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    Re: Plastisol soft plastics

    Quote Originally Posted by chris69 View Post
    It depends on what ones you want to make there chucking $30 - $50 and $60 soft plastics at barra these days and lossing them
    That would have to be a very select few, the Matt's from Pelagic Pursuit maybe, that are using $30 soft plastics for Barra. We do a lot of Barra fishing, and nothing we use would ever come close to that cost in a soft plastic. Hardbody, absolutely, but not softies.

    Not taking anything away from anyone wanting to make their own, it's the same as when we used to make our own wooden lures and copy the old Nilesmasters for Barra 40 years ago, there is a lot of satisfaction in catching a trophy fish on your own lure.
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    Re: Plastisol soft plastics

    Quote Originally Posted by Corry View Post
    That would have to be a very select few, the Matt's from Pelagic Pursuit maybe, that are using $30 soft plastics for Barra. We do a lot of Barra fishing, and nothing we use would ever come close to that cost in a soft plastic. Hardbody, absolutely, but not softies.

    Not taking anything away from anyone wanting to make their own, it's the same as when we used to make our own wooden lures and copy the old Nilesmasters for Barra 40 years ago, there is a lot of satisfaction in catching a trophy fish on your own lure.
    A 10 inch magdraft is $60 a 6inch magdraft is $30 and that Matt guy throws the big ones and theres a good reason there useing them and if there taking the rigging out and using a osprey rig well that makes them nearly $80 he might be getting mates rates because of who he is but the rest of us that pay full price its $19 for a osprey rig for a 10 inch plastic and $60 for the plastic unless you can make things yourself at a very low price for the plastic and the rig.

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    Re: Plastisol soft plastics

    What I'm saying is it's a very select few that venture above the normal range of Soft Plastics. I would think that it would be maybe 1 in 10 people we would see in the Barra circles that would regularly use something like the Magdrafts, and even less that would re-rig them with the likes of the Osprey Rigs. There have been a really select few that are using Gancrafts, but you know who they are as they'll have a crowd of people around them.
    None of these are set up to be used in timber, or snaggy areas, so are really restricted to the open areas such as the Fitzroy and mouth of the bigger rivers like Sampan, Roper etc, or maybe flats when we're at Hinchinbrook, it's more weedless rigs that are used casting banks or around timber.
    I'm not saying they don't have their place, all I'm saying is the average punter isn't out specifically targeting the 120 Barra that these are normally used for. I could see us getting into making vibes, the amount of them we donate to timber, even at the lower cost they are, would make it viable to make our own, or even make some of the plastics we use at the reef, that would be well and truly viable. And as I said before, there is a great feeling of self satisfaction of catching trophy fish on a home made lure.
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    Re: Plastisol soft plastics

    Yes Corry I no there’s cheaper ones to use but those mag drafts are a little bit more special ,I can see growing trend in the bigger plastics to target the bigger fish in the salt and dams so next time I get to go on a trip I’ll have some large plastics and won’t care if I lose them because I’ve made them cheap.

    The bigger the plastic the bigger the rod to cast it and I only plan to make something around 8 inches and 3 ounces at the biggest.

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    Re: Plastisol soft plastics

    https://www.youtube.com/@WorldsWorstFishing?app=desktop

    Chris does lots of pours and explains things very well to teach everyone.

    I bought some silicone for making moulds a few months ago.

    I will knock up some moulds over xmas and then melt down a lot of plastics I will never use again and pour some new things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tunaticer View Post
    https://www.youtube.com/@WorldsWorstFishing?app=desktop

    Chris does lots of pours and explains things very well to teach everyone.

    I bought some silicone for making moulds a few months ago.

    I will knock up some moulds over xmas and then melt down a lot of plastics I will never use again and pour some new things.
    Yer he was the guy that did the triple laminate in the link on the other page ive wacthed just about all of his clips and learny heaps from him,his father tought him to make and pour plastics.

    I you want some plastic BD customtackle this guy is good real fast postage its only $45 for 2lts plus postage i got 2lt of super soft 2lt med and 2lt of hard the super soft it good for clear coating the medium soft and the hard is the saltwater stuff a bit tougher.

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    this is a vid of a clear mold to see how the injections work it’s very interesting.

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