bucks.
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try calling your local golf shops. i did some research the other day, and found out golf shops carry it to weight the club heads. i think in found half a pound for 20.
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are you guys using soft or medium plastic for that mold?
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Perfect, that gave me way more info. then when i would type in dipping swimbaits. thank you.
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another question would be if anyone is using different blade shapes? or if anyone has tried using deep cup colorados?
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I am wanting to start dipping my own swimbaits and was curious what plastic does everyone like? not so much the brand but how soft? will lurecraft 502 be good? or are you guys using super soft plastic for these things? i want to get a order of plastic coming and i hate getting stuff that doesnt work right. thanks
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i think that is what i did as well. i will narrow it down and make a new mold. i poured it in a softer plastic and didnt like it at all. i think it needs to be much narrower and poured with saltwater plastic. then it would meet my needs. thanks for the help
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so i made my master and cast a 2 part mold. that went okay but anyway my problem is it doesnt have the movement i was looking for. i used lurecraft502 plastic. i actually am making this for pike so i want it to be somewhat tuff and i am using a 7/0 hook so i need some strength to hold it. so if it doesnt swim should i use a softer plastic or redesign with a thinner section between the segments. thanks for you help guys.
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Thank you BBM, yes that is mesh netting under the foil. actually found the mesh at walmart. in the craft section. -
they are 6in. havent been able to play with them much yet. had each one in the water for a cast or 2 and that was it. but they did have a S pattern swim when steady retrieved. looked like the glide was a bit shorter then i wanted but i need to test them more to tell for sure.
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traced some small perch i caught ice fishing to get an exact scale. then made these 3 baby perch.
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i have one and that is all i use. actually just ordered another one and a table bandsaw, should be here monday. the airbrush i have is .35, so if the new one is .5 that would be perfect. Those harbor freight airbrushes are made by Master. i went on TC global and bought 20 somehting bottles to make changing colors faster and easier.
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Thanks guys. lets just hope the pike this spring like em. -
i do seal with 3 coats of etex in between paint coats. i only use the poly to seal the raw wood before water testing to see how much weight to add. would you not use poly at all and go with 4 coats of etex?
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awesom looks like a couple brookies and a pike. very nice, i love the way you paint the fins. -
yeah i pretty much use it to dry so i dont smear the paint. i am going to get a cheap hair dryier and give that a shot. but i seal the wood with 2 coats of water based poly. then the wood is sealed before i weight and test them. i am using the poly cause it dries fast and i almost always have some around because of work. is this stuff to weak.
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thanks guys. the gills are already getting better. sorry FUBAR i studied yours to see how it is done. -
so i just tried foiling a few baits with normal foil. worked great on my crappies cause they were taller then 2in. anyway everything was good till i noticed the foil under the epoxy was lifting. they were fine until i hit them with the heat gun on low. i was using the heat gun to set the createx and to remove bubbles when topcoating. so i guess the question is. is there a better spray adhesive then elmers for this application? or am i just putting to much heat to them.
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the first attempts at a foiled crappie.
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good to know thanks guys. i just had some left over from a job and was curious. i think i will stick to the good stuff.
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the baits that i have done so far have been foiled. so i used dev2 as the base over the foil since it is clear. so say on a bait that is not getting foil can you use the resin? it is alot cheaper then devcon 2 and alot faster then envirotex. has anyone tried this yet?
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My first foiled hardbait. Gills need some work. But happy with it being the first one. -
first hardbait is finally finished. not to happy with the gills but i figure that will come with time and practice.