Senkosam Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Recently I've been trying out hybrid shapes (2 lures fused to one another to make a different lure) and doing well. The hybrid shown is used either nose-hooked or rigged on a jighead, and has caught 5 species. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Boss Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 i fuse too but i make mine into things i can use as a template to make a mold l@@K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Nice, what did you use for the body? I may cast the hybrid (shown) in plaster because it has been so successful. The 'ringworm' ribbing may not be as important as the obvious taper at the mid section. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuMMeRBaits Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 SenkoSam - What are you using to fuse the 2 pieces together, super glue or some other kinda bonding material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 A candle. (scented of course. lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 A soldering gun with a spade tip works well. Try and have the gun mounted some how and lightly rub both pieces at the same time ( one on each side of the spade bit) and then hold them together for a 15 seconds or so. I'm sure thats how a lot of the hula style grubs are made. If you look closely at the head of the grub, you can see thats its been fused to the skirt as apposed to being injection molded. I think the Yamamoto Ikas are a good example. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Mike I use a soldering gun with wire loop tip to smooth the surface around the weld after setting the ends on fire for 1/2 second and joining for 5 seconds. I've made over 20 plaster molds of hybrid creations and 20 molds of lure copies. They work great. (Why make a Kalin or discontinued Riverside, when you can make it yourself in any color you want? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuMMeRBaits Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Senkosam - With the candle are you using the Crawfish Scented Candle or the Chum Minnow Scented Candle.....HE HE HE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 chum scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Sam, good idea....I pulled out the Weller tonight...I'm going to copy one of those kicker style worms. I figure since I already have a 5 1/4 " Del Mart Stik mold...a very good mold ( that was a plug for Del ) and a 4 1/4 " Stik mold...I'm all set. Just cut a 4 1/4 in half and weld it to the middle of the 5 1/4...could even use a worm section instead. Not an original, but you got me thinking about other stuff...thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 MN, when you think of all the old plastics you own and the new ones you can make with the parts, when the wife asks, "what are you going to do with all this stuff?" Your reply," make new stuff, of course". From then on you can mold the hybrids if they produce. Everyday, I come up with new combos. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
