alsworms Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Honestly, my son and I are huge fluke fans and I'm just diggin' all the cool colors!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Thank you sir! Totally experimental for sure! Once I get comfortable I will start writing down recipes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 I give you purple smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 And something different than flukes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Holy Smokes those are NICE!!! Reminds me of a color that I used to make. Called it Purple Knight. Don't know if it can be done in a fluke (or how it would look,) but it was basically a very light purple with small red flake and a THICK black vein. I mean so thick that 2/3 of the bait was black. The 2 colors just offset each other perfectly. Looked awesome in the water too and was definitely a fish catcher! Keep at it, brother. Those look amazing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamisheriff Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 A machinist that can't make both mold halves the same height isn't worth a sh--. That has nothing to do with the laminate problem but I would have returned it just for the shoddy workmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Well since I shimmed it with some aluminum tape and calming down my speed, I’ll have one funky run and correct myself to get the lamination I desire. If it’s a little off I chalk it up to nature lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Thanks! I went a little darker on the bottom than I wanted and the gunmetal glitter didn’t help lol. I was thinking of shooting the same purple top with a translucent purple or pink bottom. Thoughts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Jinx said: Thanks! I went a little darker on the bottom than I wanted and the gunmetal glitter didn’t help lol. I was thinking of shooting the same purple top with a translucent purple or pink bottom. Thoughts? Yup......great idea. And yeah I would agree that even though that last one looks great, we always prefer a lighter belly. Like you said, sometimes just a glitter will turn it. I'd like to see how that one would look with the same back, but a clear (or a VERY light smoke) belly with either a bunch of small black flake or a touch of large black. So many possibilities LOL! A couple years back, I bought a bag of custom flukes from a guy on Ebay. Bummed that I can't remember the name, but he called it Flesh something or other. LOL. Anyway, it was just a fleshy pink looking back with a clear belly and a bunch of micro holograph flake. Looked to me like he added a touch of red color to the pearl to give it that natural fleshy look. I got a pack of 25 and to this day, the most productive fluke I used. I went back to order more and the dude had packed up and moved on. Just my luck.......that's why you'll never see me in Vegas!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Yes I was going for the clearer smoke look but too much black. I need to do 1 drop. Lol. And add holographic glitter. I’ll try that tomorrow. Could you take a picture of that color scheme? I’ll try to match it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Not as dark as one would think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamisheriff Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 9 hours ago, DaveMc1 said: Litterally has nothing to do with poor quality machining. The nose (ie the gate) MUST be 50/50 in the mold, which it is, and the part line is lined up as such. A proper fluke (zoom style) the belly extends deeper in the mold than the back does and has a hook slot (which is the issue at hand). The hook slot interrupts the flow of plastic and when injecting too fast causes both colours to mix more in the cavity as was seen. Hence when he slowed down with the injector he saw better results. Also why on many minnow style baits that have a larger belly cavity without a hook slot you are able to get clean laminates fairly effortlessly. Litterally??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 13 hours ago, Miamisheriff said: A machinist that can't make both mold halves the same height isn't worth a sh--. That has nothing to do with the laminate problem but I would have returned it just for the shoddy workmanship. Man I wish I had your level of expertise in this hobby, I guess I'll stick to the production side from now on @Jinx Keep it up, it looks like you're getting this figured out more and more. 10 hours ago, Miamisheriff said: Litterally??? Typo, sorry, we all can't be perfect like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Much appreciated DaveMc1! I feel like I’ve done 1000 flukes but I know practice makes perfect! I’m ready for a new mold lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 15 hours ago, Jinx said: Yes I was going for the clearer smoke look but too much black. I need to do 1 drop. Lol. And add holographic glitter. I’ll try that tomorrow. Could you take a picture of that color scheme? I’ll try to match it! I don't see any that he currently has for sale, but I'll ask if he's got a picture :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 15 hours ago, Jinx said: Not as dark as one would think! Oh yeah that side view makes quite the difference!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 I’ll see if I can come up with something creative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, alsworms said: Oh yeah that side view makes quite the difference!! LOL Apparently lighting is everything LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 52 minutes ago, alsworms said: I don't see any that he currently has for sale, but I'll ask if he's got a picture :-) Here's a sample of his Purple Knight. I wish I had a pic of my version because the black is much more dominant, but at least you get the idea. Very light purple with small red flake and I would double the black here. Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Oh that is nice. I purple highlight would make that shell pop as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted October 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 Tried a new color this afternoon and man does it work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 Quote The uneven mold condition at the top is just poor quality machining work. The mold cavities are deeper on one side than the other. Which means that the deeper cavity side needs more plastic than the other to fill. Which is why you are getting inconstant results. A blending block will inject the same amount of plastic at a time. An asymmetrical bait cant always be laid out 50/50 between the two plates, especially if a hook-slot is involved in the design. Jinx this is what I would call wrapping instead of bleeding. Just curious if you shot your injector push handles where they were not locked together? So you could have independent control over the amount of color pushed from each injector? Using the shim method are you getting a good bond between the colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 McLuvin, Yes, the injectors are connected at the top. It seems to be a temperature game. Sometimes the colors wrap and sometimes it’s a beautiful line separation. But also yes the bond is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx Posted October 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 New bait color I am trying out! Let me know what y’all think! Motor oil/ chartreuse tail. With some red and black flake of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted October 16, 2023 Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 Can't ever go wrong with old school motor oil! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
