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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: Mike J on 02/17/16 20:13 UTC
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I read about putting mylar tubing in baits on another forum. I thought Ide give it a try and see how it turned out. I decided to also use my duel injector on these to try to make a realistic baitfish imitation. This was one of the times that I couldn't believe how awesome the baits looked when I opened the mold. It was a little hard to really capture the look of these with the camera. I couldn't be happier with the way they turned out. Now I just can't wait to get them on a jig and hit the river.
(http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah209/johnsonbaits/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-02-17-19-50-40_zpsju2sjxwg.png~original)
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Great color, very natural.
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Those look awesome! How do you get Mylar to stay where you want it in the mold?
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Great looking bait's.
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Fantastic work.
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Mylar does make a bait look super natural and colors you've got these done in really make the baits look alive. Nice work.
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Thanks for the nice words. Bassinfool, the first time I tried I poured a little plastic in the belly then put the mylar tube in the hot plastic to hold it. Then I realized the size of tube I was using could only get pushed back so far in the mold. After that I just cut a piece to length put it in the empty mold and shot it. Worked great.
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Those are great!
Marc
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Where do u get the mylar tubing? Any specific size?
Baits look awesome!!!!!!
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Where do u get the mylar tubing? Any specific size?
Baits look awesome!!!!!!
Thanks I'm not real sure the size I found the stuff I used in the craft section at walmart dirt cheap. It just happened to be the perfect size. I think it was a pack with 12 yards for around $2. The fly shops are like $4 a foot for a stuff you can get I'm different sizes.
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Great looking bait!