Lenox2k Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 How do you get the lure out of a 1 piece mold? Can you use a existing lure to make a plaster mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 The bait just "peels" out of the mold and yes, you can use an "original" bait to make a mold. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomdart Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Can you use a existing lure to make a plaster mold? Just don't copy a bait of someone else's design. This can be confusing, though, because I'm sure you could look at "original" designs and someone else could point out how you violated someone's protected design. You may have never seen or heard of the bait, but there have been so many bright minds before us... Even if the bait is unprotected, I personally think you shouldn't do that. Don't mean to steer this away from the main question, but thought it would be worth mentioning. I don't know the answer unless you can afford a part time attorney to search up patents all day long. Lenox2k, I am NOT implying that you are considering copying anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenox2k Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 No not to copy more in the line with using certain aspects of several and adopting or marrying then into something to play with. I could either do this by disecting existing baits or by metal mold that are mfg and make the baits i use or disecting them and make my own to experments with. I have no idea if this is acceptable to do, and welcome any comments either way. John Lenox2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly lures Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 FROM WHAT i UNDERSTAND A PLASTIC BAIT OR RUBBER WORM, WHAT EVER YOU PREFER TO CALL IT CAN NOT BE PATENTED.SOMEBODY CHECK THIS OUT AND PLEASE NO B.S. i HEARD,SHE SAID,STUFF ONLY THE FACTS . YOU WANT TO PULL A PAT.# ON THIS GOOD LUCK WAISTING THE MONEY.$5,000 PER PAT.# i CAN DO ALOT OF STIKS FOR THAT KINDA CASH.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomdart Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 FROM WHAT i UNDERSTAND A PLASTIC BAIT OR RUBBER WORM, WHAT EVER YOU PREFER TO CALL IT CAN NOT BE PATENTED.SOMEBODY CHECK THIS OUT AND PLEASE NO B.S. i HEARD,SHE SAID,STUFF ONLY THE FACTS . YOU WANT TO PULL A PAT.# ON THIS GOOD LUCK WAISTING THE MONEY.$5,000 PER PAT.# i CAN DO ALOT OF STIKS FOR THAT KINDA CASH.... Reason I say it can be confusing....the sweet beaver is a good example. You see similar baits offered for sale everywhere, but they still are reputed to go after guys for producing one. No not to copy more in the line with using certain aspects of several and adopting or marrying then into something to play with. I could either do this by disecting existing baits or by metal mold that are mfg and make the baits i use or disecting them and make my own to experments with. I have no idea if this is acceptable to do, and welcome any comments either way. John Lenox2k My belief is that this is acceptable (sorry Hillbilly for the he said/she said). But I am not a lawyer and the confusion of all this is why people pay them money. I agree that the patent process is out of reach for most guys. So my conclusion is if you want to make molds, you should try to make original designs that don't borrow too much from anything. And then you should be OK. But again, I am not a lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 This discussion about copying and infringement issues continues on all the forums. Many feel that because the use of fishing lures has been around for a few years, that every design possibility has been done and all that is left is to copy the best. This is so not true. Personally, I get zero satisfaction out of duplicating someone elses efforts. I spend all my time trying (and succeeding) to come up with new ideas for hard baits. I even thought of an idea for a plastic bait while composing this reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 I agree with being original. I am sure if you are going to make them for your personal use, then copying a premade lure would not get you sued. Copying a lure is good to get a feel for the process of mold making by working with as few variables as possible. Personnally I sculpt my own designs and use my own color combinations based on minnows and crayfish from the areas I fish. I think showing the fish something original is always a plus. I have recently landed by personal best bass on a design I came up with recently. In the end though, just doing it yourself and catching something on it is the best part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
