stratmanv Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 After hours of failed attempts at dipping hollow swims, I have decided that dipping requires much more patience than I possess. So with that realization I did what any other stubborn bait maker would do and find a way around it. I promply broke out a bag of POP and made a 2 part mold, and within 24 hours produced my first few solid body swims. Obviously nto perfected yet, but let me know what ya'll think of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 They look good. Did you pour them in that bone/off white color and then paint them? What did you coat them with after you painted them if you did paint them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmanv Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Yes, I poured them in an off white and the paint was nothing more than an experiment. I used pearl powdered coloring and brushed it on. Hard to see in pics (because I stink with a camera) but they have a cool almost holographic quality, sort of like the way a trouts skin looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Did you coat the baits with something after painting them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmanv Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Just dipped in clear plastic. A lot harder plastic than the bait itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Ok I thought so but wanted to make sure. They look great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Great looking baits...you could actually incorporate a hollow space/hook slot by adding an aluminum blade to your mold. After you dip the bait it becomes hollow. I've done this with good success on one-piece POP molds. Without a hook slot my solid swim baits tore almost in two on the first fish...with the slot they last for several fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnfu Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 they look fishy to me!!! Good job:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmanv Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Longhorn, I had thought about that with my one part mold, but wondered how the hook slot doesn't fill in during the dipping process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmanv Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I'll tell you what I tried late last night, P&P rattles makes a plastic extractor which basically takes a core sample out of your plastic, and leaves a void in the center of the bait. I have one hanging that I made right before bed last night but haven't seen the results yet. I imagine it will be a smallish cavity, but a cavity none the less. Because you extract the plastic from the nose of the bait, I am quessing a second dip will be needed on the nose to give it some meat for rigging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 The hook slot doesn't fill...there is nowhere for the plastic to go....when you take the bait out of the mold the sides stick together. Dipping is an awesome addition to making simple baits look so lifelike. I'm sure nobody will believe this but I dipped some baits about 25 years ago. I was trying to dip tubes and got the idea to dip other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe S. Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 They Look Real good V. Nice job man. Longhorn you just gave me a few ideas about dipping some things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmanv Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Thanks for the encouragement fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
