nolan aker Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) Made a swim bait master that I really like, but wanted to see if you guys would think it will work. I want to rig it weedless on a owner beast 10/0. Do you think this would work? What brand of plastisol do you guys recommend for big swimbaits like these? Edited November 20, 2017 by nolan aker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 It should work fine, but you might need to just do a little trial and error testing to get it perfect. There are a few minor changes I would make, but I see no reason that your idea, as shown, cannot be made to work. I would suggest getting a medium plastisol, and then add hardener if necessary. I think it is large enough that a soft plastic might not be best. This is my thinking on it. The tail is long and lean enough for good action, but the tail seems relatively small. The two combined should still give good action, but to adjust how much/little, tweak the plastic hardness. As for brand of plastisol, well that in itself will get an argument (not really) going. We all have our preferences, but I like the Alumisol Plastisol myself, and they sell the medium and the hardener as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitjunkys Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Tail could go a bit larger, Id also make the corner radius of it a bit bigger, helps air slide out when shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan aker Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Baitjunkys said: Tail could go a bit larger, Id also make the corner radius of it a bit bigger, helps air slide out when shooting. I'm not sure what you mean. If you're talking about casting, it's gonna be an open pour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saugerman Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Nolan, I like the looks of your master, that's a nice looking bait. I think you were given some good advice. Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan aker Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Saugerman said: Nolan, I like the looks of your master, that's a nice looking bait. I think you were given some good advice. Welcome to the forum. Thanks! been lurking for quite awhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 That's a nice looking master! As for the action you can expect from a swimbait's tail, I use the crankbait shape analogy when I'm picking a tail shape. Narrower, flatter tails have a tighter, more subtle wiggle. Rounder tails have a wider side to side action. And the closer to 90 degrees the angle of the tail to the bait's backbone, the more water resistance and wiggle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitjunkys Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 3:48 PM, nolan aker said: I'm not sure what you mean. If you're talking about casting, it's gonna be an open pour Yes I was thinking injection. Open pour should be a breeze... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 19 hours ago, Baitjunkys said: Yes I was thinking injection. Open pour should be a breeze... I think Baitjunkys got caught in the trap we all have. He is such an expert injector that I think he has forgotten that some of us still open pour on occasion. ROFLOL I got caught the other way, I make my molds out of silicone and I was just thinking I could cut more air gates to allow the air to escape. LOL IF you do decide to go injection s Baitjunkys was suggesting, then PM him and he can work you through the angle adjust to allow the air to escape better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
