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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: efishnc on 02/10/20 16:31 UTC
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(aka coach dog)
My favorite Bomber pattern as a kid, even before I knew what a coach dog was...
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Those turned out great efishnc.
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Thanks DF!
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Awesome work efishnc. I have bee thinking about doing the same thing. Did use pins to create the dot cores, or did you use a small tube to cut the dot cores?
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Awesome work efishnc. I have bee thinking about doing the same thing. Did use pins to create the dot cores, or did you use a small tube to cut the dot cores?
Thanks!
No pins (other than the center one)... I punched out the auxiliary cores with several different tubes (of sorts). The first couple I did with spent .22 shells, but it was kinda hard to hold/control these with hotdog fingers, so I looked around the garage for other options and finally decided to cut off a marinade injector needle for the job... (I have since ordered many more)... the key is to have a sharp edge to cut the plastic instead of mashing it.
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I thought this was going to be a Valentine's Day release, bud. Ya see....make something fun like this and it just can't be kept secret. And it ain't red, as in a Valentine.
Still pretty nifty and just proof you have too much free time on your hands.
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I thought this was going to be a Valentine's Day release, bud. Ya see....make something fun like this and it just can't be kept secret. And it ain't red, as in a Valentine.
This was one of a few "E(xtra)-cores" I have up my sleeve... this was not the V-day special, that's still to come.
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And as far as having too much time on my hands, that is definitely NOT the case... my brain is always running like a dog fighting against a leash, so sometimes I drop the leash and let it run.
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Those will get bit. Awesome work.
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Those are Rad :D
Back in the mid 70’s-80’s, “Speck rigs” had similar color patterns to that(double jig worm rig for Seatrout and Redfish) We tore up some fish with those.
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Those are Rad :D
Back in the mid 70’s-80’s, “Speck rigs” had similar color patterns to that(double jig worm rig for Seatrout and Redfish) We tore up some fish with those.
I believe it... "Rad" is definitely a term from the 1980s.
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That looks like a fun one to make.
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Some glow powder in the core would look cool with this technique.
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Some glow powder in the core would look cool with this technique.
Are you thinking to do this with a white body or black body (or just in general)?
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Are you thinking to do this with a white body or black body (or just in general)?
Any color. I think with your E(xtra)-core idea, being able to shoot a glow tail and have glow spots on the body would look awesome.
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So E....are you leaving the core pin in place in the bait to punch the holes or do you remove the pin that makes the core and punch thru side to side/ top to bottom? I can see a brass tube similar to what an R/C builder might use for a fuel line. The punch-end brass tubing could easily be sharpened by turning the end of the tube on a piece of wet or dry sandpaper at an angle. The brass tubing comes in a whole world of sizes. Any plastic that ends up in the tubing can be pushed out with a stiff wire.
I think for personal use this is a novel idea and as DF suggests, glow pigments could take baits to a whole other level but as I see it size is an issues for anything much smaller than a bait like you've shown. Smaller baits would be a challenge and a half. I did some Nano Frys in a straight core with a pin and they were about taxing...can't imagine doing this process in a small bait like that but it would be a real topper in my opinion. Never know though...I may have to try it using glow plastic.
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Any color. I think with your E(xtra)-core idea, being able to shoot a glow tail and have glow spots on the body would look awesome.
Right on... I imagine a plain colored body (black, white. or grey) with florescent dots and tail would really look sharp.
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So E....are you leaving the core pin in place in the bait to punch the holes or do you remove the pin that makes the core and punch thru side to side/ top to bottom?
I can see a brass tube similar to what an R/C builder might use for a fuel line. The punch-end brass tubing could easily be sharpened by turning the end of the tube on a piece of wet or dry sandpaper at an angle. The brass tubing comes in a whole world of sizes. Any plastic that ends up in the tubing can be pushed out with a stiff wire.
I think for personal use this is a novel idea and as DF suggests, glow pigments could take baits to a whole other level but as I see it size is an issues for anything much smaller than a bait like you've shown.
Smaller baits would be a challenge and a half. I did some Nano Frys in a straight core with a pin and they were about taxing...can't imagine doing this process in a small bait like that but it would be a real topper in my opinion. Never know though...I may have to try it using glow plastic.
Pull the main core pin and punch through both sides... it doubles your pleasure in a way Wrigley did not anticipate!
I use my 4" grinder while rotating the needles at an angle in my fingers... and yes, the punch cores are easily cleared with a brass rod (or wire).
I really like DF's idea, especially with a neutral colored body to make the glow dots/tail pop!
Nano fry, you say... hmmmmmm... you might have given me another idea... (just what I didn't need). ???
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" I did some Nano Frys in a straight core with a pin and they were about taxing".... by myself from an earlier post in this thread.
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Here are the Nano-cores I did. I first shot the mold with pins in place using chartreuse and orange in the twin injector. Then the black was injected when the pins had been pulled. I put some eyes on these guys then gave them a cover dip of clear plastic. Cute little guys but a lot of work. And yes, the fish enjoyed chomping on them.
I know Kyle thought at the beginning of this thread that maybe color shifting pigments were going to play a part in this and in light of that I have something to show for tomorrow, but I can't get a picture anymore tonight.....I'll want good daylight for it.
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I remember those little fellas... my thoughts are a bit more simple and will play better with a larger body like the Thumper Fry, but even so, this new idea is well behind a couple of additional core & cut ventures I am hoping to accomplish... looking forward to what you have to show tomorrow.