I got to shopping around the other day and found another shad mold similar to the ones shown earlier, but this one is smaller and the tail is super nervous. I can’t hold the tail steady. The bait is about 1.25″ – 1.3″ inches in length. The pic also has a dime for comparison.
All I had at hand for eyes tonight was a 4mm eye and I put a few on to see how they looked and I like them even though they are a bit over-sized. I may order some 2mm eyes to try too, but i think that with the larger eyes it gives the bait that really “young” look. More like food.
The mold cavities make the two color shots a challenge but then I haven’t got ideal lighting after the sun goes down and fine work kind of goes with the sun with my old eyes. Learning a new mold is part of it too.
This little plastic adventure is getting interesting. I am absolutely amazed at the things I can do by adding a little of this or a smidge of that. In 4 ounces of the raw plastic 1 drop of the colorant makes a huge difference in how things come out in the end. I don’t know why I waited so darned long to try this stuff.
