I finally offered my baits for sale,

[Fish_N_Fool]

I post on a few Bass message boards and they have been asking about my baits for a while now, so yeasterday I offered a Sample pack of about 3 packs of different baits in a bunch of colors, on just one of the message boards I post on. Well, I got 25 orders so fast it scared me! LOL

Now I gotta start pouring baits like crazy. Here is some of the baits that I am putting in these sample packs. If any of you want the recipe to any of the colors here just ask.

Rick

Fish-N-Fool Lures

[Big Splash]

Wow! way to go....Good looking baits too.

[nova]

The baits look really good. You should do well with them.

I wouldn't mind knowing the recipe for the brown one.

Keep up the good work.

[charkins]

They look good to me!

I wish you lots of success in your endeavor.

[Tubeman]

Great work Rick, theres nothing like fishermen in a buying frenzy to get you going !. Love that Brown color as well !

[Tristan]

I'm not too proud to ask! What's the recipes?

Thanks,

Tristan

[Fish_N_Fool]

Hey Tristan,

The 2 colors on each end (The green and blue ones) are in the cook book already at the top of this forum page. I will post the other colors there later tonite. I gotta go out and get my cook book out of the shop to be able to do it. Tnx to all of you for the great comments.

It has been dream come true. It all started with an idea for new kind of bait about 2 years ago. I had never poured plastic or even made a mold before for anything. So last year I made a ruff mold of what I wanted and found I guy that could pour them for me. Well lots hard work and lots of fish later I decided to start pouring my own. That was about 2 months ago. Now I have people that want my baits, "MY BAITS" all over the country. A lot of the success I have had has come from the pages of Tackleunderground! I have read almost every post on the plastics page. All I can say is tnx to all of you that have helped and answered my questions.

The Fish-N-Fool Lure Co. is alive and well, not making any money yet! LOL but for only starting this rolling about 2 months ago I figure I'm way ahead of the game.

Tnx F-N-F

[Tristan]

Fish-n-fool,

Thanks for pointing the way to the recipe's.

I like the shape. Looks like a very abstract version of a long minnow; and as it happens I've been working on something similar lately. A little more like a stick, perhaps... Just tried to pry my models out of a silicon mold (as per instructions here on Tackleunderground) and unfortunatly they didn't turn out and the models are toast as well. So, back to the drawing board!

Regards,

Tristan

[Fish_N_Fool]

Hey Tristan, I posted all the rest of the colors that were here in the cookbook at the top of the page.

You wrote;

"Just tried to pry my models out of a silicon mold (as per instructions here on Tackleunderground) and unfortunatly they didn't turn out and the models are toast as well. So, back to the drawing board!"

I might be able help ya out here.

Tell me what your molding and how your doing it, I may have a answer as to why it didn't turn out.

Is it a 1 or 2 piece mold? What release agent did you use? What is your master made of?

If a 2 piece mold ,

How did you start it? Did you put the master half way into something?

If it is a 1 piece;

Did you glue your master down? what on? Sorry for all the question but that should give me an idea how to help ya out with this.

FNF

[Tristan]

FNF, no sweat on the Q's -

I'm using Crayola model magic to create the masters, which seems to work pretty well except for very small or thin parts (you have to be real careful with those...). Then, I'm painting the model with gloss enamel, two coats, to get a real even and glossy finish. I used "100% Silicon Caulk" with H2o as a reaction agent, then filling a form with the silicon, pressing the master into the goop, er, molding agent, and smoothing with a piece of plastic on top using a wide putty knife... Was that clear as mud?

I think on this second batch of molds the problem was I forgot to paint the surface of the master with a water/dish soap solution, as the first batch popped out of the mold easy as pie.

And, I didn't mix well enough this time, which made the mold cure quicker in some parts than others...

Live and learn.

I'm still working with plaster molds, as I was hoping to use that material for production (10 cavity) molds. But, I haven't found a good coating yet. Tried 'Appliance Epoxy' but when I tried to cure it in the oven, it wrinkled. Have yet to try clear engine enamel, which should work OK...

My plan is basically:

a. Make master prototype

b. Make one-cavity silicon mold

c. Make prototypes & test - do the fish like 'em?

d. Assuming success with the fish, make plaster (or resin) multi-cavity mold ( I just hate working with only one or two cavities at a time, too sloooow)

e. Spend a couple days making enough baits to last the entire year... :-)

Fish, fish, fish...

- Tristan

[Fish_N_Fool]

I use fiber glass resin on my plaster molds. Make sure you bake your mold until all the water is out of it. Then mix the fiberglass resin with Asatone to thin it and the hardener. Paint it on a thin coat with a good quality brush that won't shed any hairs. Two thin coats will finish the mold off nicely and give it a high shine.

[fisherman1532]

is your baits just as good as senkos or better, do they have a lot of action and also how much are they? Do you do custom colors?

fisherman1532@yahoo.com