carolinamike Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was talking with one of the guys with one of the bigger companies and it seems like that the home plastic bait maker and hand pour market is starting to grab some attention. I found out that there will soon be a new toy available. This piece of equipment will give you the opportunity to make baits using the stretchy plastic. From what I understand this is going to be a quality piece of equipment with as reasonable as possible pricing. Wish I could tell you more, but I really can't because that's about all I know about it truthfully and I'm not wanting to get too nosy right now. Just gives you guys something new to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well there you go; and that only took how many years? lol Seriously, it's about time. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Guys I'm allowed to give a little more information. This machine will be put out by Spike-It and is being specially designed to extrude the stretchy plastic. Bob, this is exactly one reason for them coming out with this. This is a plastic that only they have. From what I understand this machine can be used with regular plastic with some modifications. The plastic end of this company has been around for a long time. Take my word for it, there is a lot of experience going into this machine. And again, it's probably not going to be as cheap as a Presto Pot, but nowhere near the cost of a Zorn machine neither. The guys are trying to keep it as economical as possible. Keep in mind, that this material is very different from plastisol. You'll actually have to use pigments made for this material. I think things like this are great for the hobbyist. I remember the days when all we had was a Fry Daddy or a Lee pot. Just in the past couple of years things have really started to change. Can't wait to see this technology blossom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoglures Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Guys I'm allowed to give a little more information. This machine will be put out by Spike-It and is being specially designed to extrude the stretchy plastic. Bob, this is exactly one reason for them coming out with this. This is a plastic that only they have. From what I understand this machine can be used with regular plastic with some modifications. The plastic end of this company has been around for a long time. Take my word for it, there is a lot of experience going into this machine. And again, it's probably not going to be as cheap as a Presto Pot, but nowhere near the cost of a Zorn machine neither. The guys are trying to keep it as economical as possible. Keep in mind, that this material is very different from plastisol. You'll actually have to use pigments made for this material. I think things like this are great for the hobbyist. I remember the days when all we had was a Fry Daddy or a Lee pot. Just in the past couple of years things have really started to change. Can't wait to see this technology blossom. Great News, Mike; I will be watching for more information. We all appreciate the update. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sounds good. Hope they work on getting some "normal colorants as the ones available are not very fish-catching friendly. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Sounds good. Hope they work on getting some "normal colorants as the ones available are not very fish-catching friendly. Jim Jim, what colors are you looking for? Pigments and dyes are absolutely no problem for this company. As a matter of fact it's one of their specialties. I did look at their list, I did notice that one of the main colors missing is watermelon. They know this already. One of the problems with the colorants and not a lot of people know it, take watermelon for instance, is that there are 2 or 3 different shades of watermelon. Same way with a lot of different colors. The oranges, reds and yellows have a lot of different variations too. If you have a particular color you are trying to match, they can help you with that too. But if they mix a color special for you, they're probably going to require you to purchase a minimum. I haven't really paid much attention to their prices. Spike-It and Lureworks folks have been around a long time. They've been major players in the plastic industry for years. It's just always been kept on an industrial level, so I'm sure their prices will be competitive. I was using their pigments 8 years ago doing hand pours. You probably have too and just didn't know it. I know it means new competition for some guys, but to see them take interest in hand pour fellows is going to be exciting. They just have so much more they can bring to the table, being that they're such a large corporation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
