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i am a fan of short arm spinners and compact spinners. trial and error is the best way to figure out what you want. what flippinfool said is good advice. buy your regular wire and cut down each end of the shaft to your liking.

looks like it was designed to have the hook going the opposite direction.

i switched over my pot from lead to lead-free. i emptied it out, took it apart and scraped it as clean as i could. did end up buying a new valve rod because it was heavily caked in lead that wasn't easily removed. i buy bismuth and tin separately and mix them myself. anything between 75% to 85% bismuth will work just fine. the tin is added for strength, otherwise the bismuth is too brittle on its own. buy the drop out spray. you need it 100%. when curing the powder paint in the oven you need to reduce temp and extend duration. trial & error

can you share more info on this? maybe a photo?

the top is smoke (black drops) with 035 chartreuse / green / black flake bottom is and amber orange with 015 red flake

thanks for all the feedback. i have checked youtube and wasnt able to do it the way they were doing it. how are people opening them with plyers? it just doesnt work for me.

Trying to open hook eyes for the poison tail jig. Using mustad 32886 and or mustad 91768. I've had the best luck using a punch but they still do not want to open (maybe i need a different punch). I've seen some videos of people using plyers / vice grips but the hook just spins inside and wont grip. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

epoxy is going to give you the best results if you take your time and do it right floor wax from walmart (green bottle) is going to work 2nd best

salt gives baits a nice natural feel. it also adds weight to either sink or throw further. yes it saves us money too by being a filler. being a bait maker do you really care how long your baits last? i'd rather catch 20 fish on 20 baits than get 19 fish on the same bait of course there's a hype behind salt, but i think it is a good additive

i use diamond table salt (non-iodine) it will suspend better when you inject your molds. thicker stuff is heavier and will of course sink easier. baits will be cloudy but oh well, i choose action > color

candy bug is junebug or puple with black added. green & purple flake.

you'll want the bigger injector eventually so might as well get it now. for starters you wont need any spare nozzles/caps/orings.

Magic craw is green pumpkin black flake. swirled with green pumpkin black flake blue hilite. add blue colorant to make the hilite stand out more

if you like the way they look, they will catch fish!

use green, brown, and yellow colorant mix them until you get it right

the stuff stinks, i wouldnt do it inside a house or apartment. if you're dead set on doing it, i'd get a strong fan going out the window and pour right onto it. you'll know real quick if you want to continue doing it.

i do the same thing with my baits, Frankenstein'ing is what i call it. combine the best of both worlds from different baits. seems to work well in high pressured spots. i am a believer in bass being extremely curious about something they have never seen.

i have ultra mrarine from LW and it will get you that color, 15-20 drops per 4oz if my memory serves me right. dont forget the blue glitter. add a drop or 2 of junebug or purple may help as well electric blue from LC seems to be a more brilliant color blue if you ask me.

hot pink and yellow would be my best idea

you're just looking for someone to point you in the right direction to achieve colors? post the pics, or pm them to me.

i still use salt and probably wont switch. salt is natural and non-toxic. dont think glass beads are too safe if you or your pets consume them somehow. salt is cheap and apparently fish hold onto salt baits longer than unsalted (what i've heard, could be wrong) transparent sticks look cool but i highly doubt a fish that wants your senko is going to have time to determine if its a realistic color or not. they are triggered on the action of a bait. spraypaint a real crayfish any color you want and its getting slammed every time. ive fished hundreds of colors of stick baits and they have all worked (in my opinion) the same.

ive used em all, wont badmouth or promote any of them specifically. my advice is to find what you like and use it. spending a few bucks extra is worth it to get what you like

why are you done with POP? super cheap and easy to work with. put the right finish on it and you have top quality baits.