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Grimtastic Baits
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2020
I am an at home business that started making baits and lures in 2019. I am an avid fisherman and outdoorsman and I make baits that are unique and can’t be found in stores. My videos are to help others with tips and tricks to making baits or you can purchase my baits on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/GrimtasticBaits. Full disclaimer that all my state and federal excise taxes have been taken care of since day one and I am always interested in selling wholesale to tackle shops if inquiring.
Color Match Attempt of Megabass’ Aurora Reaction!
Doing my best to color match a gorgeous paint scheme from Megabass called Aurora Reaction. Airbrushing required. Fails a possibility.
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Hog Salad 3.8” Gilley Review!
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Mold review time!!! Up on the block - the Hog Salad 3.8” Gilley! My first purchase from this company. I must say - I am impressed.
Don’t Make S’mores Baits! FAIL!
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Carp have a sweet tooth, right? Do they like s’mores? Would it be a good idea to make a bait out of them? NO! Watch to see why.
Coworker Needs Baits!
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A coworker is heading to Canada to fish. He needs some baits! Let’s set him up with a variety of styles and colors you can’t buy in a store!
Turn A Preybait Into A Stinger!
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My odd mind runs off the tracks again deciding I wanted to see if I could change the tail on the Epic Preybait 1.7” into a stinger type bait. Here is my process.
Car Heat VS Plastics
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Testing 3 plastics in the back window of a car to see how they hold up against the heat.
Whipwad + Preybait Design
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Combining the Epic Bait Molds 1.7” Whipwad with the Epic Bait Molds 5.6” Preybait. How to make this design for yourself!
What if You De-Gas an Entire Mold?
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A quick experiment on de-gassing the entire mold right after injection to see if it clears denting on the Epic Bait Molds 1.7” Preybait.
Color Match Attempt On A Savage Gear Bait
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Color Match Attempt On A Savage Gear Bait
Raw 2024 Eclipse video through lenses.
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Raw 2024 Eclipse video through lenses.
Fishing During the 2024 Eclipse! #eclipse
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Fishing During the 2024 Eclipse! #eclipse
IT’S JUNK!! Stay away from it! SEE MY COMMENTS.
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IT’S JUNK!! Stay away from it! SEE MY COMMENTS.
Triple Inject and Airbrush Crappie Pattern
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Triple Inject and Airbrush Crappie Pattern
How To Make A Millipede From Two Molds
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How To Make A Millipede From Two Molds
What colorant are you using on your spray gun
Lureworks WB. Debating on switching over and trying the SB stuff if it flows better through the air gun.
How'd it turn out?
Good for single color, not dual. Made a full video on it.
Cool video man, dont.see alot of people air brushing soft plastics. I do a little bit but it's definitely an involved process.
Thank you. Airbrushing is a bit of a pain, can’t argue that; but sometimes it’s the best way to get the desired effect as you probably know.
@@grimtasticbaits definitely, but also worth the work. A WHOLE lot of cool.stuff can be done with an airbrush and soft plastics
Nice match. Like the way you described what you were doing including comment about air pressure. I also like working with the Pearlex mica powder
Thanks for the view and comment!
wonderful
They charge a lot for the molds so that if they get sued, they can pay some good lawyers.
It’s not a lot for what you get and it isn’t exactly like the Gee Crack. There is a definite difference. If there wasn’t, I wouldn’t have bought it.
@@grimtasticbaits I'm referring to bug molds.
@@pandafox94 Ahhhh! I agree. However, being from the Ukrain nothing will probably come of that if there was a law suit.
Also i figured that they hand pouring method can work but the plastic or the mold need to be really hot to allow the cavities to be filled up. My guess is the plastic is cooling down and becoming more firm, leading to imperfections.
Epicbaitmolds.com
How to get that?
That is truly beautiful!
The lines running down the ridges is the venting.
Indeed! I also found out from the owner when he reached out to me about the video that a second set of vents is all along the outside of the bait at a depth of .001”! Pretty fine tuned!
@@grimtasticbaits pretty wild that the plastic doesn't go out through there but it's too thick to flow through that small space. Tight Lines.
Great mold! Also works great on a Neko Rig
I forgot about that! I even have some worm weights I could use to run it. Thanks!
I love the Hog Salad molds and the quality is top notch! If you want a great chatterbait trailer then give the 4.4” dangler a try 👌
May be next on my list! Thanks!
Nice review! I have the same mold & agree it is very good.
@@danielgordon6746 Thanks for the watch! I think this is a very up and coming manufacturer for us home bait makers. Glad you experienced the same!
What have you been 🚬?
😂. Sadly; nothing! Just high on life and bad choices. Ha!
@@grimtasticbaits lol! 🤣
Soak that in some simple green 🤣
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How’s the width of these compared to a yum?
I really have no idea. I haven’t bought a bag of plastics from anyone in almost 5 years. Sorry!
Hehe busted- need some new baits boss. Bass been tearing em up
What viewers really want to know is... Who is Owen, and why is he underage drinking? 🤣
Good eye! I put that in there just for him. He is a friend of my daughter’s that watches my videos. Thought I would drop that nugget and hope he thinks about it. He’s too young to be doing that stuff!!
Great looking bait, probly worth it if it puts a few extra fish in the boat
It’s already proven itself for bluegill and crappie.
Just traded for one. Thanks for the great content!
@prospectoroutdoors Thanks for watching!
Cool idea, this really is how my baitmaking is, forgetting stuff, baits fall over …..
😆. I like to keep it real. I don’t edit out mistakes and if anything I try to show all my mistakes and fails.
I don’t shoot any plastisol below 310, coreshots I push the core at 340-350 so it can reach end of cavity before setting up mid way through
I use a short piece of 30 # mono line and leave it in. It helps the tail remain straight and allows free movement
That’s a genius idea! Does it affect the action much?
@@grimtasticbaits Gotta play with the mono, The lighter the line the better the action. I use this on my ned rig baits. Gives that extra little action.
@@haroldbolton3383I will do so.
Love the idea. I think it's a great way to get two baits one mold
Thanks!! That’s kind of what I figured but it definitely isn’t a process for making a lot or for production as it would take too long. Personal use it’s going to be fun to fish with.
Interesting. Thank you for the video. Australia
Thanks for watching!
@@grimtasticbaits no problem. Good video. I have been thinking about making soft plastic lures as I live in northern Australia and the heat melts a lot of our lures. I have bought several different bags and pouches to prolong the life of the lures. Also the fish here have big teeth. 🐟😁
In my car thermal heat is F 95°avreg and and in the car can get to F150° on 100°+day's what is the medium heat to melt the soft plastic. Very interesting 🤔
When I am making baits the remelt point of my plastic starts around 250 and it gets gooey. 300 it is full liquid.
Good honest review. THANKS!!
I havent really ever had a problem with melting plastics, but ive got Zman TRD's that have just caused damage to my actual tackle box. And they always come inside with me after im done fishing. Theres even a notice to not mix them with others. Crazy😮
Yep. That plastic doesn’t play nice with any other plastics and needs to be kept in the original packaging or that happens.
Back in the day, melted worms could be big old pain in the ass. Nothing like breaking out your favorite hair jig just to find it in the middle of a ball of snot that used to be a plastic grub.
@@camojoe83 😂. I am old enough to remember those days.
@@grimtasticbaits i remember some incidents that ate worm shaped prints in the finish or bodies of hard lures. My neon green jointed rapala is very old now and it has 2 worm scars that burnt clear thru the lacquer finish or whatever is on the outside of them.
I believe most commercial baits are using a mixture of plastisol, and some other oils to help baits break down faster in the waterways, after all it looks bad for a company to have a bunch of their baits just polluting the waterways [even tho its not really their fault] so to help break them down faster is kinda smart, kinda like those dissolving golf balls. because a foam bomber thrown into a plastic bait bag, even without the bait, something [such as the oils used] will dissolve the foam after a little time.
While the test is cool and all for curiosity purposes.... I can't really imagine that people will just leave baits outside of a tackle bag or box in the window like that. I have had several 100+ degree days where I am leaving my bag in the car with windows up... and have not really had any issues with plastics other than they may become softer which actually gives them more action and seemingly makes them work better for a short duration.
I agree. I was just trying to find a way to simulate the heat Florida gets up here in Ohio. Didn’t know how else to push the extreme. If you leave your baits in a back window you deserve to have them melted into a mess. 😂. It’s was just for curiosity.
Out of curiosity what is the melting point of plastisol? Does anyone know when it STARTS to melt? Given those ribbon tails started to fuse together I would guess 200 degrees F. I can see how the argument could be made that the thickness of the bait and or any tails/appendages would be compromised first.
When I make baits the activation point to turn it from a liquid to a usable plastic is 350 degrees. After that I melt down to around 310-320 degrees with Dead On Plastix. It gets mushy and gooey around 250 after it has been activated when reheating plastic. At about 250 degrees you can usually take plastic out of the mold and it will hold shape.
Checked out your etsy, nice looking baits sir.
Thank you!
Thanks for doing this test. I was wondering about this just yesterday before a fishing trip in North Alabama. New subscriber here.
@@Paul_T843 thanks for the watch. I bet you all get WAY hotter down there than we do in Ohio. For the 2 weeks they were in the back window I think our hottest day was 93 degrees. Probably every day down south for you all.
@@grimtasticbaits , yeah, it's been hot here. We had a day or two where I think it got into the high 80s, but they are calling for triple digits next week. Not looking forward to that, but I'm hoping the local fishing spots won't be as crowded.
If you use fine salt the stuff Barlow's sells for making tackle that stuff is the stuff I use and it's super fine grain. It won't clump up like yours did. Of course you still have to stir it a lot before heating but it doesn't clump like you see in the video. Ur using table salt lol
@@freshandsaltyjohnny mine clumped because it was sitting on my garage floor for almost 2 years. 😂
As someone who is constantly trying to replicate Gary Yamamoto senko fall rate and shimmy I appreciated this video. I find that less is More with salt. It's a pain to work with never the lees
@@freshandsaltyjohnny Thanks for the watch! I agree. Salt is just so wrong in my book when I can just use a nail weight, but to each their own; which is why I love this craft.
What's the name of the mold and dise it come with the core shot rod
Epic Bait Molds 4.1” Preybait. No core shot option. As described in the video you can just make your own like I did for it. Thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you
Thanks for taking time to watch my goofy ideas!
Why is this so underrated
i see your quite the master baiter hm?
Uhh….
@@grimtasticbaits no worries bro just a joke have a good time just had to comment that xD
They look nice
Thank you!
Brilliant! What a great idea.
It just didn’t end out so well. 😆. I am going to work on it a bit more and keep the weight more forward and from freely rolling around. It does swill but it is an extremely lazy swim so it also needs a bigger lip.
Well, that’s all part of the process. It’s a great concept and jumping off point. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
What you could also try is, drill a small hole through a long stick that a wire can run through.. something like a chopstick or even a hollow aluminum etc… insert it through the lure then glue the plastic toungue in a groove you made in the wood/aluminum .. then use a wire through the hallow area to connect the main line to. 😂 just thinking.
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Great info! Going to try right now and tag you on IG!
Thanks! Can’t wait to see it!
Looks superb
It is 💯 my confidence bait.
Sir I just hapend to be surfing and saw your posting and I think that you did a great job on those lures. Waiting for your next give away or if you are selling them I would like to purchase some.
I do sell my baits on Etsy. Just search Grimtastic Baits and you will find my store and current selections. Thanks for the comment and watching!
some if the best advice I've heard on a mold yet thanks for the technical part makes a difference when you spending all the money bait making for yourself
My pleasure! It’s exactly why I do these. There are only fanboys out there saying how great one company or another’s mold is and no honest reviews anymore. Thanks for the watch!
Keep it up dawg
How are you packaging this style of bait? Just ordered the 5.3 slay bait mold fro epic. I think i could generate some local sales through the local high school team. But want an efficient way to package them and not damage them.
I use 4 mil bags but don’t package them until they are sold. I leave them laid out on platters until then.
On the baits you sell, how are you packaging them?
I keep my 4.1 and 5.6” swim baits laid out on platters until someone buys them and then I package them on 4 mil resealable bags.
Where did you buy the flasher?
The prop? It was probably Cabelas over 15 years ago. I hold on to stuff for a long time before I rediscover them! 😆. I have seen them online still if you search Mr Twister Top Prop size 6.