andydoc Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 See attached. It has a big cavity in the middle. Looking for some ideas from the experts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I would assume dip it like a tube. Not sure where you would get a dip that shaped at. I am sure you could get one made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I would assume dip it like a tube. Not sure where you would get a dip that shaped at. I am sure you could get one made. Go to hobby lobby take a look at the wooden bead section. There should be some tear drop shaped wood beads. Run a rod in one glue it in like a bell on a string. Get some plastic or just use old plastic worms and order the plastic hardner to add until you get it as tough as it needs to be. this will take some experimentation. I would start with 4 tbls hardner to half a cup. Dip the assembly several times to get the thickness you want. After it cools put an x shaped slit in the fat end ,small work your way up until you can pop out the assembly. Then squish it flat use a leather punch or just sharpen a piece of tubing punch your holes. after that just put in your swivel and treble. My best guess off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 First question: is that plastic the same as we use? Observation: I'm pretty sure those holes are there to put the parts of the lure together inside of the plastic bubble. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) However they did it, it's a pretty neat trick. I'm not sure why they went to the trouble of making it hollow. I would be tempted to pour it solid, and thread the assembly up through it from the bottom. Fishing glue would hold it in place. With soft plastic, it could still be somewhat buoyant if that's the purpose of it being hollow, and that way I could just thread a new body on when the old one gets thrashed, like any other soft plastic. I see it as a great alternative to a solid jigging spoon, but it would have to be weighted to work. Edited November 9, 2010 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Its not a lure pursey . It is a container with a hook to hold what is commonly refered to as stink bait , punch bait ect. and is made of basically the same plastic we use for baits only a lot more hardner in the plastic. If you have ever used stink bait you won't forget it soon. The additives of it can be blood , fish guts, calf brains , linburger cheese ect all at the stage off rotten. You push the lure/container into it with a stick or something cause if you get it on your hands it stays a while. A catfish will eat anything just like a possum . the nastier the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydoc Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 You guys are the best. It is a dip bait holder...made by Uncle Josh. They sell a tube of stink bait to squish in the middle (see attached). Was thinking it would be neat to make some type of stink bait holder in the form of a shad or something. Just a different take on a current idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 When I don't want to buy those I get a bunch of old tube baits use a bic lighter to seal the bottom and I have an old metal coring tool that's hollow and used for making holes for inserting rattles. I poke a bunch of holes and they work great for stink bait. http://www.lurenet.com/productdetail.aspx?id=4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydoc Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 I haven't done any searching yet, but can plastisol or equivalent be rotational molded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) How about an inflatable bait dip stick or mold. Like a water balloon? Maybe a silicone glove finger tip with a light spring wire form? I like the idea of rotational molding. Blow molding might be a thought too. Or how about a simpler approach. Make it in two halves and fuse it together like a skirt to a grub. I'm not feeling the cognitive engine firing on all 12 this morning, but maybe these thoughts will get somebody else envisioning beyond the boundaries of the restraining pseudo cuboid. P.S. Ages ago when I had an old beater truck and the seat was falling apart a buddy of mine called me to a hot catfishing spot. He was whacking them left and right on Hog Wild stink bait soaked into a piece of sponge. I didn't have any so I used a piece of the seat foam out of my truck and caught more than 20 cats on it. If you hadn't put the sponge back afterward, you would have probably gotten a better price when you sold that old truck. Funny how times change. With the cost of insurance nowadays, I sell or give away my old trucks instead of keeping them as "beater trucks", which I used to do. Edited November 10, 2010 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pernluc Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 If you hadn't put the sponge back afterward, you would have probably gotten a better price when you sold that old truck. Funny how times change. With the cost of insurance nowadays, I sell or give away my old trucks instead of keeping them as "beater trucks", which I used to do. Making a dip mold is the best approach to this. You can buy palstic tear drop shaped beads as well. run you a wire through the bead and dip it in hot pplastic until you get the desired thickness. The commercial version of this is made from a more vinyl like product. Its a little stronger than plastisol. I think the plastisol will work but wont be quite as durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 andydoc, We used to make our own with decorative plastic grapes. They are as close to the material that the stink bait holders are made of. They come in several sizes, colors and are available in most craft stores. There are a bunch (no pun intended) of them on ebay. You build your hook harness with swivels and split rings to your liking or the size of the grape. Then you use a soldering iron to make the holes in the grape and pull the harness through. May not be as pretty as the original, but they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...