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#2460756 - 07/16/08 11:41 AM how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore?
gitthanet Offline
Angler

Registered: 03/07/05
Posts: 404
Loc: Eagle Mountain, TX
I have been to jannsnetcraft.com, and others trying to find the best way top re-create a bait the manufacturer no longer makes. I do hand poors now but only one sided. Is there any company, local i hope, that I can give a lure I have and have them make a mold injector kit for me? Thanks in advance
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#2460771 - 07/16/08 11:46 AM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: gitthanet]
Anglers Lodge Offline
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Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 1484
Loc: Del Rio , Texas
Del-Mart.com. Del can make you some that are two sided that you can use with your hand pours. http://www.del-mart.com Hope that helps. Tell Del Carl sent ya !
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#2460905 - 07/16/08 12:21 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: Anglers Lodge]
Ratlrap Offline
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Registered: 06/25/04
Posts: 244
Loc: Garland, TX
Barlows in Richardson has mold making kits. Take your favorite lures and use them as the prototype to make a mold, then you can make all of them you want.

You may have to fabricate something to contain the mold material once you pour it, to let it harden into the mold. I used a small cardboard box, line it with wax paper for easy removal.

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#2462025 - 07/16/08 05:57 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: Ratlrap]
blind squirrel Offline
Pro Angler

Registered: 04/05/06
Posts: 560
Loc: hurst texas
i have some older molds pm me i might have it got acess to 50 or so molds with my pouring buddies i am wanting a rattlesnake mold 2 sided aluminum for myself i need for different colors keep a eye out for mine also
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#2462039 - 07/16/08 06:01 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: blind squirrel]
Swamp Donkey Offline
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Registered: 03/07/05
Posts: 11272
Loc: north richland hills
I'm wanting a rattlesnake mold also
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#2462142 - 07/16/08 06:29 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: Swamp Donkey]
The Hag Offline
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Registered: 02/22/02
Posts: 3851
Loc: Abilene, TX
It cost GrandeBass $5000 for the final Rattlesnake mold. That doesn't even count the prototype molds that were made to field test and improve the bait. It's my understanding that the Rattlesnake molds ran over $20K before the final product was released. smile smile smile A mold for that bait would have to be hand made by someone because the original molds are not available to anyone but GrandeBass. Sorry. smile smile smile
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#2462174 - 07/16/08 06:35 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: The Hag]
blind squirrel Offline
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Registered: 04/05/06
Posts: 560
Loc: hurst texas
durn the bad luck maybe in 20 years or so //hey hag how about watermelon candy can you mention that to the boys at grande bass
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#2462200 - 07/16/08 06:41 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: blind squirrel]
The Hag Offline
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Registered: 02/22/02
Posts: 3851
Loc: Abilene, TX
Not to get off the topic of the original post... but,,, Funny you should mention that color. I have been wanting it for a while too!! That is one of the colors we are in the works of making right now! There are 3 or 4 new colors coming out that I know you will love.

I have an old discontinued bait that hasn't been made in probably 15 or more years too. Been thinking about bringing it from the dead. It was a killer in this area. But, the manufacturer told me back then that if a bait didn't sell nationwide, they quit making it.

Thanks for the website on the mold making.
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#2462583 - 07/16/08 11:34 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: The Hag]
joeycan24 Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 05/08/08
Posts: 182
Loc: Texoma, Pottsboro
I know you can contact the company that originally made the bait and if they still have the molds they will make them for you, but the order has to be pretty big, I looked into having an old crankbait made but it was going to add up to around 500 lures to get them to do it. So making your own would be cheaper.

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#2466173 - 07/18/08 12:51 AM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: joeycan24]
gitthanet Offline
Angler

Registered: 03/07/05
Posts: 404
Loc: Eagle Mountain, TX
hag do you know who/what company made the mold($5000)? are they local? If I have a bait do you know the process? thanks for the time.
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#2569404 - 08/20/08 02:16 PM Re: how do i get/make a mold of a bait not made anymore? [Re: gitthanet]
texasbass1 Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 02/12/05
Posts: 1169
Loc: The Colony, TX
You can always make your own mold out of plaster or fiberglass resin. I have a few molds I have made myself and they work great.
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