Thread: Hand dipped for outer core

Originally Posted by Gradygarrett

Has anybody tried hand dipping already made bait to form an outer core colors? What was your result? Like black bait, dipped in light clear chartreuse. Thanks for your knowledge and expertise

yes we do this all the time on our plastics we do use several different methods I use a small syringe in shoot a color into have been sometimes we over coat with a second color but there are many different ways that you can go about it enclosed a picture for you to look at.

I tried hand pouring first color, then shooting second color, only one or 2 out of the 12 turned out ok. When I hand dipped it, just got more bulky, quick dip wasn't as bad, but looked liked it could peel off. I sure need some ideas. Snake, when you use a small injector, what kind of injector? Do you inject right after your main pour? How do you overcoat?

Originally Posted by Gradygarrett

I tried hand pouring first color, then shooting second color, only one or 2 out of the 12 turned out ok. When I hand dipped it, just got more bulky, quick dip wasn't as bad, but looked liked it could peel off. I sure need some ideas. Snake, when you use a small injector, what kind of injector? Do you inject right after your main pour? How do you overcoat?

You can take a little syringe Open up your mold first cavities and shoot one color then put a little bit of another color on top put The. Mold back to gather and shoot Here’s or mold take your plastic bait and dip it in clear plastic .

I dip my plastics baits all the time after I make them or when I by baits that I want to change the color or make more bulky. I mainly use big bulky baits and you cant find them factory made so I double dip them to make the bodies bigger. I bought a bunch of Arkies 2 1/2 XL pro series tube baits on a clearance rack and double dipper them to make the bodies bigger and change the color to what I wanted. Caught a lot of big slabs off of them this winter. I also hand pour the bottom and top mold different colors and them shoot the center a third color to make a tricolor bait. There is no end to what you can do if your not afraid to try something totally different than just what you see on the self. that the fun of making your own baits. I have a box marked UGLY BAITS and they are just that but you would be surprised what you can catch on what most would call mistakes Most marketing is to catch people not fish.

As long as the outer layer is clear to semi-clear and the plastic hot enough, the central color will come through and also magnify (like in Snake's photo) any glitter. Most important is to keep the tail out of the heated plastic (at least 280 degrees) so the action isn't affected.

I like the idea of pouring a layer of plastic and then either pouring the next layer or injecting it depending on the mold.

Not sure how the pics will turn out but here is a few hand poured and then injected