klmeloy

I was looking for a good modeling clay when I found a cheap and easy to use clay. I was at Walmart in the arts and crafts sections and found something called baking clay. I made the design I was looking for out of a used lure body and pressed it out in the mold coating the entire thing about 3/4 inch thick and baked it by the directions on the box. I made a lot of lures from this mold. A suggestion that I have is using this do not compress the mold to much or this will cause the lure to lose its shape.

I am new to the lure making world. I bought some lead from someone that I know and he gave me a small melting pot that he had also. I started out making cicada's for a friend of mine. Everything was hand crafted and very time consuming. I started making in-line spinners for some friends. I ordered some of the blades and found a few more at some local sporting goods stores. For the body I was using 2 worm sinkers running in different directions. They worked extremely well until a larger fish would but a bend in the middle of sinkers. I am now wanting to purchase a Do-it lure body mold and was wondering how efficient they are and if there are any draw backs to using one. I can buy finesse sinkers but I am looking in to making them a lot cheaper than I was making them. I am not planning on making a business out of it but would I would like some feedback on using a mold. I have been successful making bank sinkers but I am cautious about buying a mold that will give me problems. I have good clean lead to use and it pours very nicely for my 1/4 oz bank sinkers. If anyone has any thoughts or concerns I would appreciate the feedback. Thank you.