dragger

Thanks for the link. I found that with vertical dipping in a traditional Pyrex cup (probably not ideal) that I couldn't get many dips out of a large cup before running out of enough plastic to get full baits. The waste would of course be used for other baits, but my goal was to make more tubes, not other baits. Those pictures of the horizontal dipping structures look like a good design. I'll make a few and post results.

I know there is a lot of interest in this topic and would really encourage anyone with experience to share, lotta eager ears here. Injection molds are nifty, but I'll always be a hand pour guy and want to expand into dipping tubes. Don't be shy!!!

Thanks for the tip, I have seen both of those videos, brief, but very helpful. I understand how to horizontally dip, but not how to select the right diameter rods or keep the plastic from sliding off or building up only thin layers while I prefer fatter, thicker walls.

I appreciate the response, but would rather stick to hand dipping for now. Can't quite justify the cost of a 1-2 cavity mold, plus splitter, plus injector, etc. If you wouldn't mind sharing I would love to hear about your +40 years of hand dipping though.

This winter has been a really valuable lesson for me in learning how to fish tubes and I want to start getting better at making my own. I have done some vertical dipping myself, but had poor results building up thick enough heads on the tubes like I like and wasting a lot of plastic from poor usage by vertically dipping. I have done some searching on horizontal dipping and found some decent info, but was wondering if any of you guys had any more information, pictures of your rigs, or any of bojon's material as I repeatedly saw him mentioned, but he no longer posts. I'm not looking to do any sort of serious production, just enough to satisfy my use and friends. Thanks for any and all help guys.