DIY lure making experiment, soft plastic crayfish

Crayfish soft plastic lures are as cheap as chips these days so why make your own? Don’t ask stupid questions, because it’s fun and I wanted to see if I could. I used some basic craft store materials like Sculpey, an inexpensive oven bake modelling clay and some sculpting tools I borrowed from my son. It was not as easy as I thought, but luckily editing a couple of hours down to a few seconds makes me far more competent. I wanted some basics from the bait like sticky up claws, something crayfish do when looking for fight and tail that would bend on a jerky retrieve and also get the stance right, For the claws I embedded craft foam to give them buoyancy in the hot soft plastic liquid and the sections of the tail had some flexibility to curl up, this could of been a bit more flexible as i not sure it curled enough for my liking, To get the stance right, having the body titling up towards the head I used a penny jig head something i have used before with store bought crayfish, The jig head was home made out of penny and there is video on making it
Tools and materials
Sculpey oven bake modelling clay, amazon link amzn.to/42b7JiN
Rtv mould making silicone, i bought this cheap from amazon it has a shore rating a30 Amazon link amzn.to/3nznpNH
Lure making Plastisol(soft plastic), this can be bought from some larger tackle shops or online, i chose to remelt some shop bought lure i was no using in a microwave oven
2mm craft foam and pins for some buoyancy in the claws Amazon link amzn.to/3M2g3eZ
Black maker to colour the eyes

[@slimsx34]

been following you for MANY years. glad to see you posting again. I was able to make a skull jighead following your lead. good stuff. thanks

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

That is awesome!

[@SDsimplelife]

Lead lol nice pun

[@luxnerlures6831]

same, I was sad.. you left and people like Chris Jones took over...lol I want this mold❤

[@mr.raptor_541]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFishermanI’m looking into starting to make soft plastics for a bait business. How do you make your home made molds? What is the material you pour over the clay crawdad to make the mold?

[@B_rides_bikes]

@@mr.raptor_541silicone

[@fishingroundoz]

Dang super nice!! The mould model looked so good haha

[@StevenR_Fishing]

Megabass just released a craw bait with hollow pinchers like this. The hollow claws are the key. Keeps them raised up like it is being defensive to predators. Great job man, you’re really good at your craft.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thankyou, i just tried the foam as a last minute thing to get them to float

[@McNateDoggYT]

Dude your final product is crazy love the effort in the vids just as much as the lure man your on it

[@spfbaits]

As a small time lure maker in Scotland, thank you for these 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I used to be a small time lure maker in Scotland, on a small time Island, now I am small time lure making in England who misses that small time island. Cheers

[@jasonsmith2439]

Dude you are not a lure maker you are a artist 👍💯

[@chetstarvish2859]

Damn fine action well done indeed Sir!

[@FreedomFishing]

Wow man! Nice job with adding weight to the claws for a little more action out of them!

[@maxheller6770]

There is a thin layer of foam added to the claws to make them stand up in the water. 😉

[@FreedomFishing]

​@@maxheller6770as I revisit this months later, I see what you mean haha.

[@RonsN.H.adventures123]

It looks so real in the water!

[@ryanjones7681]

I used to use creepy crawlers for bait. Soak em in salmon egg juice and they work amazing.

[@vincentmichael7979]

That’s exactly what this reminded me of

[@9ipad3104ss]

That's very good. I want it too.

[@Bixnoodle]

Im obsessed with these videos. Thats so awesome my friend

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Glad you like them!

[@learning_the_outdoors]

Your baits are cool but I'm more impressed with you video making and editing skills. Great job man.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@weesebowski8651]

Truly a gift my friend! 🦞

[@MoToREmPiRe9]

Defenition of perfect

[@Deerslayerr85]

Dang that looks so good i would eat it

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i thought about it

[@masonmichelle88]

Oh my God you f****** killed it dude that's awesome!!!!

[@sharky1742]

holy crap any predatory fish would NAIL that

[@ihatemyneighbour226]

It looks so real lol, i would grab that if i were in a creek or river

[@TheArtisticAngler]

This is super cool!

[@pat632]

You did a great job, I like how it moves. Greetings from the Netherlands and bless you, Pat. 👍🏼👊🏼🎣🎣🎣🤘🏼🇳🇱

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Wow, thank you

[@baang76]

Simple tools! Yet amazing output 👍👍👍

[@Nabil-nw7hx]

bro your lure model look so nice respect👍plus

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks ✌️

[@robertelovsson8344]

Darn you are clever sir!

[@npc.artist]

Master skill sculpting ✨

[@jamezdavis1984]

Taking lure making to the next level!!!

[@jaykeinnes6793]

Looks the bloody goods mate well done

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

it has been a long time since i messed with scuplting baits and this turned out better than i thought, i did have some antenna's that i added but it just messed up the action, cheers

[@jaykeinnes6793]

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman you haven't lost your touch man good jov, big love from Australia mate 👍

[@3Dwesley]

Top tier!!!! Wow amazing action.

[@tentoma]

素敵だ！もし素材が違ったら、私も食い付いてしまいます！😆😋✨

[@kotazemsky6824]

So did a crazy good job I thought the clay was real in the thumbnail

[@FishingExperiments]

Super! 👍

[@christopherjohnson223]

Impressive

[@PRN-Life]

Wow that is Soooo Goood & Natural Looking!

[@nicholasharris9921]

Crazy action🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@mattbaldi9571]

That’s brilliant

[@jetx2710]

Yes , miss your unquie lures !!!!!

[@got1769]

looks great 👍

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟wow!!!!

[@trentt4618]

I wondered about this exact thing working .... here is the answer, I suppose

[@thejuice8076]

What’s the benefits of doing this over injection molds. Or are injection just better. If I had to guess this is easier to get in to or cheaper.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

aluminium molds, are the industry standard and if well designed and made, produce reliable, lures time after time but they are expensive and not the easiest thing to mess around prototyping lures with. I made this lure as basic test to quickly if i could get a more natural kind of tail action, before actually modeling it in cad and then making a 3d printed mold and then having machined Aluminium mold made. Clay and silicone is quick, the molds easily deal with temperature and are relatively inexpensive, the downside you really have to polish the master to transfer a good finish to the mold, something i didn't really do, and all silicones are not the same, some produce cloudy and dull finished baits because they off gas.

[@animalsnatcher]

Nice action

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@animalsnatcher]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman no problemo

[@김도현-l7g]

Hello, I enjoyed the video What should I search for white liquid and red liquid?

[@bennettssciencechannel2563]

😮

[@ViruS89ViruS]

Wonderful!! Impressive job my friend! Can I ask you what you put in the claws, please?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

eva craft foam 2mm

[@cupper1214]

It’s so goofy that I want one XDDD

[@vigodatopia2229]

It's Zoidburg!

[@davescheer5038]

🌴 🤔 just wondering, why not just use a real crawfish as to mold off of ? I would like to try it with a small crab .

[@joejowers5375]

If I was a crawfish, I'd want to bite it ..lol

[@albertossipov112]

А можно мне такие нервы и терпение?

[@jeremyburch8385]

What's the name of this beat you use bro? Also great video. V nice.

[@FishingWithCamden]

What coating do you put on the clay

[@kodymartin3898]

You should start selling those

[@gothicdancecrumps9687]

Yo I'd buy that

[@Mr.Stringer19]

What do you have on that q tip

[@ryandoherty6174]

You have excellent skills! Do you sell any predator tackle?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

no i don't get time, just for fun

[@ryandoherty6174]

@The Handmade Fisherman You would 'clear up' in my opinion pal. Keep up the great videos, and hope you catch plenty! Ryan.

[@Bishop_Bass_Baits]

What material did you use to Make the final mold? I’ve always wondered if the hot plastisol would melt anything not metal or stone

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i used standard rtv silicone, i have 3d printed moulds at 205c for soft plastic lures and used them with no problems i pour soft plastics at about 170-180c, i have also made molds from polyurethane resin filled with aluminium powder and also made them with epoxy resin

[@--NguyenHuuKhanh]

What material which you use to make it?

[@carsonchavis7821]

So what do you make your moulds out of I would love to try this

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

2 part rtv silicone from amazon

[@user-sv5jc2oz7n]

Epileptic shrimp

[@noahpaige2984]

Where can I purchase some?

[@emmanueldlm822]

Hi, I'm new to your KZbin channel. Can you tell me the name of the materials that u use in the video.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

they are all in the video description, this mainly sculpey and rtv silicone with re-melted soft plastic lures, thanks for stopping by

[@64seweryn]

How much did the weight on the belly of the crayfish cost you?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i saved up to buy it

[@РусакСаша-в5б]

5

[@Truefish]

What did u use to make the mold

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

rtv silicone rubber

[@hoffman_outdoors3889]

How much for one

[@tylerhurley1011]

Could you 3d print those ?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

yes you would just have to draw it up in cad first but i am not sure it would be flexible enough

[@thegamingpig5533]

What did you use to Make the actual mold

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

rtv silicone

[@thegamingpig5533]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman ok thanks then if you don’t mind what do you use to pour and what clay

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

@@thegamingpig5533 it is in the video description with a bit more Detail ,thanks

[@thegamingpig5533]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman oh ok can you link it

[@JJones-zi8mj]

Where are these 4 sale

[@v.s.4278]

Как всё сложно. Не проще в стоматологическом гипсе ?

[@Snagmaster30lb]

More weight on the tail end to make it fail a little more natural.

[@user-fp1xk4dx8x]

Name of that liquid???

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

all the information is in the videos description, thanks

[@mikejackson2228]

Huh, I couldn't find the penny vid.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

kzbin.infovA_gFw6_JDQ cheers

[@mikejackson2228]

Thanks!

[@BamaRockstar85]

Should be fishing it backwards

[@CR4SH0UTTT]

Just to get stuck in a tree first cast💀

[@ghostoftsushimaoffical4889]

Td crawls

[@UnderWaterCrawfish]

Br..Brother?

[@rfisher79]

Crawdads flap their Tails not their Claws....

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

@@rfisher79 this does both

[@claytonmcwilliams8069]

This is a DIY Video as well as a FOWIUY video which means "Find out what I'm using yourself" because I guess everyone is suppose to know exactly what's being used when watching a video on how to do something..

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

You could just read the video description the materials are in there