for you guys it make plastic baits tricks of the trade

**shipahoy41** · 02-12-2014, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by snake River

in the following pictures you will see how I make two colors on baby shed stingers. The first photo you will see this may use and they plastic syringe to feel the back cavity in if you want to make a tale color simply cut the tail off of the body and replace it in the mold then fall the first step put the mold back to gather and shoot your body color.

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you can do this process with many plastic baits such as your twister tails in other grub type plastic baits . It is a little trick that I stumbled on by accident . I kinda caught on by a good friend of ours that no longer is here crappie day had sent me a bunch of syringes to use on my Jilly jigs to fill the cavities you make them. I got to thinking about if I use that syringe to feel a grub mold or baby Shad Stinger on the back and put it back together and shoot it it definitely works. So I pass this on to you guys rather than put in tinfoil and splitting your molds. This is 10 times faster. So don't be afraid to experiment. This is the name of the game when we are working with plastics it is to share our tricks with you so you may learn hope to see more tricks of the trade from you guys in the future.

Bob,

Could I do a similar process like this using my metal syringe juts squeezing out one part of the mold with a color and then clamping the mold and refill the syringe with a contracting color and shoot it again?

**crappieseeker** · 02-12-2014, 03:14 PM

ship have you tried the aluminum foil method?

**shipahoy41** · 02-12-2014, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by crappieseeker

ship have you tried the aluminum foil method?

It seems as if I do not get the mold tight enough and you get spillage around the foil where it comes out of the mold. I use a shop vise to clamp the mold. I have better luck just shooting the entire mold, then taking scissors and cutting the belly area off. After that I put the belly area back into the mold and shoot the body.

**CTom** · 02-12-2014, 04:54 PM

Ship....find yourself a small spoon and hand pour that top half using it. Close the mold and shoot the second color in. No sweat at all. Just get the plastic for the hand pour real hot and add stabilizer to it so burning isn't an issue. It helps to use a smaller cup too so you can heat less plastic but still get it in the spoon easily.

**shipahoy41** · 02-12-2014, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by CTom

Ship....find yourself a small spoon and hand pour that top half using it. Close the mold and shoot the second color in. No sweat at all. Just get the plastic for the hand pour real hot and add stabilizer to it so burning isn't an issue. It helps to use a smaller cup too so you can heat less plastic but still get it in the spoon easily.

That is a great idea CTom. Will head to the thrift stores tomorrow to find a metal one with a wood handle on it. Will probably use a hammer on the spoon part so it is like a funnel. Got to get stabilizer too. I am thankful for the advice.

Mike

**snake River** · 02-12-2014, 06:07 PM

My goodness where did you dig up this old post this is when I was first starting out with plastics yes you could use a metal syringe ship but they are little bit too big. ctom idea with the little spoon would do you real good I still use the plastic syringes for different projects now if you wanted to make a course shot take a little bit of covering and put it up by the head put your mold back together and shoot your second, are either clear or something real light so you can see the core shot through it give it a shot and see what you think I hope I did not confuse you.

**pondhopper** · 02-12-2014, 08:41 PM

I was thinking the same thing about the post . Funny how with time something old is new again . Wish it worked on my old bones that way .

**snake River** · 02-12-2014, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by pondhopper

I was thinking the same thing about the post . Funny how with time something old is new again . Wish it worked on my old bones that way .

yes me you would be young again it's fun to go back to the old post and see what you posted a few years back when I was beginning like I said in the above I have come a long ways mostly trial and error.

**CTom** · 02-13-2014, 09:58 AM

Bob, I sure hope you have tossed that plastic syringe. I have scars all over an arm from using one of those things when the heat of the plastic let the side blow out. My work area turned purple too. In a blink. Those plastic things are bad news.

**shipahoy41** · 02-14-2014, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by snake River

yes me you would be young again it's fun to go back to the old post and see what you posted a few years back when I was beginning like I said in the above I have come a long ways mostly trial and error.

We all have come a long way. I am using the metal spoon and a metal syringe.

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