Soft Plastics?

Captain Ahab 7/10/2011, 8:46 pm

While I do not build hard baits I do love? (well I like to use what I make anyway) to pour my own soft plastics. i have a variety of both "off the shelf" and custom molds that I use

Anyone else do this for either fresh or salt?

dollarstorefishermen 7/10/2011, 10:42 pm

I have been experimenting with a mold that I made from a stretchy durable plastic from dahlbergs lure building site. I pour em with a heat activated plastic called alumisol. They dont seem to come out consistently though, lots of bubbles and inconsistancies in the curing of the plastic.

Captain Ahab 7/11/2011, 3:38 am

Never tried alumisol. I pour with Plastisol which is what 90% of most commercial luremakers use,

I prefer aluminum molds as you get much better results, of course you need to either have CNC skills or access to someone who has those to make aluminum molds - I have had good results with Plaster of Paris and silicone

MarkC 7/11/2011, 9:31 am

Hi Captain Ahab

I make my own soft plastics mainly slug types 7" i use plastisol, but the i use it straight no softner doyou use a softner if so how much for say a 4oz of plastisol

mark

Captain Ahab 7/11/2011, 9:37 pm

For a sluggo I would not use a softer - what formula plastic are you using? I use a 536 for just about everything which is already really soft

For Swimbaits I like a 500 or 502 depending on the size of the tail

Captain Ahab 9/7/2012, 10:02 am

Time to start making swimbaits for fall stripers - will put up some pics soon

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