351mustang65 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 HI guys. Im new to this and just wanted to know where you guys get your molds, plastic, hardener, softener, ect and any othere tips you may have. Here are the two places I was looking at. http://www.ozarktackle.com/plastisol.html Bears Baits Thanks. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) Oh and I was going to try making a bondo one piece mold of a fish doctor. What type of bondo do I need? can I use body filler or do i need fiberglass resin or bondo-glass? Edited August 28, 2009 by 351mustang65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 bearsbaits gets my business. He carries a lot of different things as you can see by visiting his site. He also has great customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 You also might look at the Lurecraft 5X301 mold....looks like a fish doctor to me and would save you a bunch of trouble and you could get right to pouring. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 You also might look at the Lurecraft 5X301 mold....looks like a fish doctor to me and would save you a bunch of trouble and you could get right to pouring. Just a thought. I second that I have a few molds from http://www.lurecraft.com/ and they pour excellent, now when you decide that you've got the disease Bear's got top shelf stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) You also might look at the Lurecraft 5X301 mold....looks like a fish doctor to me and would save you a bunch of trouble and you could get right to pouring. Just a thought. Im going to get a few molds so I can get right to pouring but I want to try making a mold and I think a fish doctor would be a easier bait to try for my first mold. Has anyone tried that ozark tackle plastic? Anyone know if this $10 injector is any good or do you get what you pay for? http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/soft-plastic-lure-molds/044020600000.aspx Edited August 28, 2009 by 351mustang65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I looked into Ozark's for sprues but found the shipping was going to kill me figured I might as well buy the plastisol in liquid form and make my own versus being limited by their colors. Don't have any experience with the injector but you should start by pouring you'll find it's as good plus the injector is for their injector molds. Have you looked into a starter kit that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Im going to get a few molds so I can get right to pouring but I want to try making a mold and I think a fish doctor would be a easier bait to try for my first mold.Has anyone tried that ozark tackle plastic? Anyone know if this $10 injector is any good or do you get what you pay for? Plastic Worm Molds, Injector for Soft Plastic Worm Molds I am not knocking janns in general, but the injector is crap, and dangerous! I would avoid that one at all costs. However some of their molds require an injector with a very small tip, so you are either going to have to pass on those particular molds, adapt a good safe injector like a bears baits injector or use one of theirs and pray a lot. I purchased 4 of them, im now down to 2 of them due to 2 of them coming apart in my hand full of hot plastic. Luckily I had good gloves and was not using excessive pressure. Just made a mess and scared me. My other 2 will remain in my junk drawer forever or until my son figures out they might make nice squirt guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Ok I think im going with these molds. Cart - Fishing Lure Making Products, Soft Plastics, Lead Molds, Hooks and more! - LureCraft The small color set from Del-Mart. Ozark Takle plastic, softer, harden, salt, re-grinds. Now I just need to figure out what I want to use to heat the plastic a hot plate or microwave. What would you guy suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) I see they dont show up so here are the mold numbers. 5x519 5x658 5x301 5x504 5x313 5x584 And maybe 5x180 or 5x387 Edited August 29, 2009 by 351mustang65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 I have the 5x749 it's a zoom trick worm and it pours great. I personnaly like the micro and pyrex, go down to your local goodwill/thrift shop you should find a cheap micro there. I did the pouring pan thing maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance but the pans were crap and hard to use. I made my own presto pot which works freaking great but I found myself going back to the micro and working in 4-8 oz batches the presto pot is for larger runs. Make your own salt just grind (flour) in a coffee grinder or blender save yourself the shipping cost. The regrinds (sprue) sounds good, are you close to them as I stated shipping cost were crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Im going to get a few molds so I can get right to pouring but I want to try making a mold and I think a fish doctor would be a easier bait to try for my first mold.Has anyone tried that ozark tackle plastic? Anyone know if this $10 injector is any good or do you get what you pay for? Plastic Worm Molds, Injector for Soft Plastic Worm Molds I wouldn't go with the 10 dollar injector. Pain in the rear and dangerous. Bear has one that works awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Lake Lures Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Mustang, LC molds 658 and 387 have very fine cavities at the tips of those tails and can be challenging to pour. I am forewarning you so that you do not get discouraged. Hope this helps, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 The regrinds (sprue) sounds good, are you close to them as I stated shipping cost were crazy. Yes I'm not to far from them but even with there high shipping there plastisol is cheaper then a lot of the others. Ozark Tackle 1 Gal. - $38.27 after shipping Other guy $40 before shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
