Do-It Lead Molds Plastic App

[toadfrog]

View attachment 2I was making some lead slabs and got to wondering if I could use This Do-It SJS-3-A mold to make a soft bite slab for pond and shallow water fishing . Hope you can tell in the pic how I weighted it internally . I crimped the wire just enough it would still go into the lead lure body I use for inline spinners . Then I crimped the body on the wire. Placed the wire form in the mold c clamped it shut . Found some tough saltwater scraps . Nuked them up and poured it into the mold . By golly if I didn't have a rubber slab . Then I took some stuffed toy eyes jammed them completely through the body (they snap together ) added a touch of supper glue . Split ring and tied treble and I was done . So here it is for grins and giggles .

 

[Pup]

Very nice TF.

Just a ramblin' thought of mine that follows...

Have you ever made a Silver Buddy or Heddon Sonar style of bait from an old butter knife? I know that "butter blades" work for largemouth bass. Have seen evidence first hand.

 

[AtticaFish]

That is a SWEET shad!

 

[toadfrog]

Thanks AF
No Pup never thought about making a lure from a butter knife . But have used them for dipping blades to make tube baits.

 

[Hawnjigs]

Holy sh** that is excellent! Thought you needed an injector for 3d, especially with the hardware heat sink?

 

[toadfrog]

Holy sh** that is excellent! Thought you needed an injector for 3d, especially with the hardware heat sink?

The plastic was really hot 350 + and I used a hot bullet ladle so it went in sort of injection style . A lead mold gets a lot more air than a plastic mold and there will be some flash to remove . I'll inject any others I do not many molds would have come out that good . Going to do an Ultra minnow if I can figure out how to weight it .

 

[StumpHunter]

That's a nice bait!!

 

[hookup]

Nice job there & way to think out of the box

 

[Bo_G]

Very cool toadfrog!

 

[fishhunter775]

Holy sh** that is excellent! Thought you needed an injector for 3d, especially with the hardware heat sink?

The plastic was really hot 350 + and I used a hot bullet ladle so it went in sort of injection style . A lead mold gets a lot more air than a plastic mold and there will be some flash to remove . I'll inject any others I do not many molds would have come out that good . Going to do an Ultra minnow if I can figure out how to weight it .

You could always weight it using lead wire on the hook.Would still be lighter than the jig head but would make it sink.

 

[toadfrog]

Holy sh** that is excellent! Thought you needed an injector for 3d, especially with the hardware heat sink?

The plastic was really hot 350 + and I used a hot bullet ladle so it went in sort of injection style . A lead mold gets a lot more air than a plastic mold and there will be some flash to remove . I'll inject any others I do not many molds would have come out that good . Going to do an Ultra minnow if I can figure out how to weight it .

You could always weight it using lead wire on the hook.Would still be lighter than the jig head but would make it sink.

Was thinking that or a pinch on sinker . The reason I did this is fish seem to hang on a few seconds longer if the lure is not hard as a rock . Plus my renegade heart won't let me stick to the status quoe rules .