Making soft plastics help

My son wanted to try this. He’s 14 and he bought the mold and injector. He used my toaster oven (used for cerakote) until he got a microwave from his grandfather.

He’s made quite a few but usually have 1 or two that have voids and have to be redone.

It’s pretty neat watching him make them.

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Can you still melt old plastics and pour them in to molds?

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I was playing around with this not long ago, it can be done, but I sure did find some new smells that I didn't know existed before. Granted, Some of the stuff I was playing with may well have been as old as I am.

What’s his email?

There are a few ways to go about it. Two different methods are hand pouring (into a open cavity mold) and injection (clam shell style mold). The open cavity method will always have a flat side on one side of the bait.

Hand pouring gives you a better action on the bait but is more difficult to do. Injection gives you way more options on sizes. They make hand injectors that are pretty cheap and you can do a few baits at a time.

I did hand poured drop shot worms for my company for many years but eventually got so busy that I had to have a big injection mold made and have someone else do it. Glad I did that.

But for making your own stuff, there are kits out there where you can have a mold made or buy a existing mold and shoot enough worms for you to use pretty easily. You will need plastic/ flake and color. There are some pretty good sites out there and tons of youtube videos of guys guiding you along. Its pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

I used production pots to melt my plastic but lots of guys who do their own stuff just use a cheap microwave and pyrex dish. It is quick and easy, you just cant make a lot at one time

This is a open mold or hand poured mold. With this style, it takes more skill but you can do multi layered baits. With injection, you are stuck with one color or laminates unless you get very creative.





If you are trying to do some kind of shrimp, you probably want a two piece or injection type like this






If you need any help with it, email me and I will get you some help..... Its a fun thing to do but take some practice