It is nice to see someone who cares about something, likes to do it, and is willing to share his knowledge and experience. Thanks from the U.S. I will explore further!
My Grandad gave me a copy of it when i was a kid which i still have somewhere, he also gave me a an Audio book of Micheal Hordern Reading Arthur Ransom's Rod and Line, i think i listened to it so much i wore the magnetism off the tape. Good luck with the lures and don't be tempted to use the rotator for barbecuing mackerel. Cheers
teaching my boy this art...showed him your video, now he understands me!!! FYI add gloss glaze to your master worms for a better gloss finish to the worm baits...thank you from dad and son.
Great job very informative as I have just returned to fishing after thirty years and this soft baits spin my mind they are great thanks for showing how to DIY
i would estimate these worms cost about £0.05 each to make so they are cheap, but to be honest i just like making things and they do not sell plastic worms in my local tackle shop, but you can buy all the live ones you want. cheers
Wow that's a nice perch wow I miss yellow perch they do have them in Louisiana. Sucks ide love to go back up north to the first place with the perch and walleye fish for days and bring some back down here. But great mold love it. I really need to make one or some. Thanks for sharing and explaining how. God bless
I'm 14 and I love fishing but I don't think my parents would go for this a that much...is there any way to do this to where its safer thanks these lures look great
when pouring with the thin stream do it side to side on one end, doing it on one spot it folds over itself lots creating bubbles and pushing them down, if you do it side to side it doesn't fold onto its self and you get less bubbles =]
i seldom do proper costing for lures as i make them for fun, but price wise soft plastics work out cheaper than normal shop bought only if you i make in volume so if i just made these from a 1ltr of plastisol i would estimate between .05p to 10p each excluding the mold. Similar molds can be bought from plastisol suppliers for about £10. Cheers
That is a trout reservoir that has a good head of perch and no pike to compete. I am still trying to decide what is next i had an idea for shad based lure, but i wanted to come at it from a different angle and then it is case seeing if i can film it. But as I finally finished this vid I went out for a couple of hours piking,found a little fella and missed a couple more. Cheers
This is a brilliant video and I really enjoyed watching it. Thank you for the time you spent in doing all the preparation work and for sharing it in such a manner. Excellent!
This looks like a lot of effort just to make something you can buy for a few cents a piece, but I can imagine the satisfaction when you hook a fish with those home made lures. The making of those lures looks like a lot of fun too for the long rainy days too. Thank you for the video, now I got to find out where I can buy the "ingredients" and make me some lures
Again a great video ! Ps : that is one of the greatest books ever ! And thanks for all the help with the lure rotator I got all the parts and have it working .
hope you dont mind me giving a suggestion , in your colour rubber mix , also mix in some glitter colours for different affects , you can also use clear rubber with coloured glitter.. inside to ....
i do use glitter and other colours, but to be honest i like the plain the red ones as well and i am never one to refuse a suggestion. cheers and happy new year
Think your videos are excellent, i get emails as soon as you have uploaded anything new and i have made a few of the spinners myself,,not had much chance at using them just now with the weather here in Scotland but i will keep you posted, great work Paul and cheers for sharing.
I have never made this type of lure in my life, I have made Bucktail and I've caught fish on the Bucktails.tall I did was eyeballed it putting together in 5 min. I like what you're doing, there's no way I can do all of this. The cost measuring calibration sanding and then when you pulled out that gas mask I was done, I don't want any lure that bad., , if it moves right and looks like it's in trouble, a fish is going to hit it.even if it were a car key.
You are right i can find no real explanation for why i spend a huge amount of time making fishing lures, i no i enjoy it and that is good enough for me. Thanks
This is perfect! I might give this a go this winter while I'm stuck indoors. You mentioned re-heating the plastics to melt them down again - is this able to be done with plastic from large bait manufacturers? I have a bucket full of ripped up worms and other soft baits I'd love to recycle.
it is not something i have ever tried, at a guess i would say the straws would melt. I have seen a few videos using straws to make worms, but it might be worth experiment with bio plastic, which is basically jelly and a glycerin mix that can be poured at low temperature and is biodegradable, if you search for "fritz fresh bait" on youtube you should find some videos. Other than that a making a mold from the straws using silicone would maybe work. Cheers
Have you tried to over pour the mold just a little to get more of a rounded side on the top instead of completely flat? I would imagine if you pour a little too much it would round off like if you were to put water in the mold. I've never poured any lures but I'm wanting to get into it but I'm not so sure about the flat side of the lure. I'd much rather it be a little more round not so flat.
Nice little pairch at the end! Is the plastic you use to pour with the same as PVA adhesive? Also could you make a lure actually from silicone like we use for sealant on worktop's? Mixed with glitter and stuff?
great instructional video paul. your lures always look professional and not home made jobs. this is an excellent video as you can alter the design any way you want and can change the colour, cheers dave
Hi Paul! Its me again with another question: Do you think I could use a bunch of drinking straws as worm molds or does the liquid plastic becomes too hot? (I saw this for making jelly worms for childrens partys, just google for pictures of "squirmy jelly worms"). Oh, and before I forget it, thx for another well explained lure making tutorial!!!
+Paul Adams Great video! I there a way to cast a mold for a completely circular worm so there is no flat spot or void on the exposed part of the cooling plastic?
i am using the soft version of lureflex, from lure factors which feels pretty tough to me, i do have a hardener that i can add to stiffen up and make if either medium or hard but as yet i have not used it. I think if i was doing larger baits i would go medium. But i m guessing all companies will have there own mixes. I haven't really done a lot of sea fishing with soft plastics but i can tell you they are a hell of a lot tougher than a rag or a lug-worm even when mummified in bait elastic. Good luck
Hi Paul, I am watching your videos and I would like to ask what can you use if you don't have liquid PVC in order to make the lures... What other material can I work with?
