Diy Tubes

[guest01]

for those interested in making tubes here is a easy way. I am using a 1/16 inch rod for a hollow body but you can use as small as you want to almost get a solid body tube. I bend my rod so I can horizontal dip but you can also do this for vertical type tubes. ( head one color tail another ) heat your plastic and slowly dip the rod into the plastic, remove for a few seconds and do it again. repeat till you get the thickness you want on the tail. I then heated up my second color and dipped the tube in half way. Next I put on eyes. ( because I like em ) and then heated up a third cup of plastic and vertically dipped the tube so I could seal the eyes on. After it cooled I removed it from the rod and cut the tail with a scalpel or razorblade. You can make the tails as long as you want. HAPPY DIPPING:D

[headbanginhillbilly]

Excellent pictures, thanks crappieday.

[guest01]

no problem, its one of the easiest and cheapest baits to make, no molds or injectors. just plastic and a rod

[crappieseeker]

crappieday, I sure appreciate all this info you have given, but my wallet is going to be telling me you are a bad bad guy.

[guest01]

dont hate me later, you wanted to know. lol

[jigtwins]

Thanks for the tube tutorial crappieday. Very nice of you to share this processes. I for one am going to give it a try.

[GCD]

That's a great lookin' tube!!!

[Jiggin_Joe]

Crappie day do you have a tail cutter you can show them. if not i think i might have pics of one and how to make laying around somewhere.

JJ

[guest01]

no I sure dont, I use a razor blade when I make some but I dont make them much. Kinda time consuming to make em compared to injecting a mold

[gone fission]

Does it just slide off the rod?

Does rod have to be stainless?

How do ya warm up the plastic, microwave?

Can the unused plastic be easily removed from Pyrex when it cools?

Do ya ever mix scent in?