Nutty_gnome Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Has anyone tried to roll-their-own-mold using office-type pens/pencils? Some of the new comfort grip gell pens look like they might make excellent Senko imitations. Bic and Pilot both have beefy thick pens with a subtle hourglass-style curve in them. I imagine a pencil might make a suitable french fry style bait. Anyone done this? I see none of the hand pour vendors are selling such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty_gnome Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Actually, I"m looking at a standard Sanford Sharpie and it looks remarkably like a senko. Blunt on one end, taped on the other. A little work with a dremel would smooth out the area where the cap meets the pen. -N_G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb220 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 bored at work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Actually; the boys did the sharpie thing some years ago. Not to burst your bubble, but if you do a search for "sharpie" you should find it. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 bored at work? Aren't we all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty_gnome Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 It wouldn't be work if it were amusing. I searched for sharpie and didn't find much. Just a creative way to make a tube mold using the sharpie shape. Maybe that discussion has been lost to the depths of time. N_G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hey nutty, I use all sorts of things from the 'real' world to make molds...AAAbatteries, toothbrushes, pens, chopsticks of various shapes, golf pencils etc. I even used a USB plug for the body of a craw chunk. I just look for thin things with interesting shapes and go from there... Problem is it's making me a little crazy, the wife too. I will be at the store looking at a vegetable and say "hey that would make a cool worm." Now everything I see is in the context of lure making... I'm a total rookie at pouring, but I enjoy the moldmaking almost as much as making the lures. Willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I am going to make a crank using the middle finger of my right hand. I have already done the latex splash. Should any big manufacturer wish to copy my bait, I can show them the master! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Very good Vodkaman :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I like that vodkaman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I think the Sharpie posts were lost during the "big crash", Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
