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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Getting Started / Customer Support => Topic started by: nismomick on 12/08/17 16:01 UTC
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Hi,
I'm looking to buy new softbait molds and i need your advices!! I want a good all around lure. I fish walleyes, yellow perch and big lake trouts, most of the time vertically (ice fishing and under the boat)
Baitfish are minnows and smelts around 2.5 to 4 inches
I've the budget for 2 or 3 molds
Thank you guys!!
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Lake Trout....I'd look closely at the 3.5" Essential Swimbait and either the 3.5" or 4" Essential paddletail bait. Both molds are easy to work with and have some room to play the color thing but more importantly they are sized about right for a serious trout jigger.
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I already have the 3.75" es swimbait in stock :D
Do yo have pictures of a 3.5" paddletail?
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Here's the info on those baits/molds
https://store.do-itmolds.com/Paddle-Tail-Essential-Series--Multiple-sizes-available_p_1166.html
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3.5” on a 3/8 under spin.
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Thank you guys. Nice looking bait and for the price :o!! But i'm concerned by the lenght of the hook. think i will get one and give it a try next summer for lake trout!! Here in Quebec lake trout fishing is closed from september to april :(
So it's time to get yellow perch and walleye gears out for ice fishing!!
Any other suggestions??
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You might consider one of the carrot molds/ I use the small one (3 inch skinny carrot) all the time vertical jigging for crappie. In the larger sizes I think it would be very representative of a smelt
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Oh yes carrots can be good, it give me tons of ideas!! But it's confusing... there's alot of carrots molds available!! ??? ??? ??? :-\
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3.5” & 4.5” swim shad, 4” flippin zip, 4.5 ring it are some great walleye bait’s.
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Essential 3” grub ring it
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3.75” & 2.75” paddle tail , 2.5 thump grub
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Which BT mold is the middle bait from WW ?
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2XL 2.75 is # 662 & 3.75 #660
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Niiiice bait! :o do you have the top injected or the horizontal?
Skinny 3" and 5" ordered!! and BT 2.75" paddletail
Thank you very much guys!!!
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The 3.75 is top 2.75 is side but I’m going to a top in 2.75. Top is so you can pour laminate bait the why the mold is.
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BT also has a 3” fork tail # 689 jerk bait
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Hahaha too much choise!! But super adictive hobby!! I've the budget for only 3 molds :( But it's for a good reason, i'm working on a custom made cnc mold!! ;D
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No problem we’ve all been strapped for cash from time to time. But just wanted to give you a good selection too chose from.
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Yes thank you very much i really appreciate!! It's very hard to keep control haha!! To easy to push on the paypal button at the end of the page!! Maybe it's a good idea start selling some baits to absorb some expenses!!
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Just a suggestion here but Do-it does sell a sample pack. It's a great way to get the bait in your hand and see what it looks like. Pick five baits you think you like and order it. I guess better then ordering a mold and not liking it.
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Ohhh!! Molds already ordered... a mold cost twice the price to get it in Quebec so it's a REALLY good idea to order some samples before!! Thank you very much for the info, be sure next time i'll get some!!
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This Catfish just guzzled a BT 660 bait. LOL The 662 is on my radar. I too like the top load molds.
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Look like he really like it lol! :o :P Can't wait go fishing... Two more weeks to wait (or more depend on how thick the ice will be) :( >:(
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How have I missed this thread for the past month? There is some good information and great pictures.