Newbie04 Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hello all, I am just getting into soft baits and want to find an alternative to buying a lot of expensive plastisol. I know that carolinamike used to do it but didn't know if I could get something similar to that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Welcome to TU! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 If you do buy plastic & buy 5 gallons a time you will have all kinds of remeltable sprues after a little while. I keep mine in left over coffee cans (atleast 20) under the bench in my garage & use it as needed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 For home use, plastic is a reasonably low cost consumable a gallon goes a long way (OK after you get past the newbie tendency to make 50 of each color). Glitters, colorants and molds will eat money in job lots But runners do make sense where you can't ship liquids I get managing the budget but there are times when spending the money will make the hobby more enjoyable. Odd things happen to plastic, glitter and colors after it's been heated once or twice. Fresh plastic is more dependable in how it reacts so you get better results than from re-melt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie04 Posted June 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Les Young said: If you do buy plastic & buy 5 gallons a time you will have all kinds of remeltable sprues after a little while. I keep mine in left over coffee cans (atleast 20) under the bench in my garage & use it as needed. 10 minutes ago, aulrich said: For home use, plastic is a reasonably low cost consumable a gallon goes a long way (OK after you get past the newbie tendency to make 50 of each color). Glitters, colorants and molds will eat money in job lots But runners do make sense where you can't ship liquids I get managing the budget but there are times when spending the money will make the hobby more enjoyable. Odd things happen to plastic, glitter and colors after it's been heated once or twice. Fresh plastic is more dependable in how it reacts so you get better results than from re-melt. Thank you both for the advise, I will work on my variety of molds and soon hopefully get 5 gallons to use. Do you have any suggestions for molds and plastisol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 What baits do you throw the most? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie04 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 4" swimbaits and craws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 There is all kinds of molds for them & if that's what you use most then for sure buy them first. I throw brush hogs & super hogs a lot so my first mold was the bastackle 4.5 bt flipping hog( brush hog. My next two were Delmart 4"shz molds( super hog) then it escalated from there. Now i have a bunch of different ones & several different jig trailer molds too. Main thing is to not go to crazy or you'll spend some major bucks way quicker than you want to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie04 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, Les Young said: There is all kinds of molds for them & if that's what you use most then for sure buy them first. I throw brush hogs & super hogs a lot so my first mold was the bastackle 4.5 bt flipping hog( brush hog. My next two were Delmart 4"shz molds( super hog) then it escalated from there. Now i have a bunch of different ones & several different jig trailer molds too. Main thing is to not go to crazy or you'll spend some major bucks way quicker than you want to. Thank you for the information. I may get some silicone open pour molds from lurecraft because they are less money and I don't need an injector or two to laminate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) I tried the silicone molds, but never liked the baits from them because they didn't seem to get as firm as those from aluminum to me. This could have all been in my mind however. I got rid of mine, but if i buy any more they'll more then likely be the composite ones. I have some of the artificial stone molds & the finish isn't as bright & shiny as the aluminum molds, but they make very good lures. You can tweak your recipe & make them look pretty much identical. I make a lot of jig trailers out of them & make colors like zooms ruby red, sapphire blue, green pumpkin & rootbeer pepper green & they look just as good & pretty much identical to them. The do-it essential series molds are also a very good affordable option. The lures won't be as shiny as a cnc machined mold, but every bit as good a lure. Edited July 2, 2020 by Les Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 I sucked at top pouring, I have a number of the essential series molds, they do make good baits and are cheap enough to have a couple. Mind you guys can do some stuff with top pour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 10:55 AM, Newbie04 said: Thank you for the information. I may get some silicone open pour molds from lurecraft because they are less money and I don't need an injector or two to laminate. Newbie04 I have sent you a message about some molds I have to sell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
