DeltaMan Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hey guys i've been looking for an extremely realistic crawdad imitation in a soft plastic the only place that i have found exactamundo baits was in the Clear Lake Bait and Tackle shop the inscription on the botton says famous lures and i haven't been able to find them anywhere and i got a couple Craws livin in my fish tank yes they look yummy but i don't dare. So if any one has tried molding a real Crawdad or real fish for that matter please let me know and tell me how ya did it. so Thanks Deltaman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hey guys i've been looking for an extremely realistic crawdad imitation in a soft plastic the only place that i have found exactamundo baits was in the Clear Lake Bait and Tackle shop the inscription on the botton says famous lures and i haven't been able to find them anywhere and i got a couple Craws livin in my fish tank yes they look yummy but i don't dare. So if any one has tried molding a real Crawdad or real fish for that matter please let me know and tell me how ya did it. so Thanks Deltaman. Try searching the posts of member Crawchuck. He has many explanations of this. He used to mold crawdads and frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavnuts88 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Search KGM Custom Baits on the goog. I have a bunch of the King Craws, they are about 6" I think. They are a one sided pour but are quite good looking. If you look at the pics, my buddy Tag has won several tourneys on them using a 1oz football, in high winds 1oz football with a bullet weight on the front to keep it down. Tags Camo and WA Craw are sick colors Hey guys i've been looking for an extremely realistic crawdad imitation in a soft plastic the only place that i have found exactamundo baits was in the Clear Lake Bait and Tackle shop the inscription on the botton says famous lures and i haven't been able to find them anywhere and i got a couple Craws livin in my fish tank yes they look yummy but i don't dare. So if any one has tried molding a real Crawdad or real fish for that matter please let me know and tell me how ya did it. so Thanks Deltaman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Yes you can, it works. Stick a pin through the crawdads head to kill it so it doesn't move when you make your mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaMan Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Yes you can, it works. Stick a pin through the crawdads head to kill it so it doesn't move when you make your mold. This is what i needed right here, awesome! So far i am just waiting for my crawdad to molt and regenerate a couple of legs and then into the mold he is gonna go awesome Thanks Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingBuds Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 This is what i needed right here, awesome! So far i am just waiting for my crawdad to molt and regenerate a couple of legs and then into the mold he is gonna go awesome Thanks Man. What kind of mold ya gonna use? pop/resin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaMan Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 What kind of mold ya gonna use? pop/resin? I was planning on using plaster and making a two piece mold, but maybe thats not the right stuff. What would YOU use if you were going to make a mold of a crawdad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I was planning on using plaster and making a two piece mold, but maybe thats not the right stuff. What would YOU use if you were going to make a mold of a crawdad. rtv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I was planning on using plaster and making a two piece mold, but maybe thats not the right stuff. What would YOU use if you were going to make a mold of a crawdad. Try searching the posts of member Crawchuck. He has many explanations of this. He used to mold crawdads and frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaMan Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Try searching the posts of member Crawchuck. He has many explanations of this. He used to mold crawdads and frogs. I know that Crawchuck makes his molds from plaster first then from RTV but I am pretty sure that one or the other could be used first hand instead of making two molds... although i can see why he did that. It was because he didn't want to waste silicone on a mold that may not have come out well. What I am planning on doing is different from the way that Crawchuck did his craws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I know that Crawchuck makes his molds from plaster first then from RTV but I am pretty sure that one or the other could be used first hand instead of making two molds... although i can see why he did that. It was because he didn't want to waste silicone on a mold that may not have come out well. What I am planning on doing is different from the way that Crawchuck did his craws. I had a bunch of his molds and they were made of gypsum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaMan Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Well i'll try it with what i've got so ill probably start practicing with the POP first and if i can make a really good replication then i may try RTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mustang65 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) Here are the craw baits I pour. These are the more realistic looking ones. Edited January 5, 2010 by 351mustang65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
