Ed_White Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hey all, I have been perusing the mold manufacturers sites, and have not been able to find any large swim bait molds, mostly 4" is the largest I've seen. I realize that the vast majority of this stuff is all freshwater, but soft plastics can and do take plenty of saltwater fish, a 4" swim shad would be the smallest size I'd throw, and not often, that's like end-of-the-season stuff when all the good fish have gone, and we're fishing for schoolies and holdovers. Anyway, a 6" swim bait a la Storm Shad is what I'm aiming for, I'd like to be able to make my own colors, and I realize I would probably have to modify any mold I find to accept a hook with a lead insert, but I'm good at screwing around (and screwing up) that kind of stuff. Single cavity or double would be plenty, to keep costs down, I'm just making these for me and a few friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I have the BTS 6" Swimbait. I thow it on a leadhead I Make. http://www.btsmolds.com/swim-bait/653-swim-bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Check out these open pour silicone molds: http://www.lurecraft.com/SWIM-BAITS/products/42/ Check out the #879 on the second page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Check out Basstackle they have a lot of them over 6". You will have to look for them as they have a lot of swim baits, like 9 pages. I have most of them if you want a sample pm me your address and I will help you out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmuraw82 Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 lurecraft has a bunch of silicone swimbait molds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTM Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 I second basstackle I bought around 5 of those silicone molds from lurecraft. Complete garbage!!! Crooked, not deep enough, then tails are so thin you can barely pour them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_White Posted April 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Thanks for the help guys, the Basstackle stuff does look pretty nice, I have to decide whether I should spend $100 on a mold, or just buy $100 worth of swim baits instead. Guess I'll keep an eye out for molds for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thanks for the help guys, the Basstackle stuff does look pretty nice, I have to decide whether I should spend $100 on a mold, or just buy $100 worth of swim baits instead. Guess I'll keep an eye out for molds for sale. My money would be on the molds cause the cost of some swimbaits that size could be expensive. With the mold you could pour as many as you want then sell it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
