Frog Plastic (first attempt)

[Jacobk123]

This is my first try at pouring a large plastic. Made the mold yesterday and the frog was made in clay first. Haven't had a chance to fish it yet but looking for some feedback. Any input would be appreciated. Im still new to pouring plastics and was testing a few ideas, and this is what I came up with

 

[Jacobk123]

I'll get a top view picture with a quarter next to so you can get an idea of the size

 

[tapatio]

nice i tried twice and for some weird reason it just wont come out right its frustrating

 

[Jacobk123]

Here is that top view. Yeah tapitio, took a few tries to get this right. the ones i messed up pissed me off though... these things take a while to cool so pulling it out and having it look like crap sucks.

 

[Capt. G]

That is looking good, especially for a first attempt. Does it float rigged? And if so is the body hollow, or did by put something inside to make it float.
How is it rigged...I appears that the double hook is pointing down?
Anyway, you should be proud of that...the detail is　really nice.

 

[Jacobk123]

Thanks for the feedback, the hook was set with barbs down but i fixed that so they sit up. It has a solid rubber body and it doesn't "float" when rigged, but it kinda sits near the top of the water on a slow retrieve so it might still work like this. I get to fish it tomorrow so I'll give an update on how it goes after using it.

 

[stucktip]

nice frogs! pm sent

 

[Jacobk123]

nice frogs! pm sent

Thanks you, havent got the pm yet but im waiting for it

 

[Oceanic Angler]

Nice detail on the frog. Im new to shaping and pouring too. So far its fun...

 

[el capo]

Very cool, bet it gets em'

 

[stucktip]

not sure what happened to the pm but sent it again

 

[Jacobk123]

PMed you back, fished it today for a little while with no luck. Swims well and when its hooked up it sits just below the surface.

 

[Big Pancho]

Jacob very nice looking Frog. Can you do me a favor and take a picture of that thing in a bucket of water. I would like to see how it sits in the water. So does it still float with the frog hook in it. Thanks in advance. I got a frog idea that's been floating around in my head right now but have a few other baits i have to finish before i can jump on the frog.

BP

 

[Jacobk123]

I can tell you it doesn't float 100% float, but it sinks VERY slowly. So walking it on the surface is not a problem at all. If i take a picture of it in a bucket of water it would look like it was sitting at the bottom of the bucket but it would sink super slowly before it reached the bottom, even with the hook.

 

[stucktip]

are you able to make 'em weedless?

 

[Jacobk123]

Yeah they are weedless, I rig them in an interesting way though. I take a large sewing needle and thread 30 lb mono through the body of the frog and tie the frog hook to the mono before I bury it in the frogs' "back end". At the mouth of the frog I tie off the other end of the 30lb mono to a swivel.

 

[Capt. G]

Yeah they are weedless, I rig them in an interesting way though. I take a large sewing needle and thread 30 lb mono through the body of the frog and tie the frog hook to the mono before I bury it in the frogs' "back end". At the mouth of the frog I tie off the other end of the 30lb mono to a swivel.

By "back end" do you mean "In the Butt, Bob?"

Real frogs do not spend 100% of their time floating, yet nearly 100% of bass frog lures float. That seems a bit silly, does it not?

It is not necessary for a frog bait to float, so you should not let that discourage you. If it is balanced properly, and swims/pulls thru weeds well, then it will get bit.
Period.

 

[Jacobk123]

By "back end" do you mean "In the Butt, Bob?"

Real frogs do not spend 100% of their time floating, yet nearly 100% of bass frog lures float. That seems a bit silly, does it not?

It is not necessary for a frog bait to float, so you should not let that discourage you. If it is balanced properly, and swims/pulls thru weeds well, then it will get bit.
Period.

Haha yeah hook in the ass and 30lb mono through the body tied off to a swivel at the mouth. And thanks for the encouragement on the bait, it doesn't bother me that it sinks. If anything I think the fact that it swims just under the surface makes it a better bait because not many on the market swim that way. I just molded another clay master with swimbait style legs, so it should be interesting to see how this one swims.

 

[loudog18]

nice