No Effort Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ok guys so I've making my own hard resin baits for a while now and have that down pretty well. The only experience I have with soft plastic is microwaving and pouring small things like tails and fins. I have an 11-12" hard deadstick bait that I want to make a soft plastic version of. Many of my questions have been answered by searching the site but still have a couple more. My questions are these: 1. Does anyone know what kind of plastic Huddleston uses? 2. Is it possible to use my existing hard body as a "skeleton" and pour soft plastic over it? If so how can I go about doing this? 3. If 2 isn't possible what's the best way to go about pouring a bait of that size i.e. What kind of mold? And do I need a melting pot? Sorry for all the questions guys but I'm clueless when it comes to soft plastic. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish 30acre Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ok guys so I've making my own hard resin baits for a while now and have that down pretty well. The only experience I have with soft plastic is microwaving and pouring small things like tails and fins. I have an 11-12" hard deadstick bait that I want to make a soft plastic version of. Many of my questions have been answered by searching the site but still have a couple more. My questions are these: 1. Does anyone know what kind of plastic Huddleston uses? 2. Is it possible to use my existing hard body as a "skeleton" and pour soft plastic over it? If so how can I go about doing this? 3. If 2 isn't possible what's the best way to go about pouring a bait of that size i.e. What kind of mold? And do I need a melting pot? Sorry for all the questions guys but I'm clueless when it comes to soft plastic. Thank you good, good questions. however, i cannot answer them, i am right there with you waiting for the answers. i make my own hard swimbaits too and have also considered the soft plastic over the hard jointed body. no idea how it would work out tho. my idea was more like a sleeve that goes over the body hiding the joints... like putting a condom over the entire swimbait. i would love to know if anyone has tried something like this. if not, someone should and report back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grangis Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I have no clue what plastic theyre using but Im sure someone on here would know. As fas as making your lures in plastic your best bet is probably to use one of your lures as a master and make a mold out of pop or durhams water putty. Not sure how it would perform in the water but thats the beauty of this beast, you get to do all of the research and development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marks Lures Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Ok guys so I've making my own hard resin baits for a while now and have that down pretty well. The only experience I have with soft plastic is microwaving and pouring small things like tails and fins. I have an 11-12" hard deadstick bait that I want to make a soft plastic version of. Many of my questions have been answered by searching the site but still have a couple more. My questions are these: 1. Does anyone know what kind of plastic Huddleston uses? 2. Is it possible to use my existing hard body as a "skeleton" and pour soft plastic over it? If so how can I go about doing this? 3. If 2 isn't possible what's the best way to go about pouring a bait of that size i.e. What kind of mold? And do I need a melting pot? Sorry for all the questions guys but I'm clueless when it comes to soft plastic. Thank you 1) There are basically 2 formulas for soft platic baits Berkley developed one, so it is a good bet that it is a mix of soft to hard plastics available from all the suppliers. 2) Your hard body, when used to make a mold is known as a model or pattern that can be used to make a mold. This is a good start. 3) Go to You Tube and see if you want to use a hand injector or pour (like half a mold) Been messing with POP molds but just bought some Sculpey (the plastic clay is fired in the oven at around 365 degrees F so it should be no problem to use with a hand injector). As this sounds like a simple design you could try a POP mold (two pieces and pour from the top) Regards Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
