Are there molds available for plastic lures that have the air bubble in the tail - i.e. Caffeine Shad, Grandebass Airtail Rattler..?

not sure about molds but i'll take a syringe and pump a little bit of air into the claws of a turbo craw or something like that. Also tried vegetable oil in the pinchers to make them really stand up

1 hour ago, Jermination said:

not sure about molds but i'll take a syringe and pump a little bit of air into the claws of a turbo craw or something like that. Also tried vegetable oil in the pinchers to make them really stand up

Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? 

22 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? 

Probably an air-injection step in the production line.

 

If I want to make a plastic float more - I do the same thing, short-needle syringe.

1 hour ago, FryDog62 said:

Thanks... I do wonder how Strike King or GrandeBass get the air bubble in there... if its part of the molding process or do they inject like you suggest? 

not sure buddy, i'll check with some of my contacts and see what i can find out. I have no idea how you could incorporate something like that into a physical mold that is sealed off, so i think they would have some type of syringe on the line pumping them full

You might have luck creating the hollow claws, and welding them to a body using heat.

Maybe you could use a razor and slice open the claws of a bait, hollow out the inside a bit and then Mend it back up?

I assume its a mold that Strike King and GrandeBass have a patent on and not available to purchase?

Based my on my limited experience pouring plastics, I'd bet the patent (should one exist) lies in the production process rather than the mold itself.