woodsac Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 There were some good ideas put out this year! http://www.baits.com/articles/icast2003.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirmy Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Judging by some of the products, I would strongly recomend in the future that if you put pictures of your product on this or any other forum you plan on it being ripped off. I can tell you that 2 of the products recently out were knock offs of 2 of my compadres from tacklemaking. Both by big name companies. You know when your buddies are back yard bait makers who had a design over a year ago and now this year all of a sudden it is being done by the big boy's. An example is the Heart Thumper on the above link. Pabass sent me some prototype spinnerbaits with the rubber band expansions and the article Eric did on it with the picture I sent in is proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirmy Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Here is a toy I got from ICAST. It is called the Moto Chug and is Autographed by Chuck Woolery. Yes the guy from the dating game. Anyhow The swivel oout of the mouth pulls like a talking doll and as the string recoils the tail wiggles. To bad it doesnt sya here fishy, fishy, fishy. Picture wont insert see gallery for Moto chug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Hey Chirm, glad your back! The reason the pic wouldnt upload in here is cause its HUGE I saw one in Cabelas..... The Homer Simpson plug Judging by some of the products, I would strongly recomend in the future that if you put pictures of your product on this or any other forum you plan on it being ripped off. That can happen, absolutely, but in defense of the site, without proper legal protection of any product, you run the risk of being ripped off, whether it be a picture of a bait here, or by giving it to a friend, or selling it to a customer..... You mentioned previously that you had a buddy re-mold one of your lizards without your permission, is he still alive I do think its possible for 2 people to come up with the same great idea, without witnessing each others work. I've had a few secret projects thwarted by seeing "my" idea already in the stores One helpful thing comes from posting to these sites, is that they're "time stamped" meaning if your idea does get taken, you do have public record that you put it out first, but thats about it..... I agree if anyone has a product that needs to stay under wraps, by all means, dont post it up. I dont doubt that a few BIG tackle co. product engineers look to these sites for "inspiration". I know your not complaining about the site, just sayin it & thats fine & always welcomed, especially from the Chirmster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funny farm Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 I have been to the patent office many times only to find the "new" tool I designed was patented in the early 1900's . My patent lawyer likes me , I have helped him put his kids through college for all my " great " ideas . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirmy Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 Sorry Jerry, I didnt mean to sound like I needed the Whambulance. Its just funny to see spinner bait on that post above that looked like pa's from over a year back. And for all I know some of the stuff I have seen that looks like others for all I know could have been there idea they sold etc... I was just letting people know to be careful. As for uploading the pics, I dont know how or where to to reduce them. When I send an email with a pic it has a dummy button and asks if I want to resize it. Hint Hint Hint. (I need a dummy button) Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 No no, thats a very valid topic, & a good warning to anyone who dont realise it, I just wanted to add that it could happen anywhere, on the water, in the shop, store. it does happen. As to shrinking pics, do a google search for IrfanView. its a very small free program that does a boatload of graphic stuff, resizing is one of em. a search Tucows.com should get it quick, its a free download. Back on subject, I see one of our members displayed on ICAST, Conquistador's Wired Worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirmy Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 Bythe way, does anyone remeber the guy looking for funding on tacklemaking to peomote his lure at icast and who he is or what his product was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 someone here mentioned speaking with him, I think it was some sort of hardbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 I don't remember his name,but I think this is his web site www.naturalmotionlures.com ...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinrev Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Just out of curiosity, I was looking at some of the creations that combine natural rabbit fur/feathers, etc.. with plastics - any of you ever tried it? Any luck? What are some of the tricky manufacturing challenges you ran into? Obviously it would slow down production levels, but still... for personal use - it opens up some creative possibilities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Just out of curiosity, I was looking at some of the creations that combine natural rabbit fur/feathers, etc.. with plastics - any of you ever tried it? Any luck? you mean rigid plastic or soft plastics? I was talkin to a fella who makes those grubs with maribou plumes coming out the rear, (sorry dont know what there called) but he told me the company went thru the trouble of actually molding the feathers in with the pour, now they just glue em in after the fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Have poured a bunch of craw/creature baits with silione skirt strips molded in in place of plastic antennae. With my molds, I had to pour a layer of plastic, place the silicone, pour the final layer (excluding 2 color claws...the dreaded third pour). Obviously this slows things down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
