Petey Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Anyone out there custom pour these? I'm no lure maker although I have thought of trying it out one day to save me the hassle of finding and buying more swimbaits. I'm looking for a custom color pourer or a 5" fish trap style mold to buy. Let me know thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 There are a few aluminum molds out there, but they are mega-expensive. If you're just talking about the old style swimbaits, making them out of plaster of paris would be your best bet because there's not a lot of detail involved. You can make a several cavity mold, or just single shots like this one....... Personally, I've made a bunch of them and the only problem I had is once in awhile the tail might stick a little, but you get used to working around that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Petey Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 These were the style swimbait I was referring to. http://www.jigstop.com/tackle/fish-trap-swim-baits-5.html If i end up with some time on my hands plaster of Paris it is. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 These were the style swimbait I was referring to. http://www.jigstop.com/tackle/fish-trap-swim-baits-5.html If i end up with some time on my hands plaster of Paris it is. Thanks!!! Exactly what I was thinking. I've made a bunch of those molds. Should work great for you. Any questions and post away. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajan Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 You are much better with single cavity than multi cavity. But I never condone copying lures that are already made. You should design your own lure, hand carve, or make from clay like some do. Then make some or one rtv mold. Then if you want to use a soft lure for a master , which is not the best way to make a mold, but you could still do it cheap if you want to go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I am a rookie to this addiction, when I was making my first order I looked at some of the open pour molds. I bought 2 that looked like useful profiles, and went to town. The molds were cheap 13$ or so a piece, so hardly worth the effort to make my own at least of a "standard" shapes. I suspect there should be a 5" open pour mold that could get you into the ball park of the profile of those other baits. I sort of look at this like two different skill sets, mold making and pouring baits. For me it has work out not doing the mold making at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
