shaggy Posted February 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 jmik26, you hit the nail on the head. My lure was/is the beaver bug, I have a better name for mine though. My lure is a lot better looking than that one, I also have a different idea that they are not producing. I also have a great new lure that I am also working on for crappie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Theres been a couple of custom molds that I have made for guys that the bigger companies have coppied. one of them was zoom about 3 years ago. There are people from tackle manufactures that read these websites and then buy baits from the people selling them and a year later walla your bait is on thier catalog. Theres an outside rep for zoom that had done this on a few occasions to a few of my customers. I dont think its robbery after all alot of us do the same on the bigger companies baits as well. too be honest I consider it flattery that a big company would take a design that I made or someone made and make baits on that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Shaggy, I am kind of interested on how you were molding the skirts? Did you inject? Solder the skirts on or was it a mold? Took a close look at the BP beaver bug and it looks like it would be a complicated mold, maybe a 8 piece???? Unfortunately its been so cold in IL that I have not had a chance to use the beaver bug but I am confident it will catch fish. I am prototyping a bait now that will make the IKA's, Kinami Plams, twin tail grubs, and all other soft plastic skirts look like a 2 year old chew toys for a pitbull. Our prototype has so much action its unbelievable..... Can't wait to get it out in the public. The one advantage that you and me have is normal people will not be able to make this complicated of a bait. Even if they can produce it, they will give up because its labor intensive. Either way I would not give up, only having two people in the whole world make the beaver bug is great for you..... Look how many different types of Senkos there are and people are still turning a profit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted February 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I don't wont to sound too selfish, but I am going to waite to divulge the process until I can get an aluminum beaver mold. If anyone noes the whereabouts of the elusive beaver mold please call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Totally understand.... Good luck! Bass Pro also makes a new smaller beaver for crappies, I have some but im not to impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Bondo will be my next try. How well does bondo work with soft plastic? I was reading some of the tutorials on the subject, and did not see the bondo soft plastic in there. Bondo has worked great for me (I'm pouring grubs/twisters)....Only drawback is the ZERO flexibility factor...Basically this means that the top of your bait must be completely flat (which means the top of your mold is completely open)...Otherwise you can't remove the bait from the mold. With RTV (& some skill ) you can get a fairly well rounded top, it won't be completely round, but it will have some curvature...I am currently working on a 2-part, multi-pour, hybrid bondo/RTV mold... I produced one and it worked fairly well!...The grub almost looked like it came from an injection mold (all sides were completely round)..If only RTV was just a tad bit cheaper!!!!...RTV experimentation costs a TON!! Anyone know where to get cheap RTV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
