Making PANFISH Soft Plastic Lures: Popular Crappie Baits 

Which ones were your favorite??? Thanks for watching

Replacement arrived!By the way, I did forget to mention that the original lure did have a decent strike however as most anglers will attest you can get a hit ru-vid.comUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 and fish will hang on and release lure. I used the replacement lure yesterday and ran thru a Shimano Waxwing, Kastmaster, Bobber (set to sink). I found the does run deep (I casting on the flats 3.5'). Make sure you adjust your rate of retrieve and rod tip angle (up) to prevent getting snagged on bottom. Used it a couple of times and action was very lifelike (looked like local bait fish for trevally), craftsmanship very good....however eyeball fell out. I asked for replacement and it is on it's way! It was very easy to change out treble to single inline hook.

I like the Cajun crickets. Can’t wait to start making baits again once the great white north warms up to at least above freezing 🥶

*It's great caught caught a brown trout on the first cast. **enjoyable.fishing** recommend if it was a little smaller it would be more effective for different species*

Yesss!!!!! I love panfish plastics. So glad you are doing some videos with them. They are so versatile. I’ve caught just about every type of fish on them. As always another amazing video.

That red lookin like marinara sauce 👨🏽‍🍳! Need the Cajun Crickets!🔥🥵

Chartreuse and NeoPink is my favorite for Crappie.

Shared! I enjoy watching the channel. I even have my 4 year old and 7 year old boys watching with me. They tell me I "need to make some like that"! I only have a few molds, but it's a blast.

Great job on the bodies ! Looks like fun !

Here's a new lure mould. Take the hard plastic lure mould for a medium diving bass or walleye lure and convert it into a plastic body mould. The bill would be plastic or metal and have a spine made of harder worm plastic that is still flexible and allows the plastic work body to move or a rigid metal spine can be used for a more rigid lure. The hooks are then attached to spine legs, the same material used to make the spine. The spine legs are formed into eyelets at one end so that rings and then a hook can be attached to. Thus a hard plastic medium or deep running bass or walleye lure converted into a soft, medium or hard plastic worm body. New lure designs that combine the swimming action of hard plastic bass and walleye lures with the soft plastic of worm.

You nailed both colors! Great job!

Awesome video Chris! Always makes my day better when I get to watch a video of yours! I have to say I’m really digging that Cajun chicken

Definitely the top color with chartreuse and red is a combination that would catch lots of species. Thanks for sharing again. The drum rolls kick a$$.

Great video! Please continue to do panfish plastics from time to time. I understand your meat and potatoes is in the bass world but I enjoy these panfish videos emencly. I watch every video anyway,.

All of them! Wow, really nice job. I’ve fished with all of those and actually caught 2 state citation crappie one at 18” 2.7lbs, and one at 17.5” 2.3lbs. Both on the monkey milk.

Spitting snow here and you’re in a T-shirt. Hopefully by April 1st I’ll be fishing.

Loved the Cajun crichet

Just getting started. Stuff on order. Love the crappie baits.... amazing. Great work

You, Sir, have One of the Best and Informative Channels bar-none! On RU-vid👍💰😎

this man got the best intro in the world

I like them all! Very cool video. I'd buy all those!

Liked all of them, all would catch fish!

The twister grub lures are my fave of all time. I have caught thousands of fish on them and even before plastics were a "thing", so many different species with take them salt to fresh water

I love the red/green one for fishing on perch and zander in germany and netherlands. Its one of our best colours here. Try red with gold thats also a very good colour for us here. I love your channel realy much. Sorry for my bad english.

Some great colors Chris especially for us smallmouth guys. You want to see a little magic .. use 1/2 the black but add lots of silver Holo to your monkey milk. Making it space monkey milk a favorite of mine. You can also use violet hi-light, in out trout filled waters the violet rocks.

Awesome stuff, sir! I, too, am a Tally local. Fish mostly Lake Talquin for crappie and I know that I catch 2 to 1 Chartreuse to all other colors put together. Especially in normal water, not too muddy. Watching your vids has got me wanting to start doing my own lures. The Cajun Cricket for sure when the water is a bit dingy. Maybe after I get what I need to get started, you might let me pay you for a beginning hands on lesson. One of my young fishing partners is a member of Godby’s Bass Club and I’d bet he would be just as interested to learn. We might could get you a class of beginners, enough to make it worth your while. Just something to ponder?! Either way, thank you for the hard work you put into these vids.

Do a clear glow in the dark version with black flakes!

Cajun cricket is my favorite, I love these videos keep doing them chris!

Love the video brother just recently I’ve been inspired to start making my own lures. I have to make a few adjustments to my work shop but I’ll get there. Will be subscribing I really appreciate the how to videos! And Cajun cricket looks beautiful!!

Hey Chris. 👋🏻 As always, great vids! It's hard to wait for you to post. 😉 Couple questions, how do you know when the mold is full, and how long do you let them setup before unmolding? Do you have to clean up the injector etc between runs? Does the plastisol just peel off? I loved all of the colors! I really like the chicken though!

I do like that monkey milk Have used the color last year in Idaho Pulls slabs out Great video

Need more crappie lure vids

I dig the cricket!

Cajun cricket was my favorite for sure.

The cricket Sweet would be a good stick bait color as well as the milk 👍

As usual, I cannot pick a favorite. 👍👊🎣

Ah, you almost said "on to the next, bait" like Marling baits does hahaha (around the 8min mark)

Wondering, could you pour a worm mold, say a 7 inch Berkley power worm in floating plastic, then cut off the body after mold sets up, about 2 inches from tail, leave tail section in mold and re pour with heavy plastic? That way tail section floats up when Texas rigged.

I like the cajun cricket, would you make a swimbait in that color to use or not?

We're did u get ur molds from??? And I would like to get started in that too.

what mold are you using and thanks for being the best out there

I love monkey milk had alot of people ask me how to make it I didnt tell them i sold a tone of it but they watch your channel to but glad it came out beautifully lol great job

Cajun cricket looks exactly like the berkley gulp minnow fire tiger, we use those for white bass and perch but most fish cant resist it.😀👍

Black top with pink belly is my favorite crappie bait color or black and chartreuse

Awesome looking baits. Learning so much from watching your videos. Thanks

Nice video I like the monkey milk use them very often. Where do you buy your injectors and what size are they? Keep them videos coming very informative and interesting!

Nice job man

I’m like you. I like the Cajun Cricket because it’s a bass color but for crappie, I’d throw the Cajun chicken. Another awesome video buddy. I learn a lot from you and I appreciate it.

It's amazing how much the color changes once you add the black flake

like the cajun crickets

Cajun cricket is a nice color!

Btw if you can't afford the molds just yet go to 4b Bait and Jigheads he sells alot of crappie/panfish baits made from those molds and at a great price. Plus he's a veteran, always nice supporting a veteran owned company. Either way great video, it's a shame I did the research myself I could've just waited to watch this video hahahaha

great colors

Whoa ! Did it again bro nice lures🤙🏼🎣

Hello...i just found your channel and have been catching up watching all the videos. This is the first one i noticed you're putting them in water. Did i miss something in other videos...or was this a special one?

Hey man I like the orange and chartreuse. I'm kinda wanting to make my own. What all will I need to get started

Monkey milk color has always been one of my favorite colors for smallies and those look great for a dropshot! It's hard to really choose bc you make so many awesome plastics! What is the purpose of topping off the sprue? Is it to ensure that there's no air in the mold? That may be a dum question but was curious lol

the Cajun Cricket color is awesome, have you tried doing a core shot with that color??

Coooool. 😎💝

I love tiny lures, i have 3 molds from jacobs baits, my favorite stuff, saludos....

no offence but the money milk looks more like blue ice. hahaha. this is so cool!

Hey Chris love the vid's. I have always lovde the monkey milk color. I make a modified version of my own MM. Using my 4"AI injection swimbait molds. A combo of white, pearl, blk and silver glitter and the blue hilite powder. Its not a translucent but it sure add some pizaz as my belly color in the AI 5" hand pours. They look great. I am going to mix up your reciepe and give it a try. Thanks again.

The chicken is good for clear water in highland lakes in texas

Was wondering what's the purpose of water bath. Considering making my own baits soon.

Another great video

What packaging do you use for your swimbaits, so their tails stay straight? Great colors!

Hey I just ordered a aluminum injector and I can’t figure out how to get it to inject smoothly I thought I’d ask you because you’re a professional

Have u tried cutting the laminates in half social can remedy them

Cajun Cricket is by far the best! its my go too color from Arkie Jigs Sexy Shad series, slabs love them!

Monkey Milk is my Favorite of those then Cajun cricket I make crappie baits and make a lot of those due to most of the water is stained here firecracker and bluegrass are favorites here in Missouri

So I recently started making baits with an open pour mold and I was wondering which injection molds would be best for starting out

I subscribed when you broke out the sticks. Lol 2 best things on earth. Crappie and drums. Crappie love Cajun Cricket and monkey milk where I fish.

Could you make a video on maybe selling soft plastics making a website and bags just starting if I watched your other one but a new updated video should be great

Love the video can u send me a link to buy the supplies u are using

Flam-a-diddle 😀

I watched your video it is very helpful

What are you soaking them in after you take them out of the mold?

Monkey milk is my favorite I think that would be good on trout fishing

Are there any molds for trout baits? Like trout magnets, trout bugs, etc?

What are the best colored jigs would go with these colors of bodies ?

I use electric chicken, green banana and goldmember the most.

Thanks Chris. My open pour Swimbaits mold is coming in today from AI. You are the most helpful tuber. Where did you buy the Monkey milk I want to pour that swim bait with it. Thanks again!

Do you know where I can buy just a regular tub jig mold for Crappie where I can make different color bodies and tails?

Cajun cricket would make a kick-ass fluke or grass grenade pattern...

What is the temperature you shooting the laminates at???

I would love to buy all three of those color from u

Monkey milk but the purple core shot u did is my favorite...hint hint

I saw those on, you made posted on Instagram, let get them dirt...

Another great video! Catch lots of crappies on monkey milk.

Please, what is the name of the materials and plastics used in this application.. Do the materials come ready for injection or do they come in powder form and then we add other materials to make them ready.. I hope you will mention the names of the materials clearly

Is that water u put them in

Do you have a mold like the Zoom Tiny Fluke with the minnow or shad like tail?

I want that mold where did u get it

If you don't mind me asking where can I find everything shown in video this is exactly what im trying to do. Thanks

Hey Chris, I've got a questing bud. How do you clean the old plastic out of your cups? Something i've been wondering for a while. Love the vids man!

Check out reactions innovation color names🤪

Where do you purchase the moles from

Where do I find this exact molding kit

Where can I get those exact modes from

Awesome baits!! I have one question if you come across this. Do you happen to know if there is anything out there for the at home bait makers like myself and you, that is similar to the super stretchy and strong plastic zman makes?