crappieslab Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) I have made molds for tube jigs and wanted to see what every one thinks. My e-mail is crappieslab@aol.com Edited December 2, 2008 by crappieslab e-mail crappieslab@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE73 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looks good, a solid body tube? I pour a solid body kind of pain in the butt, good thing they last alot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I would prefer to see a picture of the mold. The baits look good, as far as the small pic will allow us to see. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 NICE! They should work great.Good job on the color seperation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Great work ! Small is harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Here are pics of the mold and you can sorta see the injector in the upper right on lower pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I know they are hard to see but they are crappie jigs they are just like rocky top jigs if you know what they are. If not you can google them. There are good pics on finny tubes web site.(I think thats right) They are called supper jigs. I am getting ready to make mold for regular crappie jigs (1 1/2 or 1 3/4 inch) and going to try and make inserts for super slab jigs. I can use the same mold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I know they are hard to see but they are just like rocky top jigs. there are good pics of them if you google rocky top jigs. I am going to make molds and inserts for regular crappie jigs (1 1/2 or 1 3/4 inch) the ones I made in the pics are called super jigs. I am going to make inserts to make supper slabs because I can use the same mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I went to your photobucket album to get a better look. They look solid. How do you cut the strands? Also what do you mean by super slab inserts? I am working on a crappie/walleye bait for this winter and am interested in what yours will look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE73 Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Its a stinger style tail, creates lots of action. Started around Truman Lake about 4 or 5 years ago. Lots of crappie tournaments won this style bait. Rocky Top Super Slab - Medium http://www.genelarew.com/Crappie/3slabslayr.html Slab your molds look good, what did you make yours out of? I made mine out of aluminum. Edited December 3, 2008 by TAE73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) I make them out of Teflon, it is good up to 500 degrees. I don't have to pre-heat them also. It works very well!!! Edited December 4, 2008 by crappieslab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) Lab. Teflon has been mentioned before in the forums, but nothing really ever came to light. Would you consider starting a new thread on the subject, explaining more about your mold system. I assume you are machining from a block of the material. Lots of questions need answering, material sourcing, cost, durability, use for lead etc. Of course, if it is a trade secret thing I will respectfully understand. Almost forgot, thanks for the mold pic, but couldn't see much unfortunately. Dave Edited December 4, 2008 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'd really like to know about your teflon and where you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I bought it off the internet from a company in californa, The name is industerial plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Did you pour it or machine it? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I machined the mold and inserts and made a injector so I can inject the plastic into the mold. I was looking at Dels molds and I think the injector will work on them. I do not have any to try though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieslab Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Here is the website,Teflon - PTFE Sheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
