Replacement arrived!By the way, I did forget to mention that the original lure did have a decent strike however as most anglers will attest you can get a hit kzfaq.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 and fish will hang on and release lure. I used the replacement lure yesterday and ran thru a Shimano Waxwing, Kastmaster, Bobber (set to sink). I found the does run deep (I casting on the flats 3.5'). Make sure you adjust your rate of retrieve and rod tip angle (up) to prevent getting snagged on bottom. Used it a couple of times and action was very lifelike (looked like local bait fish for trevally), craftsmanship very good....however eyeball fell out. I asked for replacement and it is on it's way! It was very easy to change out treble to single inline hook.

*I caught this guy on my 3rd cast. Paired with these 4" trailers. **enjoyable.fishing** recommend slightly modified, I think i trimmed about 3/4 of an inch off of it. Its deadly!*

hey thanks for the kind words, i have been thinking of perhaps do another snake lure but as a jerkbait and i've been sketching some frog pattern ideas too but i will have to see if anything will come out of that, a frog is actually really challenging to do.

I've watched a number of instructional videos for creating a 2 piece mold and I learned more from this than the others combined. Great music, too...

Thanks for posting this - good 2-piece mold tutorial

Very informative video and great job. I like the idea of a thin layer prior to completely pouring the silicone out. I've used compression molding systems where we added a "bump" to help remove trapped air, but this works out nice too. I've also see where people just pour into a corner and let the silicone travel over the piece. It all depends on the material. Keep up the great job!

art takes time. this is not boring. your techiques show you value excellence in everything. wunderbar!

Nice video. Wish I had this when I first started doing my own soft plastic baits 15 years ago!

great video dude it helped me as a kid that wanted to catch a fish on homemade soft plastic bait!!!

Great videos and information man. I'm thinking about getting into this to be able to make baits for myself and a couple buddies.

The best mold tutorial I’ve seen. After you make a mold what do you do to help keep it in great condition. Thanks for your help and enjoy your channel.

Neat idea :) I'm sure we have some Lego flying around the house which I will definitely use now thanks to your video SolarBaits.

Yeah that makes perfect sense, I guess I'm just trying to be a bit too much of a perfectionist, love the lures by the way, I'm not as good as you are yet but I'm working my way up, gradually adding more detail in a mission to make really detailed lures, for me detail adds confidence when fishing with them. Thanks for the help

Making my molds almost the same as yours. Love your vids. There the best on the web.

great video and great bands playing in the back ::)

great video dude it helped me a lot.

Ow and nice tip to use the left overs for a new mold as always loved it!!!

Your neighbors the Danish are probably happy to see their Legos put to good use! excellent videos

Heard some Mayhem tunes in form of freezing moon!

@22:00 is that where you would recommend removing apx. half the height in legos and peeling the clay off?

great work!

Were im from this is a hobby for retired old men in cabins by a lake somewere and Yet yoir not old and you have Deathmetal playin in the background Rock on man great video

im assuming you mean the door hinges that I've used in my swimbaits? if so they are dead easy to make i'm sure you can find some tutorials reference pictures in the net

very helpfull vid, I started making moulds a couple of weeks ago and I was wondering how you remove the grain from the wood so that it doesn't show up in the plastic?

what kind of wood did you use on the lure?

thank you very much...do you need vent holes on the mold or there is no use for them

On kyllä hyviä videoita! Taisin juuri saada itselleni uuden harrastuksen avovesikausien väliin! :)

Thanks for the reply! What percentage of shavings would you add to the remaining silicone after you've covered the lure for de-bubbling?

yeah that smooth cast 300 is rather heavy for jerkbaits, and i dont use it my self anymore for them, there are few tricks that i do do add some buoyancy to it, you can add micro spheres or you can add something inside the body cavity that floats naturally like balsa wood.

Fantastic tutorial as usual thanks! Have you figured a simple way to make the silicone shavings from botched molds? I've tried with a blade, but takes ages, and shavings are usually too thick. Also tried a cheese grater, but didn't work. Thanks

Really nice job very informative will the silicon take the heat of a lead poor & is there a specific type of silicon to use & suggestion where you get it, thank you

great video!!!

Great video, thanks for posting and sharing it. Will you be making a video of you pouring and making a bait in the mold you made? Iv'e been wanting to play with those mold techniques for a while now as all my baits as of now are made strickly from wood. I have some ideas for some jointed swim baits, but would like to make them from a mold and make them from some kind of plastic. Thanks again as you have added more feathers to my hat. Rich

awesome vid. legos, awesome. I love how there is always metal playing in the background. it occurred to me though, when I was agreeing with your thoughts on waiting 24 hours- why not just pour a one piece mold and cut the piece out along a parting line? assuming you could pour a block that big with no bubbles. just a thought. I will be using your legos idea

kool video, will you be doing a video where you use the mold. l would like to see the next step in your process

A really nice and simple tutorial! Good work...as always :). Btw: I wonder what will be your next project, since you now have nearly covered all the bait fish pikes are used to feed on. Did you ever thought about carving frogs, or rats...or a duckling? I know your topwater snakes just were kind of a carving practice, but I`d really love to see some more of that kind! Oh, and before i forget about it, did your baits win anything in this bait contest you entered? Greets and keep up the good work!

Great video SolarBaits it was very informative. I love the scale pattern on your bait and was wondering how you do it? I usually use scale burning tools, but I am interested in how you create the texture?

So, a couple of questions. First, if the clay is not the material you are using to make the actual mold, why is it necessary to go through the press/test/excavate process so many times to get the fit perfect? Second, what was the purpose of those flakes you added?

how did you make the scale design

hey dude great work! ive been watching your videos and your work is impressive. ive been trying to give a shot at making my own mold but i wanted to learn as much as i can before doing it. im going to try making the mold soon since i have the master 90% complete just.. im just curious. after you pour, do you screw im the eyelets or hand made screws, handware, hindge screws etc etc, or do you place them on the mold before pouring? any info would be appreciated, again great work!!0

When you cast your lures in resin, do you add in the hook wire to the mold before you pour the resin ? Or do you cast the lure then drill holes to glue in small screw eyes?

Very helpful

i might do something concerning pouring and some tricks i've learned and heard from others that use now my self too.

Hey Solar, just curious if you have any other materials you use in your resin molds besides silicone. I'm trying to build a mold with a thru wire and swivels holding the belly hooks, but I'm afraid that the belly hole won't release from a piece of silicone that's in the belly 4-5cm deep but only a cm or so wide... I was thinking of using some sort of a dowel, but this resin sticks to EVERYTHING!

Thx to your videos I was able to learn few new stuff. Could you recommend a plastic mixture which will be really good. I will be using it only in saltwater and the fish I will be catching are blue fish, rooster fish,jacks etc. which have teeth.

i use harder woods when carving a model, you don't have to sand them too much for in order for you to get the grain disappear enough that it does not come a nuisance later on. but really you want to have little bit of roughness to the surfaces, this way primer and paint stick to it better.

Great video

Whats the benefits with 2piece then using one piece? Great tutorial as usuall, good job Mikko!

you can add the trough wire and weights inside the mold much easier with a 2 piece mold

i'm not exactly sure, but i'm thinking around 30-40 € if i count all the materials. you can make hundreds if not thousands of of lures with the same mold, you can also use this material for soft plastic lure pouring.

Excellent. Thank you. Would you consider molding the pour funnel? or is cutting it out afterwards better? why?

i used a pencil and a stencil that i did to draw all the scales and then just carved them with a knife, it takes a little bit of time to do i think i spend 10h or lil more with this one

Great job! Thanks for shareing. What is the weight of the liquid plastic after hardening. Is it floating,and can it be used for small (4-5sm.) floating lures or its to heavy?

which material are you using to make the decoy after this mould,? congratulations on your work...

What you need is a buddy with a 5 axis CNC machine and some 6061

How did you get the scales on that master? All carved with a knife?

Nice how to argain! I see u dont use the oomoo 30 any more? Is this better or last longer? U my self used oomoo 25 because i cant get the 30 here. And i see u shape the lure in to the clay i pushed it in there and it went good are u having, maybe it was lucky 1 try:). Do you have difficulties with that in the past or to besure?

Would I need to excavate the mould that much if I was only doing a very thin, small worm lure?

Thanks again.

I just opened this video and it plays for me in the US.

this silicone has much better tear point and its more rigid so it suits me better. some clays are stiffer than others i guess mine was stiffer cos there is no way in hell i could just push it in lol

i dont use any, i flex the pour hole wide enough with my thump and index finger so that usually all of the air bobbles will be able to get out from the hole

For me , when using smooth cast 300 for a jerk bait ,I find the lure is little to heavy when all the metal work is on the lure ,. what am I doing wrong... . Any tips on weighting of these lures ...

Nice work! Use the biger typ off lego myself, so mutch better than make a new one off wood or so mething for every form.

Hello! do you have a video showing how you fill the silicon mold? Please. Thankyou!

What did the mold cost you to make?

thats a nice roach

nice!!!

I love your accent!!

i did not know that, but i'm assuming if it is it's cos of the faint backround music.

yeah i guess a roach would be more streamlined, but when they are small their shapes/profiles look alike.

Mkay, thanks!

that would be a really quick video, you pour the stuff in and that's it :D

Did you ever try to make hollow lure?? I have duplicated my swimmer but its little to heavy even if i use lighter plastic mix. So I wonder if you have an idea how to make a mold that can make the lure partially hollow.

i do sometimes sell my lures too but seems like i'm way too busy right now already with other orders so i don't want to take any new ones.

Is that Alestorm I hear!?!? And what material do you use in the castings?

This seems like a very hard way to make a mold. You could just pour some silicon in your mold 1/4” and let it harden. Lay your fish in and pour up to the appropriate line. You can press in dowels for alignment. After it dries pull out the fish and dowels. That’s the bottom or top half. Finish the same way. I realize the clay is the standard way but I don’t get it. You can pour half way up. It’s not that hard and way faster.

did you seal the wood prior to making the mold?

hey man 1st great video but im lookin for a video to make a mold for a silicon bait not a hard bait because i have a bait that they longer make so i wanna try and make somemore of them any suggestions??

cant say that i know any other resins i've only used those 2 that you mentioned

Thanks solar ....... I new I was missing something ...

Is that Michael Bolton in the background?

Could you use school clay

Any polymer clay should work... Great tutorial

Like the scream music in the background

What kind of material do u use to actually pour the bait???

could you put the silicone flakes in a blender or food processor to make the flakes smaller our is cutting them like you have small enough

that's probably not a good idea, but to be on a safe side you could always try it on your self first, to make sure.

thinking of starting to make my own soft lures, can you use a soft lure has the master e.g. a pig shad or something ?ty

can you post brands and model of the stuff you used?

hi just wondering have you tried or can to u recommend any other resin other then smooth cast 300 or federlite ... I have them both ,but would like to try more ... Thanks ...

how many uses would you get from this type of mold?

Would you be able to make me one and i could buy it?

i assume that you mean casting resin? you can get it online just google it and you'll see bunch of companies that sell resin casting products , few that spring to mind are alumilite and smooth-on

where can we purchase this silicone kit to make a mold??

can i use led, for jigging lures?

wouldnt it be much easier to take some pieces of the Lego construction in one end and then take the clay off,

hooray for legos

i have really no need for that since i already use my blog to upload my pics of lures i have made or am in the process of making

ihanan lego-virityksen oot tehny. mutta luovuus on hyvä asia!