question for those that pour your own plastics???

[DDbasser]

Do you guys find that the plastics you pour work better that the ones you buy, for example better than zoom, gulp, etc??

Or do you just enjoy pouring them??

Or do you get some profiles that you can't just go out and buy???

[Raul]

I don 't pour but got a friend that does, he says it 's several things and a little bit of everything:

1.- he enjoys it,

2.- he can create colors that are not available, hard to get or that are not offered in the baits,

3.- he can create texture ( softness ), taste and scents that are not available in commercial brands,

4.- that there 's a huge satisfaction in catching fish on something he created.

He says that one of the reasons why GYCB baits are so good it 's the fact that they are very soft giving them action that other baits don 't have, the drawback is that they break easily ( his also tear easily ).

I have jig trailers poured by him and they are great, also I have grubs that are also wonderful, he had the mold made from a sample I gave him from the Paramax ( Ecogear ) that work as well as the original does.

[Fishie]

Hand poured baits are better. Its also about the angler though

[Bass Hammer]

I enjoy using my own baits. I feel they have a action far better than production plastics.

my customers appreciate the difference and love the fact that I can create "their color".

Hammer

[Will]

The only bait I pour right now are senko type baits, I can't say mine work better but I do have alot more color options. My favorite color is clear with blue flake. I also use all my torn plastics to pour senkos when fishing farm ponds when bass bite everything making it real cheap no matter how many senkos I go through.

[Marty]

I used to pour a few lures, most often split tail grubs which I used to use a lot years ago. These were not available commercially, or at least that I knew of. I didn't particularly enjoy pouring and I wasn't very good at it, but I wanted those grubs. And yes, I got a kick out of catching fish on grubs I poured, but I would've bought them if they were available.

[DDbasser]

Thanks for the replies fellows!!

I've looked at some of the web sites that were recommended from the other thread on pouring baits.

I may give it a try later down the road.  ;D  

[BronzeBack]

The only two draw backs to making my own worms that I have found is start up cost, and the price of plastic.  With the plastic being made from oil, it is market driven.  One day a gallon of plastic can be 50 dollars, and the next 20 dollars.  Other than that it's nice to be able to throw a worm that the fish have never seen on a high pressure lake.