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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: ctom on 04/19/20 12:09 UTC
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S'pose these will get those old silver sides to hit?
(https://i.imgur.com/DrjUIep.jpg)
Little of everything here: tail color, e-core, color shifting pigments. Lots of work but they are pretty. Hoping the crappies think like-wise tomorrow or Tuesday, or......
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S'pose these will get those old silver sides to hit?
(https://i.imgur.com/DrjUIep.jpg)
Little of everything here: tail color, e-core, color shifting pigments. Lots of work but they are pretty. Hoping the crappies think like-wise tomorrow or Tuesday, or......
The color shift is Delta and goes from blue to purple. Walking thru the garage to outside to get the picture had these guys changing colors like a stop light. lol
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Great colors TOM
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Those are really cool!
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So. A friend saw these on my facebook page and asked if I can make them in the 1.5" Thump-It? I said, "well, ya".
(https://i.imgur.com/PllE2Gm.jpg)
Wasn't kidding him. Everything used in the flukes was remelted and used in these. With the sun lower the purple wants to come out and play. This color shifting stuff is a riot to work with. These are going to the lake in the morning too.
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Sweet tom
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Wow those are absolutely amazing. I might end up getting that Crappie Fluke mold.
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The wind bit me this morning so my fishing got cut short. I had one hit...on that Thump-it grub shown here done in the delta color shift. And whatever snapped the line.
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Wish I could get the chartreuse to be that bright.
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X2 chartreuse, 15 drops to 4 ounces. 2 drops X2 fluorescent green, blue hi lites.
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Thanks Tom 8)
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Whatever it is, it wicked POPS!
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Nice Tom!!
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Man ctom every time I use that thump grub I can barely get good pours with it. I notice it looks like you added in some vents on the mold also. maybe that's what I should try to do? I hate to complain but I just can't even give this little bait much of a chance because of it. I tried everything possible with it and just quit using it because of it. Now come to think of it I think MikeJ done some venting to his if memory serves me correctly. Hmmm not sure what really to do.
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Add the venting as shown if you're having issues. With the technique I use with the Thump-It and some other molds I need them to breathe, hence the additional venting or modified venting. There's not a thing wrong with the molds as they come to you but when a person asks the mold to do more than they were meant to do he'll have to do things that allow his qwirks.
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Add the venting as shown if you're having issues. With the technique I use with the Thump-It and some other molds I need them to breathe, hence the additional venting or modified venting. There's not a thing wrong with the molds as they come to you but when a person asks the mold to do more than they were meant to do he'll have to do things that allow his qwirks.
I couldn’t get mine to shoot either. Dented like crazy. I opened up the gate on mine and it shoots fine now. I wasn’t asking anything extra of it. One color, normal stuff.
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Exactly Apdriver I wasn't asking for anything additional myself just a regular color shot bait and I had nothing but trouble with it so I gave up on it unfortunately. I never contacted Do-It because I don't want them to think all I do is complain which isn't the case but anyhow what way did you open gates? Like ctom did? $69 is a nice chunk to be out on something you can't use. I am not expert pouring type of person but I've gotten pretty decent and I must have tried a thousand times seriously with the thumper.
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I appreciate it Kyle and honest to God I hate to say anything but I just cannot get any use out of it I've done everything from shooting really slow to various temperatures I've tried different pressure everything you can think about. Lol my wrist is even hurting from carpal tunnel from yesterday messing with it so much. I will always do business with you guys and your customer service is really great you all have been very good to me.
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The gate is the narrow restriction just before the cavity of the bait. This narrow restriction allows you to tear the bait off the sprue. It also is a point of constriction that closes off first as the plastisol cools and hardens and keeps the bait from drawing more plastic from the sprue as it cools causing the bait to collapse or dent. I used a Dremel and a small tapered stone to slightly open these gates on both sides. It doesn’t take much. You can even remove a bit of material, shoot it and see, remove a few thou more, rinse wash repeat........