I've been doing homemade soft plastics for some time now, so allow me to share some of my experience. #1 Always take notes. Perfection in repetition requires you to learn from your mistakes (or improve your successes). Always start with the same amount of Plastisol. For me, i like working with 1 cup at a time. That way, you'll always know how long to cook it in your microwave (2:30 for my 1100w microwave), as well as how many drops of pigment to achieve the clarity you desire. #2 Do Not pour plastisol into your injector until you are well versed in it. At ideal temperatures, the plastic will flow like milk. Once it cools down, it pours more like maple syrup. Even while wearing gloves, 350degree plastisol will burn you. It's the plastic used to print images on clothing, so it will seep into your clothes and stay there. It's better off to insert the nozzle into the plastisol and peel it off the injector before shooting another mold (it will solidify quicker than the plastisol in the mold). And lastly, #3 you can cook the plastisol to 350 degrees BEFORE you add your color and glitter. I know it looks white in it's shipping container (or your Pyrex), but it will be clear when it's fully cooked. That way you can stop yourself before you go too far with Green Pumpkin. You can always add more, you can never add less (adding more plastisol to the cooked stuff won't work). I recommend taking your time and counting your drops. For me, 20 drops per 8 onces is plenty. I also use a 1/8 teaspoon for glitter, highlights, and pearl powder. 3/8 teaspoons is ideal for some of my recipes.
@@OutdoorsCK thank you for your interest, but I do not. I only make mine as a hobby and to present the fish with a different look than what the local club anglers throw. It's a fun hobby and I suggest picking it up.
@@berserk9163 if you haven't started buying supplies yet, i would recommend Amazon for the Injectors. You'll want the 90ml or 120ml plastisol Injector. You can always squirt your unused plastisol back into the pyrex cup, but you can't refill the injector if you run out shooting a mold. Dead on Plastix has plastisol for specific applications (like Swimbaits). The molds will be the most expensive, but you'll only ever need to buy them once. For a quality mold for swimbaits, I'd shell out the money for a good one from Angling AI. My Do-It mold has a defection in the tail on one of my cavities, so buyer beware. Angling AI machines the molds as they are ordered, so they're not mass producted an sitting in stock waiting for someone to buy it.
I've had other BPM baits ru-vid.comUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 before and they've pretty much always came through for me with the suskie smallies here and even with the walleye and pike, but I realized I didn't have an "in-between" pattern so this junebug one fills that role in no problem. it pairs up magnificently with a junebug Zoom Z-craw Jr that was trimmed a couple millimeters before the hook slots and rigged sideways for that fatter panfish side profile while still being a nice'n'compact presentation, a real power-finesse bait. Hell, it was so pretty I even bothered to fotosketch the pic into a watercolor painting image just to show you it's beauty! Even the blades are really well made, sure, they're not of Hildebrandt-level exquisiteness but look at the bead's reflection on the colorado blade, definitely well-made! The only "problem" spot it had was a bald spot in the skirt but it was nothing that I couldn't easily fix with a but of tuggin'n'shiftin' with the strands for a couple of seconds, besides that it is pretty minty!
Iowa boy here and love the fact you are using do-it molds I am waiting on my catalog to get here I know they have a website but to just get into it I think looking through a catalog is better plus it's like the old days but you buy it and then you can make it for ever
These videos are definitely making me consider getting into this hobby. Seems like you learn some stuff along the way and save money in the long run. Keep em coming 👍🏻
I'm glad you are chilling on the Natties...I'm recovering and was waiting to subscribe again until I didn't see them as often. Thank you for the focused fishing content.
I’ve been making my own soft plastics now for a while. I highly recommend using dead on plastics swimbait plastisol, and their worm plastisol you can heat that shot to 500 degrees and it won’t burn, good quality plastic. Also heat your plastisol before adding colors more room for trial and error on getting the right color! Get the do it mold 7” lizard such a bad ass mold!
Yes they look nice! I like to see them in action as well. Love the video's and the hard work. I love to create but just can't afford to at the moment. Thanks for the tips
Hell yea man! Love the bait making vids! That swimbait is huggeee!!! Can't wait to see u use it. You should make some more ridiculously huge plastics to try out. Could be the ticket to a 12lber!!!
So stoked on this video actually, I've wanted to do this for awhile but didn't research the stuff to get yet and you did it for us. Thanks Ben, you're than man
i usually dont add the glitter till the plastisol is heated up...just due to the fact that if you do accidentally over heat it, it wont melt the glitter...also using heat resistant glitter is KEY!
Just getting into painting lures and making my own soft baits and jigs. Absolutely love these videos! There's nothing like catching a "Slaunch" on a bait you built! Nicely done Ben!
@@racksnrods150 so the molds are metal the essential series is budget friendly and they are cast aluminum. No real issues if you want shiny lure just spray it with a pam before injecting
So great to see you catch fish on your own homemade bait! Making your own also builds confidence in your fishing/catching ratio! I don't know why, but it just happens! Thanks Ben for another great vid... Love watching and learning!! These are great!!
That's some cool $h1t. I've thought about making my own to start saving some money on them, but I really like my Strike King Rage Tail. I know this was just a basics video, but it would be cool to see some mixed colors.
I said it when you were at Do-It and I’ll say it again, that looks like an absolute blast! And I’m sure if you actually broke down the cost it’s so much cheaper in the long run.
Hey buddy try putting them in a bowl of cold water after u get them out of the molds it helps them to keep their shape better than just laying them down no flat spots but heck of a good job they look awesome keep it up
Awesome you sold me. I’m putting in my order tomorrow morning. These vids are great. I’ll make my own then sell the rest. Can’t wait to see you paint some jigs . I have one question I do more pan fishing then anything. I haven’t really seen any. But I could have and most likely missed them.
Awesome vid definitely going to practice tie these this winter!!! You need a little pool to do some how it use rigs showing the action and pole ,mechanics!!!
I really liked this video. Would like to see close up of colors and just how soft the plastic is when done. In high school I used to make a bunch of my own baits. Would be to hard or soft. That was in the 80’s
I usually add my color, glitter and scent after it is at temperature and the plastisol is clear. just made a good bit of worms with chartreuse tails in my last video.
When make all the molds you want with a certain color and you have extra Plastisol, what do you store it in? Also can you reheat the extra plastisol later for making more?! Love these videos btw, I want to get into making my old soft plastics.
cool video Ben man that stuff is a little pricey to get started I saw the starter kit for $200 and does not come with any molds and just one basic mold starts at $42 so definitely going to sink a chunk of change in it to get started. still very cool I might try this one day down the road thanks for showing us this though very cool!
If your worried about spilling the plastic when filling the syringe get a 2 liter pop bottle or what ever fits and cut the top off and it will catch it and not burn your hand
Awesome video man!! Would definitely like to see a video of you fishing with those baits & how well they work also! I’m guessing the molds are probably the expensive part of the set up?? I’ve always wanted to do my own but didn’t no really where to get everything & how much the stuff was?? You should do a starter set giveaway soon!! I would love to get a set & try my own!! I no I would save money over time for sure plus I could sell some to others that might like them also!!
