Bbob Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Do anybody know how to make one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I am working on a similar project at the moment, a hollow perch. My solution is to mold the hollow body in two halves and glue together. Hillbilly1 put out a video of the method several years ago, see post No4. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Unless you have access to the kind of injection equipment used for commercial plastic injection, you're going to have a tough row to hoe. I'm not sure what the exact process is called, but I know it's a lot more complicated than what a home builder typically has at his/her disposal. I would look at making a soft plastic bait out of buoyant material with a hook trough, so you don't have a tone of plastic for the hook to go through. Think along the lines of a Zoom Horny Toad, or the Air Frog, by Damiki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Ive seen it done on Youtube with liquid latex... The videos were not verry informative, hardly worth posting a link.... But the process was simple, just dipping a master in the latex, making a cut and peeling away the dried latex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 JR - that gave me an idea: Make the first half mold of the outer shape. Paint layers of latex inside the cavities until the desired thickness is achieved. Pour the second half. Remove the latex. You now have a two part mold of a thin walled bait. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 JR - that gave me an idea: Make the first half mold of the outer shape. Paint layers of latex inside the cavities until the desired thickness is achieved. Pour the second half. Remove the latex. You now have a two part mold of a thin walled bait. Dave Thats a great idea for a hard bait mold Dave!... In fact, i may try this But i think it would be difficult gluing 2 parts of a soft frog body together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) JR - I had assumed that it was a hard body, I didn't research it, just ran with the problem. Thinking further on the hard body solution, it does not need to be latex. It might be better with a filler, that you can kneed into position in one go. Possibly an epoxy putty or something similar. Dave Edited January 16, 2016 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Roto molding is probably the answer, can it be done with a 2 piece injection mold like we use that is the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northrivergeek Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Could do a cast mold, of the frog, 2 part mold, then make make a slightly smaller frog solid frog suspended by wire coated in mold release, so you would have a thin cavity between the solid frog and the to part mold.. and then inject latex into to the two part mold.. the wire you could insert through the leg holes and the hole where the eye of the hook is to suspend that hard form frog in place to latex cures, of course u need a sprue to pour hot latex in and would have to have a split it the frog at end to remove the inner body could make a soft foam rubber inner core .. make it easier to remove.. here is a company that sells the pourable soft foam http://www.theengineerguy.com/Excuse the typo its not win .. its when Edited September 24, 2016 by northrivergeek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POV_Fishin Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) I'd almost bet someone a Coke it can be done from plastisol. Not feasible for production,but can be done. I'll check back in later this week on this one. Oddly enough I've been working on this myself. Edited October 1, 2016 by POV_Fishin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Make a frog model shaped like the inside of the frog out of styrofoam, dip in what ever you want the out side to be then a few drops of gas will desolve the styrofoam out of the body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLibs Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/8279-moss-mouse-new-fixture/ Homemade rotomold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Old post I know. A variation on Musky Glenn's, but repeatable. Make a model of the frog and use silicone compound to make a mold. Pour wax into the mold, and dip the wax model in Plastidip. Poke a hole in the frog and drop it in some hot water to melt the wax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 1/18/2016 at 6:53 AM, CNC Molds N Stuff said: A few months later I saw a bait by Canyon State Plastics that is very similar to that. There is a slot in the bottom that opens up into a larger air cavity. Oddly it even has curly legs. LOL. I didn't buy a bag nor have I heard anything about how they work, but they are out there. Gravity keeps the air in the frog. thats the canyon state hollow frog i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
