I am an at home business that started making baits and lures in 2019. I am an avid fisherman and outdoorsman and I make baits that are unique and can’t be found in stores. My videos are to help others with tips and tricks to making baits or you can purchase my baits on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/GrimtasticBaits. Full disclaimer that all my state and federal excise taxes have been taken care of since day one and I am always interested in selling wholesale to tackle shops if inquiring.
Indeed! I also found out from the owner when he reached out to me about the video that a second set of vents is all along the outside of the bait at a depth of .001”! Pretty fine tuned!
Good eye! I put that in there just for him. He is a friend of my daughter’s that watches my videos. Thought I would drop that nugget and hope he thinks about it. He’s too young to be doing that stuff!!
@@grimtasticbaits Gotta play with the mono, The lighter the line the better the action. I use this on my ned rig baits. Gives that extra little action.
Thanks!! That’s kind of what I figured but it definitely isn’t a process for making a lot or for production as it would take too long. Personal use it’s going to be fun to fish with.
@@grimtasticbaits no problem. Good video. I have been thinking about making soft plastic lures as I live in northern Australia and the heat melts a lot of our lures. I have bought several different bags and pouches to prolong the life of the lures. Also the fish here have big teeth. 🐟😁
In my car thermal heat is F 95°avreg and and in the car can get to F150° on 100°+day's what is the medium heat to melt the soft plastic. Very interesting 🤔
I havent really ever had a problem with melting plastics, but ive got Zman TRD's that have just caused damage to my actual tackle box. And they always come inside with me after im done fishing. Theres even a notice to not mix them with others. Crazy😮
Back in the day, melted worms could be big old pain in the ass. Nothing like breaking out your favorite hair jig just to find it in the middle of a ball of snot that used to be a plastic grub.
@@grimtasticbaits i remember some incidents that ate worm shaped prints in the finish or bodies of hard lures. My neon green jointed rapala is very old now and it has 2 worm scars that burnt clear thru the lacquer finish or whatever is on the outside of them.
I believe most commercial baits are using a mixture of plastisol, and some other oils to help baits break down faster in the waterways, after all it looks bad for a company to have a bunch of their baits just polluting the waterways [even tho its not really their fault] so to help break them down faster is kinda smart, kinda like those dissolving golf balls. because a foam bomber thrown into a plastic bait bag, even without the bait, something [such as the oils used] will dissolve the foam after a little time.
While the test is cool and all for curiosity purposes.... I can't really imagine that people will just leave baits outside of a tackle bag or box in the window like that. I have had several 100+ degree days where I am leaving my bag in the car with windows up... and have not really had any issues with plastics other than they may become softer which actually gives them more action and seemingly makes them work better for a short duration.
I agree. I was just trying to find a way to simulate the heat Florida gets up here in Ohio. Didn’t know how else to push the extreme. If you leave your baits in a back window you deserve to have them melted into a mess. 😂. It’s was just for curiosity.
Out of curiosity what is the melting point of plastisol? Does anyone know when it STARTS to melt? Given those ribbon tails started to fuse together I would guess 200 degrees F. I can see how the argument could be made that the thickness of the bait and or any tails/appendages would be compromised first.
When I make baits the activation point to turn it from a liquid to a usable plastic is 350 degrees. After that I melt down to around 310-320 degrees with Dead On Plastix. It gets mushy and gooey around 250 after it has been activated when reheating plastic. At about 250 degrees you can usually take plastic out of the mold and it will hold shape.
@@Paul_T843 thanks for the watch. I bet you all get WAY hotter down there than we do in Ohio. For the 2 weeks they were in the back window I think our hottest day was 93 degrees. Probably every day down south for you all.
@@grimtasticbaits , yeah, it's been hot here. We had a day or two where I think it got into the high 80s, but they are calling for triple digits next week. Not looking forward to that, but I'm hoping the local fishing spots won't be as crowded.
If you use fine salt the stuff Barlow's sells for making tackle that stuff is the stuff I use and it's super fine grain. It won't clump up like yours did. Of course you still have to stir it a lot before heating but it doesn't clump like you see in the video. Ur using table salt lol
As someone who is constantly trying to replicate Gary Yamamoto senko fall rate and shimmy I appreciated this video. I find that less is More with salt. It's a pain to work with never the lees
@@freshandsaltyjohnny Thanks for the watch! I agree. Salt is just so wrong in my book when I can just use a nail weight, but to each their own; which is why I love this craft.
It just didn’t end out so well. 😆. I am going to work on it a bit more and keep the weight more forward and from freely rolling around. It does swill but it is an extremely lazy swim so it also needs a bigger lip.
What you could also try is, drill a small hole through a long stick that a wire can run through.. something like a chopstick or even a hollow aluminum etc… insert it through the lure then glue the plastic toungue in a groove you made in the wood/aluminum .. then use a wire through the hallow area to connect the main line to. 😂 just thinking.
Sir I just hapend to be surfing and saw your posting and I think that you did a great job on those lures. Waiting for your next give away or if you are selling them I would like to purchase some.
some if the best advice I've heard on a mold yet thanks for the technical part makes a difference when you spending all the money bait making for yourself
My pleasure! It’s exactly why I do these. There are only fanboys out there saying how great one company or another’s mold is and no honest reviews anymore. Thanks for the watch!
How are you packaging this style of bait? Just ordered the 5.3 slay bait mold fro epic. I think i could generate some local sales through the local high school team. But want an efficient way to package them and not damage them.
The prop? It was probably Cabelas over 15 years ago. I hold on to stuff for a long time before I rediscover them! 😆. I have seen them online still if you search Mr Twister Top Prop size 6.
I have this mold and I would agree that it is my least favorite mold to shoot! I appreciate your honest review and I agree 100% We do have several other molds from Epic that are really nice to work with and they make beautiful baits!
This one is from plastic. I like finding lures or rescuing them from trees and tweeting them to be something more or different. I am thinking about doing a video on 5 of them I have hanging up now wanting some TLC.
Winner winner chicken dinner. Oh wait nobody won. Next time may I suggest doing a live stream giveaway to people who join the live stream but they also have to be subscribed it's an easy way to get subs. Also make an announcement on your RU-vid page that you are doing a live stream. It's button next to shorts called post. Better luck next time. Hope this helps.
I appreciate the input. Maybe next time. I honestly feel good about donating them to the lending box just the same as I like to see kids active and learning to fish. It’s a great cause. I find myself giving 1/4 of my tackle bag away to kids I can tell are new to fishing or don’t have some of the fancy gear. The fact they are outside says worlds to me. Thanks again for your support!
@@grimtasticbaits yeah I mean I do the same every single person I encounter that I talk to about fishing gets to pick a sample pack out of my bag of baits and hand them a sticker and business card. All the local spots of where I live a lot of three locals use my tackle when they fish. They come up to me to tell me they caught on one of my baits. It's one of the best feelings ever knowing somebody caught fish on my baits.
