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Soft Plastic Bait Making => New Releases => Topic started by: Do-it Rep on 01/24/18 15:19 UTC
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The 2.75” Fat Fork
Many of you have likely caught a glimpse of this bait in one shape or form over the last couple of years. In fact, a lot of the crappies that were caught in the Midwest Outdoors television show we shot 2 falls ago at Lake Red Rock were caught on one of the prototype versions of this bait. I know some of you have been anxiously waiting for this one.
Fat bodied and with a forked tail, this bait’s profile gives it the appearance of a bulky minnow/shiner or small shad. It’s been a great plastic for vertical jigging in brush on a Bat jig and was also dynamite on a darter head and popped under a float last spring when we were doing some testing.
The 4 cavity 2.75” Fat Fork is now available by calling Jordan at 866-984-3648 and will be available on the website for purchase sometime next week.
Item # 95298
4 Cavities
Price $74
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That’s a kewl looking lure I may need to add this to the want list.
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Right on. I've been wanting this one.
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Sweet!!!!!!!
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I felt that exhale all the way up here MIke.
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Hmmm, I think I see a great new dropshot bait.
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I've had a trial mold for a while and this bait is a winner. Walleyes love it. Crappies love it. Northern love it, in spite of being sort of small for targeting them. I've also taken sunfish and perch on this bait. The molds inject wonderfully, just be sure to top off the sprue or as I do and hold some pressure for about 10 seconds.
A twin injector works super on the mold as do the pins for E-coring. The one thing that sets this bait apart from so many is the tooling marks that are in the mold.....they really add some nice texture to the finished baits. I've tried several different eyes on these guys and the 2.5 mm 3-D eye that Do-It sells is primetime when set back just behind the face of the bait.
This one has been a long time in coming but its worth the wait.
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Tom how were you rigging it up? I’m kind of excited about this mold just in a visual sense. Knowing even in prototype form it has been successfull so that makes me want invest in it.
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Looks like a good bait to use some pearl powders on the back. Bet it will be a good bait to use under a bobber in the cold water period!
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This bait fishes super on plain old ballhead jig or the Teardrop head with the wires keepers. I've hung them on jigs from 1/16 with a #1 hook by shallow hooking in the back up to 1/4 ounce heads.
I've also had great luck with a Dubuque rig....a tree way swivel tied to the line then a 15" dropper line tied to the downward eye and a heavier jig/bait or plastic to fish near bottom and another 10 to 15" leader tied on the rear facing eye. A light jig/plastic goes on that. On this line a plain long shanked hook/plastic can be used effectively too. I have done very well on walleyes and sauger having this Fat Fork minnow on both hooks and have literally had two fish come to the boat at once, one on each hook.
One of my favorite presentations of this minnow is a "do nothing" type or "do darned little". The tail moves in current real well and a person can drop a jig with these guys hung on it and let it hit bottom. Then crank up a half a foot and set the rod down with the tip over the gunnel and relax. giving the rod a bump every 20 seconds of so. You'll know immediately when teeth come to visit. Hung on a common ballhead this will cast and retrieve nicely too. On the ballheads, I like the wire keeper in the heads to hold the plastic. I've converted a couple old molds to take the wire keeper after filling the collar areas with JB High Temp Weld putty. Those wires in any head are a real innovation. I haven't had the Diner Shiner or the new Swim Head on the water in earnest yet but I have hung this bait on several sizes of each jig and know that they'll fish on those too. The Walleye head is another that takes well to this bait in small to moderate sizes.
Like the Rippers or Thump-Its or the Essential Paddletails this bait is a super versatile bait. It fishes productively in several ways and is super easy to master in the mold too.
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A twin injector works super on the mold as do the pins for E-coring.
Appears this might be on my spring purchasing list.
Question on the mold as, this a top and bottom design, or side to side ?
Mainly for using the twin injector procedure
Also do you have any Pix's on ones shot with a twin injector ?
billygee
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Here is the combo responsible for a quick limit of Fall Red Rock crappies
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From the picture of the mold, this is a top; bottom mold. Good for a belly hand pour, close mold and inject the top.
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From the picture of the mold, this is a top; bottom mold. Good for a belly hand pour, close mold and inject the top.
Indeed
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From the picture of the mold, this is a top; bottom mold. Good for a belly hand pour, close mold and inject the top.
My favorite way to inject this mold.
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Good morning Kyle. Just wondering if you expect the fat fork to be up on the website this week? Thanks sir!
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Good morning! Yes, I'm hoping our web guy can get this up on the site by the end of the week, correct!
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Good morning Kyle. Just wondering if you expect the fat fork to be up on the website this week? Thanks sir!
http://store.do-itmolds.com/Fat-Fork-275-inch--4-cavity_p_1277.html
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http://store.do-itmolds.com/Fat-Fork-275-inch--4-cavity_p_1277.html
DONE X 2
Thanks Kyle
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This mold is beyond awesome in everyway.
Cant wait to try these this weekend.
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http://custombaits.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=3212
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Nice work Crappie cat those look great
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Is there a tail mold in the works?
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Its a new bait. I'm betting that a tail mold will depend on sales of the regular mold. If enough sell to warrant a tail mold, then possibly.
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tail mold? you talking about a laminate plate?Sorry not to good with this stuff. I do know im thinking about buying this one real soon.
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Talking about a tail mold with no body. Such a waste of time and raw plastic shooting a mold just to cut body off especially for such a thin tail. Hate it as well as unneassary reheats. Don’t think it matters how well it will sell. Do-It has limited tail molds. Can’t call it. Love the mold though every since I’ve seen you posting it for some time ctom.
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The bait is something else for walleye/sauger....even bigger crappies love it. And lets not forget sunfish.
A tail mold would be nice but it will depend on mold sales I'm pretty sure. If enough molds sell and people shout out loud enough a tail mold might follow but right now its too early in the molds life to know how well sales will be.
Right now I have a couple jugs of both Calhoun and MF plastics that suck for re-heats or re-melts and this is what I use for my chartreuse tails and if I can get a re-heat or re-melt out of a batch fine. If not, I just cook up a new batch as that's about all the good these two plastics are good for. I have bulk bags of tail stock made up and cut long for storage. When I want to whip up baits having a chartreuse tail I count out what I need and cut them to length so the weld joint is fresh plastic, not coated with the oil that is exuded in storage. I agree, its a pain but since I'm retried and generally can find time for the sundry stuff like tail making I just take it in stride.
I honestly think this is one mold that every one should have if they fish walleyes. The ease in injecting is a very positive point but basically every technique that's been tried with all of the baits currently being sold is easily doable in this baits and the finished product will certainly set its owner a step ahead of the status quo in the walleye world. This is a seriously good bait and one that shouldn't be passed up because a tail mold isn't available.
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I am impressed with this mold as well Ctom.
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Those are killer for sure.
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It’s a most have mold for sure.
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I thought about getting it but unfortunately its out of stock
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Better get your name on the list. They can only make them as fast as the CNC machine can go!
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This bait flat out catches cold water walleye. It is now at the top of my go to bag. I can feel a 3.50 or 3.75 mold coming and it
Will be an awesome eye getter.