The Octoworm - 8 piece 3D Printed Soft Plastic Fishing Lure Mold

[@neolancer005]

That bait would work really well for saltwater fishing. Especially when fish are keyed in on squid.

[@FredericoRamos]

Nice project !Thanks for sharing.

[@TheLifeofanOutdoorsman]

The experiments are great. Keep it up.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Thanks, You keep watching... I'll keep them coming.

[@VinnyBagODoughnuts]

Looks pretty cool! 🤘

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Thanks

[@SoundFishingTV]

awesome!

[@sirmack3262]

Amazing! Is there a way to download the big bait model? I really want to make a bait like this for fishing the ocean. Rockfish and lingcod would love this bait. TIA

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I haven't uploaded this bait anywhere yet but drop me an email from my website and I''ll see about letting you test it out.

[@jayminer9416]

Curious if you can design an injection mold similar to the Manns Augertail bait? I bought and printed your Hex Ned Wriggler and it shoots great.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Sorry... unfortunately I don't have time to do any other custom molds right now... Thanks for the support.

[@kometeer9576]

Just Got Into 3D Printing and luers what is the filler used, silicone, rubber, ? Marbe a video on just the (resin).

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

The actual baits are made from a product called plastisol. There are much better KZbinrs out there that explain using it better than I ever could. Check out Chris from www.youtube.com/@WorldsWorstFishing that's where I picked up a lot of info from.

[@mophie6941]

Have you look into resin 3d printer, there is a resin that have a HDT of 238 °C. Would make it perfect for this and the insane low layer height make it even better. I am thinking of getting one exactly for this on top of having the possibility of insanely clean print when needed.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I have thought about it but more for hard baits as I think the detail would be better. Overall I don't think it really matters went to comes to actually catching fish though but one of these days I'll probably pick one up anyway. Right now I just have to many projects to finish to get into something new.

[@Darryl.M]

Have you thought about coating the mould with heat resistant engine paint?

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Yes I've actually shown this in a previous video and it works well and does produce shinier baits. I really don't think it matter to much to the fish and I only make baits for myself so I never really bother with the extra step though.

[@Darryl.M]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList I picked up a can this week. Going to design a few open pours first and get that technique down before moving to injection.

[@Darryl.M]

@@TheNeverendingProjectsList You maybe the one that I got the tip from. Watched so many different videos it all gets jumbled in my head.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

@@Darryl.M Just use light spray coats or the paint can hide any detail in the mold... on the plus side it can get rid of layer lines though.

[@ChrisVZ77]

Do you sell your mold files? I want to try this, but my modelling skills are severely lacking.

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I do sell most of the files I make on CULTS3D.com but I haven't gotten around to uploading these yet.

[@thejeremymotley]

I would definitely buy that bait, just sayin'. I designed an open pour mold in Blender and after printing it works well enough for recycling used baits, I'm surprised to see 3D printed injection molds can work!

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Yeah as long as you keep the plastisol temps low enough and don't use a lot of injection pressure... surprisingly printed molds work well. 3D printing also allows for some bait designs that you wouldn't be able to produce with aluminum CNC molds.

[@timryder4036]

Seems like the legs need to be thicker. They're too thin to have a more rigid action

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I figured a thinner leg would have more of a fluid like action but it's all trial and error.. but then again I really didn't put to much thought into the actual design it was more about testing the mold.

[@n6yun]

Those shorter legs are getting in the way of the swimming action of the longer legs try straightened out the shorter legs shorter than the curve on the curly legs

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

Yeah I probably should have turned them around too and pointed them down.