I had this mold & i shot the 190 mold in medium & then after putting them into the 250 mold i shot the body in hard & they worked great. Shooting just the 250 i'd use hard which will make them stay on the jig head better & since the hooks exposed anyway it isn't going to matter. All my crappie baits i make in hard. My regular bass tubes that i shoot in the angling ai 4" double dipper mold & texas rig them only & i shoot in a 50/50 mix of medium & hard from bait plastics & they work great.