SouthBelleGroveOutdoors

I started doing tubes after watching the video. I do not do his hot plastic 'sagging' technique where he flips the block upside down and back until the plastic cools. Instead I hold the block upside down after dipping until the plastic starts to stiffen and then gently brush the strings of plastic off on the side of the cup. I find less bulges and deformed tube heads. That's my style, the author of the video seems to get great results with his technique too.

I dipped these frogs after putting eyes on. I have also dipped curly tail grubs for a thicker body.

I got a bottle of mineral oil and put some minced garlic cloves in the bottle.

Thanks! I found a link to another thread on this site. So basically don't sell but maybe just have guys pitch in and buy a mold or plastic. If I want to sell and start a Facebook page I should talk to my accountant. BTW, I just bought some of your plastic last week!

Hello, I'm new to the forum and have only been pouring soft baits since the new year. Last year I got back into fishing after a long hiatus and found that with my newly acquired hobby of wood turning I could turn my favorite pond lure, a popper. This led to that and then I got into pouring worms. I am looking to pour baits for some of my buddies. I'm not necessarily looking to make money but would like to at least break even for my materials and justify to the wife another mold purchase. What do you guys recommend charging for baits to cover plastic? Since obviously the size of the bait matters, would you base the price on prices in catalogs for the same bait or calculate the amount of plastic used? Another option, which my cousin did with his lead pouring kit, was to have his buddies buy some molds to add to the kit and then everyone had more molds to use. The only difference between that and soft baits is that lead is free depending if you have sources but plastic isn't free. Any other advice is welcomed. Where do you guys get packaging and what type? If you were I, would you start a Facebook page and try to sell more of your creations? TIA