i fine tuned my colors.. what do you guys think??

smoked eel and electric eel :hee:

Wow, great work Eb.

amazing!! :bgi:

They need 4 oz of lead in the nose and then they'll be great.:grins:

They look great. Next year I may be asking you some questions. After seeing how many sluggo's I went thru in the ditch at 4$+ a pack, my wife suggested I make my own... No time to learn how this spring, but I'll try it next winter year for sure...

NIce work Eben, drop some my way when you get a chance.:bounce:

nice colors.... i'll bet they catch good for ya....

great job Eben :btu:

wishin i had some....:(

pretty neat there eben.

Man I want some of those so bad, how long did it take you to get the technique down??

Man I want some of those so bad, how long did it take you to get the technique down??

it took a while. I have a formal art school education, so i put what i learned in bronze casting and jewery casting classes to work on this. I dont know anyone else casting rubber baits to ask questons to, so i might have made things way too complicated than they have to be, but i am very happy with my results.

basicly in a nutshell, you make a model and make molds off of your model. Its very tricky and requires insane patience.

glad you guys like them. :bl:

diggin jiggin, i am going to make an eel pretty soon with a weighted head, but in the mean time i am just going to decapitate my eels and glue the shoulders onto a bullet head.

Nice Work

Nebe - what did you make the mold out of ? I like the colors - Black in the ditch at night and green off the sandbar near pips rip at daybreak!! Ouch just burned a spot :jump:

Does the plastic generate heat curing ?? How much ?? Can you make the mold out of silicone ??:confused:

you can make a mold out of anything..
The rubber is friggin nasty stuff and you need a resporator, a good exhaust hood, and a place where you dont mind making a huge mess. its toxic too. Im only able to do this because i just happen to have the perfect fan/hood setup for my real business. in a nutshell dont try this at home unless you want to die over time.

Over time I'll probably die.

Shiney things attract toothy things.

Both are great //they are gonna smoke /// can ya get off Friday afternoon 0r saturday day ????

Eben your killing me here:ss:

nice stuff :uhuh:

Both are great //they are gonna smoke /// can ya get off Friday afternoon 0r saturday day ????

hmm friday is a maybe. saturday is definately a no go :( i'll check with the guy who helps me out and see if he would want friday off..

tuesdays and wendsdays are really my only days off :(

I am waiting for the post: "Coming to a tackle shop near you!"
:hee:

Have you seen the material that Berkley uses for thier "Gulp!" baits?
It is some kind of salt based product I think, not plastic. I got a bunch of them last year and they are pretty good. They have been empregnated with a strong scent too. (Just an idea for the next generation after you master mass production)

Those are sweet :drool:

schwing :humpty: