jeffreyblaine

Was gone for a while... After lots of trial and error, I have completed the minnow it works perfectly. Now I need to decide wehter to paint or just dye the soft plastic

UPDATE: I have reproduced the jig. I have made an insert for the cavity. For the hollow cavity I inserted a flat Lshaped metal pc into the original bait cavity with 2 inches sticking out of the bottom of the bait. I then injected the cavity with RTV and let cure over night, the result is an rtv cavity mold with a steel center insert that can be removed out the bottom hole of the lure during the demolding process. Next step is to make a 2 part silicone RTV mold of the entire bait with the metal insert in, so the insert handle will be copied right into my mold and will allow correct orientation every time. Pics soon.

I would also remove the complete jig and hook and create a mold to replicate the jig head.

I'm new to the forum, I have some good ideas, but lack experience, any advice would be welcome. Here is my thought process for the first attempt: 1. Make an accurate two part rtv mold of the lure. 2. Take the original lure and carefully inject silicone into the weedless cavity so I will have an exact mold of the cavity, hook placement etc. 3. Cut the weedless cavity open, cut hook from jig at the lead, cut silicone cavity cast exactly in half so i will have 2 halves to use as the guide to create my 2 part insert that will that will hold the hook/jig in the correct postion in the mold during the pouring/injection process.

Hey guys would like to hear some ideas on creating a weedless "hudd type" minnow. I'm sure this will present quite the challenge even to the advanced members.