Author Topic: 4" Swim Toad...  (Read 4947 times)

Offline ctom

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 11413
4" Swim Toad...
« on: 01/25/14 18:59 UTC »
I had to play tonight to take my mind off the up-coming weather.



The belly is cream pearl also.
« Last Edit: 01/25/14 19:09 UTC by ctom »
There are good ships
and wood ships
ships that sail the sea
but the best ships are friendships
and may they
always be ......An Irish Toast

Offline jmatheny9

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 611
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #1 on: 01/25/14 19:13 UTC »
That's an impressive bait! Did you hand pour the belly and orange/ black accents?


                   -Jeremiah
-Jeremiah

Offline Jerry V

  • Global Moderator
  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 1454
    • Do-It Molds
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #2 on: 01/25/14 20:15 UTC »
That's a pretty sweet frog right there.

The way your weather is looking up there Mr. Tom, you'll have plenty of time in the next couple of days to repeat the process and crank out a few more just like him.
"What started as a hobby is now a way of life."  Justin9j

"It's a shame I have to work, cause I really don't have time for it." Shane

"A mind is a terrible thing to waste (or) losing your memory sucks."  Denny Welch

"I wonder what the fish feel like on those days when you can't buy a bite?" pjmc

Offline Botanophilia

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 854
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #3 on: 01/25/14 20:27 UTC »
 :o :o :o :o :o

'Cause what other response is there?
I see lots of micro glitter in green and gold.

Offline ctom

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 11413
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #4 on: 01/25/14 21:04 UTC »
J.....

I used a small dowel to tap in the black spots and the belly color got spoon poured. I shot the toad in hot orange first and cut those portions you see here out of the whole toad's feet and slipped them back into the mold in exactly the same place they would be located if I stuck the whole toad back in the mold. Then I shot my green top color. All colors were re-melts.
There are good ships
and wood ships
ships that sail the sea
but the best ships are friendships
and may they
always be ......An Irish Toast

Offline pieterbez

  • Kicker
  • ****
  • Posts: 320
  • Fish for the future, Please Catch and Release
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #5 on: 01/26/14 02:26 UTC »
That is one wicked looking toad.
Love the color
Fish for the future. Please catch and release

Offline DF

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 1470
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #6 on: 01/26/14 12:20 UTC »
Nice!  Thats a big bait for you ctom. 

Offline ctom

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 11413
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #7 on: 01/26/14 12:27 UTC »
That is the sumo of my baits. I just have a hard time pumping a cup of plastic into something a toothed carp is going to swallow.
There are good ships
and wood ships
ships that sail the sea
but the best ships are friendships
and may they
always be ......An Irish Toast

Offline Blackhawk19

  • Kicker
  • ****
  • Posts: 308
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #8 on: 01/26/14 13:37 UTC »
All there is to say is "WOW!!"
Proud Member Of The Southeast Asia War Games Team 67/68
If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter - and unsafe.

Offline Lamar

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 2931
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #9 on: 01/26/14 13:37 UTC »
   I do like your color combo here. A lot of work though. I also like the idea how you put the dots on.

Offline Bass in the hood

  • Kicker
  • ****
  • Posts: 262
    • Bass in the Hood
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #10 on: 01/26/14 23:18 UTC »
Very nice toad!

Offline Botanophilia

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 854
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #11 on: 01/26/14 23:24 UTC »
Jeez Tom, how many spoonfuls did it take to pour that huge belly?!  I pour mine right out of the Pyrex!

Offline snake River

  • Keeper
  • ***
  • Posts: 56
  • Manufacture plastic baits in hand-tied jigs
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #12 on: 01/27/14 13:37 UTC »
Still think it needs those pink polkadots ;D

Offline brandx112679

  • Kicker
  • ****
  • Posts: 310
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #13 on: 01/29/14 18:00 UTC »

Ctom, when you say you tapped in the black spots, I don.t understand what you mean. Could you explain?

Offline ctom

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 11413
Re: 4" Swim Toad...
« Reply #14 on: 01/29/14 18:11 UTC »
I use a 1/4" dowel stick that's been sharpened slightly in a common pencil sharpener. The end of the dowel used for the smaller dots is about 1/8" and the larger dots come from using another dowel with a tip diameter of about 3/16". I open the mold and determine which half is the top. Then I heat up plain black scrap plastic until it can be stirred some, add a shot of stabilizer and then jack the temp up to about 360 degrees. I use the dowels by dipping the end in the plastic just far enough to get it to stay on the dowel and then quickly tap the dab of plastic in the mold where I want it. This is repeated for each dot and where a different size dot is wanted a different sized dowel is used.

I've mentioned this before....6" bamboo skewers and tooth picks are the handiest tools one can have around the shooting bench, these closely followed by a teaspoon and the dowels just described.
There are good ships
and wood ships
ships that sail the sea
but the best ships are friendships
and may they
always be ......An Irish Toast