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Get in contact with Barlow's and ask, http://www.barlowstackle.com/Rocker-Jig-Heads-P1544.aspx

DM, no smell, do you still have to wear a mask to avoid inhaling fumes or is it safe enough not to wear a mask?

Not any idea unless humidity, maybe? I use a spoon to stir when I use the microwave and no issues unless I am reheating some old plastic for TRASH baits.

You using salt? Fresh plastic or reheats? Brand?

I recommend Baitjunky's worms. The one in the picture is no longer made. I have both of Baitjunky's straight tail flat side molds (his fat and regular) and they are great shooting molds. I just did not have any pics in this color.

I think it is all hype. Their are similar molds that will perform the same purpose: catching fish.

May want try the oxblood from Spike It. You can adjust the colorant amount until you get what you want. A Laminate is better but these work in a couple of local lakes here in NC> Not exact but they work.

http://www.basstackle.com/4_5_Flat_Belly_Treat_Worm_p/158-1-10.htm

After the baits cure for awhile, I add them to a food saver container neatly, add my scent to give them a coating. A few days in the box, all the baits retain the scent. Larger numbers of baits, I will rotate the box upside down to allow any scent to flow back down. Usually all of the scent is gone within a 3 -5 day period.

Agree with SRJ and in addition, sounds like you are getting too much paint on the jigs even with a fluid bed. Try not heating the jig head so much and see if that helps in reducing the amount of paint and drip.

http://www.lurecraft.com/Plastic-Mold-940/productinfo/5X940/

Yep a vast difference there for sure.

A pic of the bait. Almost looks like an accident (blow out) on a worm bait with a skirt attached to the underside.

My 2 cents. I did not find the exact mold but after looking at the bait it looks like nothing more than a reaper or leach fused to a skirt. One could buy the inject skirt mold and the leech or reaper and use a soldering iron with blade to fuse you some together. Another option is the hand pours that LC sells. Still need the inject skirts though. I have put the skirts on the side of some other baits I make in the past. Just never had a reaper or leach mold. Enforcer baits have some reaper and leech molds as well. Thought I would pass it one.

Had this issue way back and found it was me. I was using needle nose and pulling the jig out of the mold by the hook instead of the sprue. Also think I was pulling them out too soon. Ensure the lead has set, grab the sprue, use drop out or a good smoking from paraffin and they should be good. Agree, the powder paint and bake will lock them in tight.

I have some top inject and what I do is pour the color I want for the tail into the cavity and follow up with the inject of the color I want. You will need to practice a couple but you will get an idea of what you need to pour for the tail to form. There could be some swirl but for the most part you get a clean pour with a tail one color and the main body another. Works good enough for me but I do not sell. My main colors are chartreuse tails with a pearl body. No cutting or opening the mold required.

what type of mold are you using? Top inject?

You may want to get the tail mold as well, if you are into that. Great creature mold.

I would search for craw, baitfish, pics online and analyze them for primary and secondary colors. Then go to your skirts or supplier web and apply. In addition, there is nothing like holding a local shad or craw in your hand. Remember, the season may cause the local forage colors to change along with what they are foraging.

http://www.basstackle.com/910_Tube_p/910-kj-2.htm

That jig will fish. Maybe it is just the sequence of powder you need to adjust. Appears you want the orange as a stripe so I suggest (IMO) you base coat the entire jig in the orange, keep it hot and tap or dip the white for the bottom accent and then tap on the chartreuse. This may give you the look you want.

No need to be exact though that does allow for a prettier jig, SB etc. I use different brush sizes to help. Bigger for larger amounts of powder, thinner for smaller dabs of powder. I heat the jig and apply the base coat, then dab the top coat on the top and some on the side. Sometimes I have to reheat to set the powder. If I want a third color, I touch the bottom into a powder I have poured onto a paper plate, go straight to the heat gun, then bake. Not sure I have seen a symmetrical looking shad, craw fish or frog in the wild so coloring outside th lines works for me in spite of what the teacher told me.

search youtube for two color jigs. You can see some of the process there.

https://shop.hagensfish.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=542_543

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