ROWINGADUBAY Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I would like to make some soft plastic jerk baits about nine to ten inches long I plan on hand dipping them like a swim bait on a dipping blade I was wondering is there any formula to how much the plastic will strecth?(I am worried about cutting the bait wide open when taking the blade out) If I do cut the bait is all lost or can I stil paint the bait and redip in clear? and has anybody used a two part dipping blade to get a bigger belly on a bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Just coat the iron well with pam. As far as a bigger belly once you make the first dip then have some plastic ready in a pyrex cup; tilt the cup on an angle and just lay the belly portion in the plastic; then continue dipping vertically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWINGADUBAY Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have read almost every post about dipping blades and I still have some questions. I read in a previous post that the plastic will stretch at about a 4 to 1 ratio meaning the belly of the blade can be four times as tall as the tail of the blade. Is this true? I was going to make my blade out of 1/8" thick sheet steel do I want to round off the edges or leave them square?( I know I need a nice smooth taper to prevent cutting the baits) The reason I asked the question about a two part dipping blade was to get a taller profile on the bait. more of a panfish profile you would dip the blade slide out the top half and then slide out the bottom half I was thinking about using magnets to keep the two halfs together while dipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
