Spoonplugger Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Does anyone know of a mold for crawfish like this one Crawfish Thinking of making a hard bait that's jointed. This one looks rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Does anyone know of a mold for crawfish like this one Crawfish Thinking of making a hard bait that's jointed. This one looks rubber. Post this on the soft plastics forum. Those guys know all about molds and casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Does anyone know of a mold for crawfish like this one Crawfish Thinking of making a hard bait that's jointed. This one looks rubber. The front part with the claws is medium plastic injected over a hard plastic assembly. You could do it with silicone , pre build the assembly and set it in silicone make a clam shell style or something similar. Lots of tutorials on here might just get you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbrushextreme Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 this is a hardbait tail with a soft main body and legs built like a bone body LC bait with a hinged tail it looks a lot better in the pics I bought 3 and repainted them because the paint isnt very good A hardbait with soft claws and legs would be awesome someone with a cnc milling machine could make a proto and someone with a cnc copier could mass produce the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I guess this one is up for grabs as the patent expired 20 years ago: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3438144.pdf Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonplugger Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks guys for the comments. I was wondering why there are so many expensive hinged swim baits and only a few crawfish baits. I'm definately looking into this one. I guess this one is up for grabs as the patent expired 20 years ago: http://www.freepaten...com/3438144.pdf Dave Maybe his design was before his time? Spoonplugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 I guess this one is up for grabs as the patent expired 20 years ago: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3438144.pdf Dave Dave, That's impressive. How in the world did you find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Dave, That's impressive. How in the world did you find that? I read a lot of patents. The first thing is that you must understand how the jargon works, they do not have hinges, they have articulations. So I logged on to freepatentsonline and did a local search for "articulated crawfish fishing lure", the above was No7 in the list. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 I read a lot of patents. The first thing is that you must understand how the jargon works, they do not have hinges, they have articulations. So I logged on to freepatentsonline and did a local search for "articulated crawfish fishing lure", the above was No7 in the list. Dave Clever devil! Hats off to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
