Scuster132 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Would it be possible to make a mold of a Huddleston and pour new tails for them. the baits work great but pike bite the tails off all the time getting sick or replacing them all the time at 25 dollars a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van1707 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 I would also love to know. Im sure you could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yes, you can. I cannot match their coloring, but I can do well enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuster132 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Thanks for letting me know it's possible I guess I'll start looking into it more.I don't really think color matters all that much the action is what gets em. Big slow easy meal, do you use the soft plastisol? Thoughts on embedding a piece of fabric in the tail to resist being bitten off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I used medium plastisol on the ones I have done. I have thought about some soft fabric and I see no reason why it would not work, if you can get the plastisol to surround and bond to it. I just have not tried it yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) The fabric will work but from my recollection coffee filters were being used to strengthen baits back when I joined in 2004. Baits like drop shot baits or jig trailers as to pass the hook through. Some were experimenting (may be 5 years ago) with the super stretchy formula/additives that made baits much tougher. I never used any of it and really don't know how it performed. Lurecraft 536 perhaps? A few guys were also using plastisol ink stretch additives bought directly from various places online. The interesting thing to note is that none of them are common place in the hobby. Usually a telling sign. Edited October 7, 2017 by Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 But I do know that Huddleston adds a mesh to some of their deluxe lures to toughen them, or at least the did when I bought some a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
