Slammingjack Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 All my molds are open pour. I do ok with bigger baits. Not so much with small baits. Always seem to over pour or the baits are missing parts. Just not that good at hand pouring. Was going to try a injection mold for small baits for crappie or specks as they call them down here in Florida. I do have a 2" curl tail grub mold which I pour fairly well and my friends do catch fish on those. Just wondering If you were to pick a mold to start pouring for crappie. Which mold would you pick? I have looked at Bears, BT and Jacobs. I just don't know where to start. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 +1 on Jacobs molds. The Crappie Dancer are good. I have the Cricket mold from Basstackle which is great for sunnies and crappie. Worked well under a bobber in a local farm pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 X2 Jacobs best crappie selection . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydoc Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 x5...Just ordered another crappie mold from Jacobs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I designed and now pour a multispecies lure - no mold. All panfish are caught on this lure and last year, as years before I'm guarenteed over 700 fish depending on schools discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Looks similar to a leech mold but skinnier . That is a good bait simple and effective . I'm partial to those kind of baits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted April 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Very nice looking bait. Sometimes simple is better. Thank you for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Looks similar to a leech mold but skinnier . That is a good bait simple and effective . I'm partial to those kind of baits . +1. Great lookin' bait, and leeches are deadly here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted April 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Do I understand you right? There is no mold? Then how do you pour it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) The action is more like the slowly fluttering tail of a minnow, same as the shape. Nice thing about it is that I can make it any size and shape I wish thereby making it more appealng to more species. The thin tail is key and the natural shape adds to the action. Edited April 6, 2014 by Senkosam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 So Sam are you just bragging or going to share some usefull info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Someone has to have a clue how these lures are made. Free baits to anyone who figures it out as well as some jigs designed to hold on to any soft plastic 10x longer without slipping back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Well the top picture is labeled "largedippedminnowswithhead," so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say somehow they're dipped? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I am going with the title on the photo that says its a spoon handle that was dipped. Some could be a knife handle too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Al is on the right track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djs Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Looks like it is dipped with knives. Kitchen knives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Sam stay outta momma's kitchen how many times I got to warn you guys . I was cute when I was born but not so much now after the kitchen incident . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 that's why she only put out plastic knives... hint: it is a four part process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 How in the world do you get 3D eyes on a dipped bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 The tails do look like knives. But it seems you could cut metal to get that shape. Coat it with worm oil and dip a few times to build up the plastic, then pull the metal out. The heads seem a little different... almost looks like it's cut apart then put back together and dipped a few more times. Not for sure but it looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Okay, here's the deal: equipment: single edge razor blade ceramic floor tile or other heat resistant surface hot plastic method: pour a sheet of plastic down a tile tilted 45 degrees after it cools, pour another sheet across it at 90 degrees using the same tilt angle, leaving the about 1/2" of the thinnest edge alone (the tail) cut out a shape with the razor (width according to whether the lure will be a minnow, worm or creatur dip the form into the hot plastic 2-3x to build head/ body thickness, allowing it to drip back each time. You may reform the tail if needed and shorten the lure. To give the lure a head , pour a third coat at the end the head will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) The sky's the limit when shaping or adding texture and for adding different tails to other soft plastic. The ribbed grub had a curl tail. Just make sure the plastic isn't too hot or the body will be melted thinner rather than thinner. After the last body coat, I lay the lures in a cold water bath, either side down. Edited April 7, 2014 by Senkosam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) The sky's the limit when shaping or adding texture and for addingdifferent tails to other soft plastic. The ribbed grub had a curl tail. Just make sure the plastic isn't too hot or the body will be melted thinnerrather than thicker. After the last body dip, I lay the lures in a coldwater bath, either side down (not nose first). The reason the original was called the spoon minnow wasbecause I used a metal spoon to stir glitter into hot plastic and notedhow thing the plastic. Remembering my craft days of dipping candlesgave me the idea of dipping the plastic in stages to thicken the body. Pretty neat, huh? Again, better more often than any panfish lure I've ever used and with the jig keeper I designed, stays on for 20 or more fish. Also a good bass dropshot bait. Edited April 7, 2014 by Senkosam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 a little different but that's what its about...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
