WTB! Anyone pouring 7" Fat Senko Style Baits?

[bigjim5589]

 I'm looking for someone who pours 7" senko style baits, that are 1/2"-5/8"  thick, and willing to do some custom colors.

I want 3 color combinations, and at least 25 of each color. If that's not enough to make it worth doing, I'm willing to talk about it.

I don't pour plastics, but do pour various jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits & other lead so maybe a trade/ and/or & buy, or whatever can be worked out if you need something. I have around 370 molds for pouring lead, so a good variety.

If anyone here pours them and is interested, please let me know. Thanks!
Jim

[efishnc]

You might be hard pressed to find that here as the biggest Senko mold Do-it produces is 6" (with 3/8 diameter).

[bigjim5589]

Thanks efishnc! I had to ask, and figured someone might.

I'm having a hard time finding anyone who makes them that size. I found a few packs from an Ebay seller, but the guy told me he had someone making them, and that person stopped due to the covid virus.

I'll use what I can get, but would like to have some specific colors that I can't find in smaller baits either.

Might be time to start pouring my own plastics. 

[Lines]

Don't do it bigjim, it's too addictive.
I looked into some 7" senko style fat worm molds. Looks like BTS and basstackle.com has them.
I have been considering buying a Senko style mold, but haven't decided on a size.
Does the 7" have an advantage over the smaller sizes?

[efishnc]

Lines-
I started out with just the original (5") version, but I have since become a fan of having a size above (6") and a size below (4") the original... this allows me to bump things up for more aggressive situations like during pre-spawn or step them down when playing the finesse game in the dog days of summer.   

The 7" Senko is more worm than I would want to use on a regular basis, but I'm guessing it just plays to the bigger fish in the south. 

[Lines]

Thanks Efishnc, I'll have to ask around to see what the guys around here think. My brother fishes some bass tournaments up in Missouri, I'll see what he thinks too.

[bigjim5589]

Ok, here's the deal! I use them as ned rig baits and cut them in half, I haven't done well with the typical ned rig baits, but cutting senko type baits about 3 1/4" to 3 1/2" long and I've caught fish on them. IMO, the ned baits have a profile, but not much else. The senko shape falls differently and has a better wiggle to it, even the fat ones.

The baits I want, have different color tips, on both ends. Cut them in half & I get two baits of the same color. I can find various baits with the tip colors, but they're thinner baits too. I want a better profile, longer length and the same senko shape. That's the secret, so don't tell anyone! 

I've also used 6" and at 3" long, I still don't get as many bites. Just personal preference and where I fish, but it's been working for me.

Lines, you don't have to tell me about the addictive part, I know that all too well already. I have enough fly tying supplies & hooks now to fill a small fly shop, and over 370 molds for pouring lead, several thousand hooks for that too. so I'm addicted bad anyway. 

[Lines]

I do fly tying, inline spinners and plastics. Just a few lead molds. 370 molds? Man, I feel for ya! LOL 👍

[efishnc]

JIM-

What is your preferred color combo (if you don't mind sharing)?

Also, 370 lead molds?... (I'm presuming you're not counting individual cavities when you make such a statement)... how many are unique versus duplicates for production?

[bigjim5589]

No sir, I have over 370 individual molds, although some are duplicates, which have been modified for producing other items. For example, I have the poisontail mold that I use for jigs, and another that has been modified for pouring spinnerbaits. Those are few however and I don't have any duplicates otherwise except the lure body mold. I have 3 of them, one having been modified to pour tube jigs, and the other two, I use when pouring production lure bodies. 

Most I have are Do It, and I have a bunch of Hilts, and some other older brands such as Lil mac, Herter's, Palmer & Ament, , and some old customs obtained from various sources. I have one Collins mold too.

The colors for those plastics, are a baby bass with chartreuse tips, a greenpumpkin, with blue and gold glitter, and chartreuse tips, and a watermelon that has blue, gold and purple glitter, with hot pink tips. Maybe some holographic glitter in some too.

I've seen one green version with red tips too I want to try, but have someone who pours them, and they're not the 7" either. That is a color this young man pours that I think might work well here. Green is a good color for Santee. 

These aren't really anything special, just not being produced in the size I want.

This is some of my molds, two & three deep on the pegboard. I've rearranged the pegboard since this was taken, and added a bunch more molds too. I think I had around 280 molds when I took this photo.

[Lines]

I thought I was bad. Bigjim, you definitely have an affliction. LOL. That's an impressive wall of molds. Cool!

[efishnc]

I thought I was bad. Bigjim, you definitely have an affliction. LOL. That's an impressive wall of molds. Cool!

Yeah, you got me beat by a long shot as well... your pics make me feel like my condition isn't all that serious (yet).

[bigjim5589]

In my own defense, I bought my first mold at age 17, and I'm 65 now, so wasn't something that I did overnight. Also, our bills got paid, so not like I shirked my obligations to buy molds or other tackle making supplies. 

It's still cheaper than booze, drugs, cars, chasing women and gambling! 

[Lines]

Yes, much cheaper!

[efishnc]

It's still cheaper than booze, drugs, cars, chasing women and gambling! 

And more addicting... I never got hooked on any of those things you mention, but I did with tackle making... (as my avatar undeniably shows).