Super User FryDog62 Posted October 20, 2020 Super User Posted October 20, 2020 Are there molds available for plastic lures that have the air bubble in the tail - i.e. Caffeine Shad, Grandebass Airtail Rattler..? Quote
Jermination Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 not sure about molds but i'll take a syringe and pump a little bit of air into the claws of a turbo craw or something like that. Also tried vegetable oil in the pinchers to make them really stand up Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Super User Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Jermination said: not sure about molds but i'll take a syringe and pump a little bit of air into the claws of a turbo craw or something like that. Also tried vegetable oil in the pinchers to make them really stand up Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted October 21, 2020 Super User Posted October 21, 2020 22 minutes ago, FryDog62 said: Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? Probably an air-injection step in the production line. If I want to make a plastic float more - I do the same thing, short-needle syringe. 1 Quote
Jermination Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, FryDog62 said: Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? not sure buddy, i'll check with some of my contacts and see what i can find out. I have no idea how you could incorporate something like that into a physical mold that is sealed off, so i think they would have some type of syringe on the line pumping them full 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 21, 2020 Super User Posted October 21, 2020 You might have luck creating the hollow claws, and welding them to a body using heat. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 22, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 22, 2020 Maybe you could use a razor and slice open the claws of a bait, hollow out the inside a bit and then Mend it back up? 1 Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Super User Posted October 22, 2020 I assume its a mold that Strike King and GrandeBass have a patent on and not available to purchase? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 22, 2020 Super User Posted October 22, 2020 Based my on my limited experience pouring plastics, I'd bet the patent (should one exist) lies in the production process rather than the mold itself. 1 Quote
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