willie525 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 have any of you guys ever poured soft plastic into a jig mold it looks like a jig with a REALY slow fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkjc2 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Itried it with my pony head mold, didn't like it. Another thing I tried, that works well, is to use a hot glue gun and inject it into the molds. You need to smoke the mold first or it's hard to get them out. I have been keeping that one a secret for a while, but it's funner to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtlegs Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 hello -Trey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtlegs Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I plan on trying that hot glue method for sure!! -Trey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 The hot glue does sound interesting. Especially for a jig that you want to pitch at docks. Slow fall but a large head. Ill definatly be making some of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 we smoked our mold and it stuck but sprayed PAM on them and came right out, but when we molded lead the spru wouldn't come off at first and cooled too long and was too cold for the paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 i havent tried them yet beacause it been too cold 7-40 degrees but tried them in the aquarium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 yeah i like to share on places where people aren't close so word gets here later i'm only 13 so i've got all summer and 3 ponds to experiment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 donkjc2 when you say hot glue do you mean glue or fishing plastic, that probally sounds stuipid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkjc2 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 The glue you were asking about is the regular hot glue like used for making crafts. The only problem that I have had is finding a paint that will work well on the glue. I purchased the paint used for painting plastic and it seems to to ok with a top coat over it. They do make colored glue but the colors suck. It does work well around docks, I made some of the poison tail in the 1oz size and with a 44 strand skirt on it it barely even sinks. I tried putting on a small split shot to get it to sink a little faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 i did the glue last night and it was pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 i made them and try putting a fluke on it with a white skirt and use it as a jerkbait around treetops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 What about "coloring" the glue stick with permanent marker before you melt it in the mold. Should give a swirl effect or maybe not. Just a thought. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 if you can take fine tip sharpie and inject it in to it a alot there will be a slight yellow color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 after a while we got a yellow red swirl that was really good on one but not the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Take a small "hot" needle and burn holes right through the gluestick and then use the color making sure the holes have color in them. Maybe dipping dye would work as well. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 yeah that might work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 what do you think is a good name for it i made one of those name contests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Capone Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 I use Food Grade Silicone #8036 made by crown. Spray the mold and let sit for 3-5 minutes and this will last for 8 to 10 castings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 I made a bunch a few years back with the glue gun method and a 1/4 oz Do-It mold, painted the heads three tone with rattle cans, tied on a sparse amount of bucktail in three colors and sold them as suspending bucktails for walleye. The glue is fairly neutral bouyancy and the air cells in the bucktail compensates for the weight of the hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted February 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroSalm Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I bought some slowfall jigs with a hard plastic head and thin wire hooks that Bassmasters magazine had an article about years ago. I can't remember the name or who made them but they had gray and white jigs as well as different fall rates. I do remember that you needed to use spinning tackle to cast them and a lot of patience. They work in the right situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 there is colored hot glue used for fly tying to make fish egg patterns. layer that in the warm mold then squeeze the mold together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
