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how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - SenkoSam - 04-10-2016
One of the most successful creations I ever came up with I discovered by accident. One day I happened to be making some soft plastic lures and stirred the hot plastic with a tbs. I noticed the thin layer left on the spoon and - POW ! - it came to me how to make a grub body thicker while at the same time leaving that super thin tail.
Once upon a time I was into making candles and the process for one type of candle is dipping it many times in hot plastic to build the shaft. Rather than using a spoon for the initial layer, I found a shiny floor tile that I tilted to pour a thin coat of plastic. I grabbed a box cutter blade and cut the sizes and shapes I wanted and then dipped the length I wanted for the body while holding the tail.
Later I found a way to shorten the process by pouring a second layer on top of the first later and then cutting the shapes to be dipped. As you can see by the inventory of baits I keep around that just happen to work on at least six fish species:
![[Image: 2LdgTLc.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/2LdgTLc.jpg)
![[Image: T1hNLBj.jpg?1]](https://i.imgur.com/T1hNLBj.jpg?1)
One of the best grub designs I ever discovered!
![[Image: Y2dAHza.jpg?1]](https://i.imgur.com/Y2dAHza.jpg?1)
The thin straight tail blows away curl tail and swim tail design, which is why I bought the mold that makes this baits:
![[Image: 747Z24s.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/747Z24s.jpg)
I use it as pictured or add it to a worm using a candle flame:
![[Image: 63TffPi.jpg?1]](https://i.imgur.com/63TffPi.jpg?1)
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Re: [SenkoSam] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - Uncle_Arnie - 03-22-2018
Hey there, pictures are broken. Could you re upload so we can all see?
Re: [Uncle_Arnie] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - SenkoSam - 03-22-2018
That post was two years ago. Surprised anyone replied. Too bad photobucket.com got greedy and the links were cut if you didn't subscribe. I haven't put the photos on another site that links for free.
Sorry.
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Re: [SenkoSam] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - Uncle_Arnie - 03-24-2018
[quote SenkoSam]That post was two years ago. Surprised anyone replied. Too bad photobucket.com got greedy and the links were cut if you didn't subscribe. I haven't put the photos on another site that links for free.
Sorry.[/quote]
Trying to learn as much as i can, and learning from others tends to cost less.
Photo bucket has been doing that for some time now. Oh well, thats life. i cant stand getting information from social media platform. I will happily pay the price of a few dead photo links than deal with keyboard warriors.
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Re: [Uncle_Arnie] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - SenkoSam - 03-24-2018
Quote: Oh well, thats life. i cant stand getting information from social media platform. I will happily pay the price of a few dead photo links than deal with keyboard warriors.
Are you referring to me?
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Re: [SenkoSam] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - wiperhunter2 - 03-24-2018
You could consider just uploading your pics on BFT. It's no harder than using Photo bucket.
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Re: [SenkoSam] how to make a thin tail grub -no mold needed - Uncle_Arnie - 03-24-2018
[quote SenkoSam]
Quote: Oh well, thats life. i cant stand getting information from social media platform. I will happily pay the price of a few dead photo links than deal with keyboard warriors.
Are you referring to me?[/quote]
No - just saying there is better information on forums. Getting good information is worth a few broken links now and again.
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