An easy way to manufacture vibrohvostov with their own hands, at home. On this technology is possible various shapes Silicone fish for predator fishing. A large field for creativity in terms of variety of color and flavors.

How to make a vibrohvost do it yourself

The method of manufacturing silicone fish (vibrohvostov, etc.) with their own hands is quite simple and does not require much costs. The form is also manufactured very quickly.

For form, we need:

• Frame for fill
• Bait that are going to cast
• Silicone himself

The frame can be made even from cardboard dense, but it is possible to laugh metallic, then the gypsum will last longer.

Silicone take from old bait-vibration, twisters, worms, etc. , torn and bored fish. If anyone throws away the vibrations, then it's time to collect. I usually leave and houses lying in the package.

We take our frame and install on a flat surface. We put the vibro-tailed prototypes inside and fill with liquid plaster

The form can not be poured to the end, just close the bait, saving gypsum.

After drying, we turn the shape and remove our bait. The form is ready.

Now you prepare silicone for fill.

We take the whole fight of our rubber and put in a ceramic mug. We put it all into the microwave. Time is clarified by experimentally, it is necessary that the rubber is completely melted and become liquid.

You can try to add attractant for the experiment and try to make edible rubber with your own hands.

We will steal our billets.

This article discusses the manufacture of vibrohvosts and twisters at home, which is particularly relevant for fishermen from rural areas and small cities, where the assortment of the lures of the bait is not very large. It makes sense to also do something to your needs and requests.

Homemade bait will differ from each other by playing, sometimes slightly, but some of them may be even more catchy than purchased. Vibrochvosts and twister began to produce independently and catching 5 years ago. Fully abandoning the purchased psychologically, it was difficult, but over time, hesitating with the principle of work, with factors that influence the game, completely moved to catching self-made.

The branded main element is the tail, and at best only half of the bait is active, the body is ballast, only slightly swaying. Therefore, in my homemakes, silicone is only a tail, which is manufactured independently. The body of the bait can be from a variety of material density, from foam rubber to foam. You can use various insulation and seals, etc. Applying such materials, the game as a whole changes for the better, because They are easier than silicone.

There are some more significant advantages. Using the foam and the material similar to the density of the materials, after the primer of their PVA glue, you can make a very good coloring, with a shiny and smooth surface, like a wobbler. I use this glue, because it is more elastic, in contrast to the epoxy and after twofold coating with a soft tassel, makes the surface smooth and glossy.

With different loads under the weight of the bait from below (if the head loaded is not used), you can make them surface or slowly sinking. The principle of attachment of the tail allows you to quickly change it. Combining the tails and body of the fish, it is possible to change the game or coloring, making a twister ripper and vice versa.

The principle of cargo fastening. You can use the load as a whole with a body of fish or separately fixed cargo with two ears, which makes the game more free. But with this attachment in some cases, you can load the body of the bait from the bottom so that it does not fall on the side when the wiring.

When using a foam rubber with a silicone tail, jig is used - the head with a crochet. The foam fish itself is a catchful bait, but in combination sometimes a catch is doubly, thanks to the game not only in a vertical, but also a horizontal plane.

The simplest foam fish can be done, putting a piece of foam rubber on the jig - head hook, and manicure scissors cutting everything too much. If the sting of the hook does not remove the outside, then it turns out a good non-shock. For this purpose, we will make a small incision on top, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe sting, then tweezed with a small cavity, as if niche, so that nothing prevents the edge of the hook to get out when the predator is grip.

I do not know whether such a principle is used by someone else, but I have not read anything else. One of the best is the porolonka with pressed to the sides of the twin, but also it also, like various mustache-bumps, does not fully save from the hooks. In my design, almost 100% protection against crust and grass, because the sting is hidden inside.

Material for the manufacture of silicone tails. Silicone is becoming increasingly used in industry and everyday life, and it is quite realistic to find suitable hardness. You can use old, already unsuitable factory bait. Silicone material needs to be made flat, an average of 1.5-3 mm thick, it can be less for twisters.

I use a car volcanizer with a large heated area or an old iron with a temperature regulator. It is necessary to choose the melting point of silicone, as well as the time when it starts to flow and melt. At the iron, she approximately in the middle of the scale (in the area of \u200b\u200bwool and silk), although at different silicone stiffness the necessary temperature can be somewhat different.

The process itself is not complicated. It is taken at a flat, smooth metal plate, no less than the sole of the iron. It is necessary to put limiters, for example, pieces of sheet metal of a certain thickness of 1.5 - 3 mm. At the level of the cape and heel iron. A piece of silicone falls in the middle of the plate, it is easy to pressed the iron included in the network, and keeps in hand until silicone is melted to the desired thickness and the iron does not fall to the limiters.

After that, it is immediately turned off from the network, we will dad almost completely cool and carefully remove the finished, flat silicone.

If the surface of the silicone side of the plate is not quite smooth, you can repeat the heating, turning it to the sole of the iron and putting thinner limiters. If the surface of the iron is rough, then after complete cooling, silicone can stick to the sole. Then you need to turn on the iron to the network for a short time - the material is slightly warm and separated. Now cut the body of the tail and tail blade.

The tail can be cut out with scissors or scalpel, the razor blade along the metal line. The tail blade is scissors, sharply with suction tubes or cuts of different diameters. A groove is cut in the tail blade, equal to or somewhat smaller in width than the thickness of the material from which the tail is made. The depth of the groove in the height of the tail. Then the tip of the tail is inserted into the groove, it should perform a little on the back side of the tail blade and the connection is condensed with molten silicone.

For this, the pieces of silicone, which remained after trimming, take tweezers and melted over the flame of the alcohol. Quickly, until Silicone has cooled, is deceived as a magazine from all sides, gluing the tail to the tail blade. First, from the outdoor side, then with the inner, urged not to disturb the perpendicularity of the tail relative to the blade and the angle of the spit in the range of 90-110 degrees.

The manufacture of twisters is simpler. The tail of the twister is cut with scissors, for example, by template. With the apparent complexity, all this is done simply and quickly, it is not more difficult than to solder the moron. Working with silicone is preferably in the outdoors or indoors with good ventilation and preferably in thin gloves, since melted silicone, getting on the skin of the hands, causes light burns.

The length of silicone tails is on average 1/3 of the body length of bait. For their attachment in the body of the bait, the groove is cut (in the foam - section) with a length of about 10 mm, where the tail is inserted and is attached to the p-shaped copper bracket with a thickness of 0.8 mm. Ends after piercing are bend. For foam and other more dense materials, it is possible to apply the steel bracket so that when piercing is not beaten. The protruding ends are cut off with nippers.

You can come up with other attachment methods, for example, to sew. Flat tail along the entire length of the tail may have a different game. It depends on the weight and size of the blade, the length of the tail, stiffness of the material, etc. And maybe from slow with a wide amplitude to very frequent and small. Change the game, improve, make the tail played with a free fall of bait, thinning the tail at the base of the tail blade, like branded models. To do this, I use a heated tweezers, a soldering iron or a breaking of small holes in the tail.

Correct the game right on the reservoir, trimming with sharp manicure scissors the body of the tail or tail blade. All these operations must be made extremely careful not to overcome or cut completely tail. Name two main reasons why there may be no game:

1. The blade is small in size and does not match the stiffness and the size of the tail.

2. The tail blade is too thin and soft, the flow of water when the wiring is flexing it back.

In general, it is worth noting that the result will depend on the observation and skills, and the skill, as is known, the case is hiring.

Silicone bait for fish have long been using many fishermen well-deserved popularity. But in the measure of their high prices to acquire such bazes may not be. Yes and no need to spend money on branded analogsUnless it is difficult to make silicone bait with your own hands in the existing conditions.

Making silicone bait personnel: advantages

• What will be required to cast bait with your own hands

  For this purpose, you will need to take the following materials in advance:

  • • silicone;
    • gypsum (suitable any);
    • capacity for plaster (required to be absolutely dry and clean);
    • scales (kitchens fit);
    • soap (better to take liquid);
    • special forms (matrices) for casting;
    • glass or fluoroplastic syringe of a suitable volume;
    • The desired palette of colors;
    • samples.

  How to choose silicone

  To personally make bait for fishing from such a polymer as silicone, it is better to take the materials proposed in fishing stores. Construction silicone can be applied as a test casting. It is more dense and durable, but use the construction silicone, not by its direct purpose, I do not recommend. Construction silicone product of pure chemistry and when fishing, a small piece of torn silicone in the stomach of fish can lead to her death. In silicones, for the castings of bait are used for greater extent those components that do not harm the fish and the environment. You can also add attractants in it, which will improve its catching properties. You can also apply thermoplastic positive side Thermoplaptics, this is the density of the material itself, and the disadvantages are a large price and excessive rigidity.

  Except expensive, there are materials on average priceFrom which you can cast silicone bait. To such, for example, there is a two-component non-shock "Elastoluks TV 25", which is distinguished by a slight viscosity of the mass. This property provides an opportunity in the production of bait, fill any matrixes, even small sizes and personally give them the desired color. I note that after setting the volume of the material does not change. This property belong to Elastoluks TV 25 in analogues, such as Pentalast 710 and Pentalast 718, also often used for the production of silicone nozzles, but giving shrinkage by 1.5% of the size used.

  Sequence of actions with independent manufacture of nozzles

  1. 1. Silicone melting.
     2. Pouring material in the matrix.
     3. Frozing bait.
     4. Cooling bait in cold water.

  How to make a shape for silicone bait?

In the manufacture of molds of bait with their own hands, there are subtleties. At the very beginning, it is necessary to correctly determine the correct proportion of plaster and water. The correct ratio is 100 g of gypsum to 25 ml of water. It is necessary to take into account the fact that all components must have a temperature not lower than 20 degrees.

Then it will be necessary to mix the gypsum so that it becomes close to the consistency of the liquid sour cream. In order for the plaster to be able to dissolve well in water, without forming some lumps, it should be mixed to add to the water very carefully and slowly for 1 minute. If bubbles were formed in the gypsum mass, they need to immediately get rid of specking.

Problems arising from independent production of gypsum forms for silicone bait:

• considerable time for drying gypsum;
• difficulties in pinching on the gypsum form of small parts of the nozzle;
• fragility material.

So that the form for silicone bait corresponded to expectations, you need to use the epoxy resin. The brush is wicked by a form of plaster, a very thin layer. After that, the gypsum container needs to dry well. The use of epoxy resin allows you to smooth the sharp corners of the matrix, solves the problem with the appearance of air bubbles and facilitates the process of extracting the finished bait from the gypsum form.

Forms for casting silicone bait: basic views

The manufacture of self-made silicone bait, is impossible without using forms or matrices for low tide. There are 2 main types of such tanks:

• one-sided;
• double-sided.

To make a one-sided matrix, you need a sample nozzle. They are made mainly from clay or wood. On the available layout you need to apply a thin layer of vaseline, silicone lubricant either solidol so that the source is subsequently separated without problems. Then you need to fill the tank with plaster (the fill thickness must exceed 2 times the sample thickness). The layout must be dipped into the gypsum to the depth of a little more than half of half. Next, the absolute drying of the gypsum should be waited (it will take about 10 minutes) and remove the sample. It is necessary to apply a construction sealant on the matrix, and it will be completely ready.

Two-way forms for casting silicone bait are made as follows. You need to take a container of a rectangular or square shape. Half of the container should be fledged with plaster and immerse in it half a sample of the nozzle. Then the layout must be left in the container until it is frozen. On average, it takes about 10-12 hours. Exceptionally after the expiration of this time, it is recommended to fill the following part of the matrix. The matrices should be lubricated with vaseline or solidol so that they can be easily divided into two halves. This time the solution will have to do more liquid so that you can easily get rid of bubbles.

After placing the second part of the matrix into the container, it is necessary to wait for its complete drying. To do this, you need to leave it alone about a day. Then you need to divide the matrices, get rid of the sizes and pull out the source. Fragments of the matrix will dry around several days. Building sealant should be applied only on one of the parts of the matrix.

Then you need to form the sprues and airlows. Through the first cavity, the prepared melted material is poured. For their manufacture, it follows from the start of the sample to pump to the edge of the mold by any sharp tool the groove, which is then necessary to be treated with a drill. In most cases, one spare one makes one form.

The air vents are needed as a way out of air when squeezing it filling material. They can be done with a thin knife. There may be about 8 of them. The required number of airlows is determined in accordance with the complexity of the bait.

Such forms for casting silicone bait provide the ability to produce volumetric nozzles, as much as possible on the live bait. The use of a one-sided form will not allow to achieve a similar effect. There are also certain disadvantages. For example, in the manufacture of more complex models, the likelihood of introducing an insufficient amount of silicone into part of the cavities of the cooked form is high.

How to melt silicone for fishing bait

There are a number of ways, using which, at home will be able to melt silicone. Make it with a minimum time loss by heating it on the gas stove. For this method, you need to use an ordinary tin can (any canning) is suitable. But it should be borne in mind that this method has a number of significant flaws:

• the appearance of smoke;
• fast burning;
• changing silicone color up to its blaracing.

To avoid this, you can use another way for which the microwave is needed. It is necessary to place silicone in the suitable container into the microwave, pre-exhibiting the temperature safe for this polymer. In the process of melting the material in the microwave, it is important that it has a maximum time for liquid consistency. It is necessary not only to wait for the moment when it completely melts, but also after melting, hold about 1.5-2 minutes in the microwave. The dishes in which the material melted is necessary to heat as much as possible. This will help longer hold it in the molten state.

During heating to silicone for fishing baits, the desired components are added - flavors, blasting, salt and fish oil, pigments for staining in the desired color, substances that allow the material used to become more hard or softer.

When casting silicone nozzles, you need to take into account the following. If you strengthen the bait flavored after its casting, it will lose useful qualities after another fishing. Be sure to lubricate the bait flavoring and after fishing. It is necessary to implement this as follows: the used nozzle should be rinsed, dried, put into the package, pin in a few drops of flavoring. The bait will have to leave in this package on three days in a dry and dark place.

The fill of the molten material in the homemade form is carried out with a glass syringe, the plastic syringe may not withstand the temperatures of the molten silicone. Silicone is gaining into it, and then turn up. The piston of the syringe must be pulled back by 1-2 centimeters and easily pressed on it so that the material seemed from the nose. This will extrude excessive air. If you ignore this moment, the bait will rejuvenate along with the air, which will adversely affect its quality.

Then the form should be flipped over with the other side, put the spray nickname and leisurely pour the material until it seems from the airlows. After that, the form will need to turn down. The syringe should neatly pull out of the form, without ceasing to squeeze silicone from it to nozzle. This will help prevent the formation of voids in the nasal nasal. Before removing the resulting bait from the tank, it is necessary to wait for its complete cooling. After extracting the nozzle is recommended to put for some time in the container with cold water to increase its elasticity.

Production of silicone bait from existing and damaged

Many fans of spinning and jig fishing fish over time after numerous fishing accumulates a variety of spoiled silicone nozzles. It will be easy to provide them with a "second catch life", using new ones. To implement this, the remnants of damaged bars from this polymer will have to cut into small pieces and melt in any convenient way. The smaller the pieces will be, the faster, accordingly, the material melts. The resulting liquid composition can then be applied to lowing new baits.

Make new nozzles from the residues used and directly on fishing (provided that there will be a suitable container for low tide). For this, finely chopped old bait should be placed in a small tin can. For convenience, the jar can be clammed with passage and keep it so over the open fire, stirring from time to time until Silicon is completely melted. After that, it should be poured into a form, smearing it before this any existing fat. The material remaining on the walls is better to remove, as it is quite useful for future smelting. After the product is completely freezing, it must be obtained and cut off with scissors the outstanding pieces of material. To increase the elasticity, the homemade bait must be put on 10 minutes in cold water.

Step by step making silicone bait

• It is necessary to prepare the tank for the fill of the gypsum, to lay pre-harvested bait, which will be cast in the future, carefully pour the gypsum into the container, leave until the gypsum is completely frozen.

• After complete pouring, it is necessary to extract silicone baits from the gypsum, as gently remove the adhesive pieces of silicone.
  
  
• Old damaged silicone bait needs to be cut into small pieces and melt in hot water or in the microwave.
  
  
• The resulting molten liquid is pouring into a shape, pre-lubricated with liquid soap.
  
  
• Cool silicone and remove an extra silicone with a sharp knife.
  
  
• Due to the elastic properties, the homemade silicone bait is easily removed from the form and is already ready for use.
  
  

Security Measures with Silicone Handbook Hand

Each of the stages of the lowland nozzles at home must be accompanied by compliance with certain security measures, depending on the equipment used in the casting, tools and material.

If Silicone was heated in a tin can on a gas stove, it is necessary to take it, use for this a special mitten or at least a rag. Otherwise, the likelihood of burning is high.

If the syringe is planned for the melting of silicone, it must necessarily be heat-resistant and absolutely whole without cracks and other damage. To provide required level Safety Syringe should be overstated by the tape.

When working with silicone, it is necessary to use gloves to protect hands. In particular, this refers to working with hot material.

In the process of melting such a polymer as silicone evaporates harmful substances. Therefore, you need to use the respirator and thoroughly ventilate the room.

If you make such a bait for fishing personally, you can safely save on the purchase of new gears.

Fishing, as you know, is not only a way of mining fish, but also a source of excellent well-being, a healthy rest and the ability to get useful and practical information from like-minded friends. For example, the manufacture of silicone bait with their own hands is the most interesting topic and many interesting ideas.

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• Silicone "Worms"
• We conclude

Consider with you methods for creating bait own manufacture, well-appropriate and when using leashes, and when fishing for jig.

Silicone "Worms"

Sometimes it happens that the use of various vibrations and twisters from different manufacturers do not give the desired result. In this case, it's time to take advantage of the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating small silicone worms. It seems strange enough, but perch-commitment easily eats the sickness of the simplest "oak sticks".

The process of manufacturing silicone worms. Video

How to make a silicone bait? Instrumentsnecessary for this creative process:

• Stationery scissors (preferably with maximum length blades);
• Lighter or candle;
• Twister.

The main stages in the manufacture:

• The tail of the bait (in our case the tail of the twister) cut off. The body of the twister is deposited, it will still need.
• Sliced \u200b\u200btail is cut into smooth small "needles" of the most different length, while they should be as thin as possible. The best sizes of our workpiece: length 1.5-2 cm, width - 1.5-2 mm (measured at the base). Since then the tail of the bait will be needed to tear to her body, the length of the workpiece should be slightly larger - when heated, silicone vulcanization occurs and its size decreases.
• Writing the body of the twister in one movement is cut along. In the same way, we divide the obtained half of the body of the twister and in the end we get 4 pieces of workpiece. This is the bodies of future bait. It is at this stage that we need scissors with the most long blades, because when working with scissors little size Extra cuts are formed, which adversely affect the duration of "life" made by the bait in fishing.
• On the flame, the candles or lighters heated the base of the tail and the lower part of the body, connect these parts and squeeze them as thick as possible for 20-30 seconds. Primanka is ready!

It happens that in the manufacture of bait, its contours are not quite even. Not trouble, get rid of these errors easily with the help of fire lighters or candles - irregularities and burrs instantly melted. The main thing is not to redeem the bait in the flame.

Assembling such baits is quite simple And it can be done on fishing in a few minutes, but in the presence of time and in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere, the manufacturer will be more pleasant, and the bait is more accurate.

Also in the manufacture of blanks, you can use a wide variety of colors. According to the reviews of many fishermen, worms with a dark purple body and a yellow tail were the most catchy. The worms of the same color (black with red sparkles) showed well.

For the manufacture of silicone worm preferably use twisters whose length is 5-7 cm. These are usually used for fishing for jig. The bait of Garry Yamamoto are not suitable due to the presence in their composition of the will, due to which, when heated, they become an incomprehensible substance that does not give in to any effect. Here are MANN's Twisters and Astion Plastics fit perfectly.

The candle in this work is more conveniently lighted, because in the manufacture of a significant amount of worms, the candle does not need to shift from one hand to another, as it should be done with a lighter.

When fishing more passive fish, the best result bring worms of a softer consistency. In order to mitigate the bait "Boil" in boiling water, but its service life is significantly reduced.

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And this article will tell you how to catch on rotating brilliance.

Changing the vibration of the usual

An ordinary vibration industry often has a "game" in a very mid-frequency range. With the help of simple manipulations, you can significantly improve its quality - Make already and somewhat easier.

• To reduce the frequency of oscillations, you need to make a spherical sample with the help of tailor scissors inner tail.
• To increase the frequency of oscillations, it is necessary to reduce the area and, consequently, the mass of the tail itself.

Changes of the usual type

Twister is one of the most popular lures models due to the variety of forms: Currently, you can easily choose a model with the desired game. Good to know, how can I change the frequency of its oscillations - After all, there may be situations when you find yourself on an unfamiliar reservoir without having a sufficient number of bait.

• For example, to obtain bait with more high-frequency oscillations, it is necessary to cut off the end of the tail part.
• To reduce the frequency of oscillations, it is necessary to loosen the base of the tail. At the same time, the magnitude of such cuts can in different ways to adjust the style and the frequency of the "game" of the bait.

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We conclude

As experience shows, simple enough and independently manufactured worms sometimes bring much better results in fishing than their famous prototypes. The new items invented by you and embodied in the life allow you not only to expand the personal arsenal of fishing gear, but also to deepen in an entertaining process of fishing.

In the manufacture of bait with your own hands Your imagination is used and developed, because we are all endowed with the ability to create new images.

Those or other homemakes make almost all fishermen. Most often these are various modifications of the equipment, loaded, feeders and other trifles, however there are fishermen manufacturing, including bait, while not only the most simple sort of oscillating spinning, but also more complex products like wobblers, or silicone bait. Making silicone bait with their own hands, fisherman can get not only a certain savings, but also to achieve a greater diversity in its spinning boxes. Homemade silicone bait can be supplemented by factory products, as the spinningist can get exactly what it considers it necessary to change in accordance with its representations length, form, color, or an applied attractant.

Production of silicone of oh-bait at home gives a fisherman a number of advantages:

• You can independently choose a form. This is very relevant if the spinningist believes that a product of a firm can be improved by adding additional elements, or the fisherman has an option of its own, original form.
• It happens that in the line of factory products simply, there is no option of the desired size. This is faced with both lovers of ultralight and adherents of trophy fishing. A number of manufacturers simply do not take into account the wishes of the few groups of fishermen.
• Sometimes, even despite the variety of colors, the spinningists still believe that in the product line there is not enough some kind of coloring, and then the manufacture of silicone bait with their own hands allows you to get the desired color.
• Also, independent casting of silicone bait allows you to get silicon with the desired attractant, or with an increased salt content, which affects the attractiveness for fish. So, for example, the amateurs of thenocy are faced with the fact that silicon with the smell of garlic (which attracts crucian) is very small.
• If the original homemade vibration vibrations or other options show good results on the reservoir, you can try to improve their production and sale.

Important!From an economic point of view, the most favorable manufacturer of such bait will be in the event that the remnants of bait damaged on fishing will be used.

Methods of repair

Damaged in the process of catching a predator Ediotic can not only be overjected, but also to repair. For this you can select three main methods:

1. Compound parts of bait open fire - match, lighter, candles.
2. Gluing superclaim.
3. Soldering a soldering iron.

Photo 1. The town of the twister.

Photo 2. From silicone stripes cut off a piece.

Photo 3. After the spikes, the matches remain only to wash the soot.

The first way is most often used right on fishing, it allows you to quickly connect parts of damaged silicone and continue fishing. For the connection you only need to heat the bait in the place where they must connect, while the main thing is not to overdo it with heating.

The connection of glue is rarely used, since the joke loses elasticity, which adversely affects the game of vibrohvostov, twisters, and passive bait too. Therefore, to this method of fishermen usually resort to the purpose of experiment, and, making sure best result, no longer use it.

In the home environment, the repair of damaged edibles is best done using a soldering iron. Soldering not only provides a solid connection, but also can help adjust the shape of both the body and active elements.

Where to take Silicone itself?

Options for where you can find silicone for bait several. The easiest option is to simply ignore the silicon predator damaged by the teeth, any spinning person there is plenty of vibrohvostov, twisters with boiled tails, or wished for races and larvae. The overpack itself is possible on a gas stove in a water bath, however, it is better to use the microwave for this purpose.

Ingredients that are used for the manufacture of silicone forms for baking and similar products can also be purchased. Silicon from a similar material will be obtained although somewhat harsh, but durable. Frequently used "Eleptast (TV 25)", "Pentalast 710", "Pentalast 718".

The network you can find both resources that offer more appropriate options. This, for example, "TOIRTAP", "SILIX". Such companies also usually offer not only the foundation, but also substances that can make bait tougher, or softer, dyes, sequins, attractants, as well as other products needed for self-making silicone, including tools, and even ready-made forms.

Photo 4. Silicone for household needs.

How to melt silicone?

This material after too strong heating can lose its properties. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to melt Silicone without spoiling it. The easiest way for this is to place the material in the microwave and set the temperature safe for a particular polymer. If there is no microwave, you will have to do with a water bath, however, it is necessary to be attentive, since with excessive heating from silicone can go smoke, and the material itself darkens and loses elasticity.

Also during heating, additional components are added - dyes, substances making material softer or more solid, attractants, fat, salt, sparkles and the like (it is important that all this was steadily high temperaturesotherwise you can spoil the bait).

One-sided form for casting

How to make a silicone bait? Without a form, or matrix for low tide self-making is impossible. Silicone bait casting can be performed in plaster, or made of plexiglas. And those and others can be bought, but the matrix from the gypsum can well be done both by himself, but to create a high-quality form from the plexiglass at home, most likely it will not work.

From the gypsum make shapes for silicone bait quite simply. Two main varieties of matrices can be distinguished - one-sided and bilateral. One-way options are more suitable for bait, in which on the same side (for example, from above, as it is usually found in vibrohvosts) there are no elements of complex shape, but just a flat surface. For the manufacture of such a casting matrix, you first need to assemble the housing in which the plaster will be poured. Next you need to dissolve the gypsum in the water.

Important! Gypsum needs to be added gradually, stirring the mixture. If the air bubbles can be seen, they need to "catch up", as they can easily spoil the finished product.

Gypsum is poured into the form, after which the sample of bait is placed in it (which is worth lubricating, so that it is easier to pull out after the gypsum will open) so that its upper edge remains on the surface. After extracting the matrix is \u200b\u200bready to work.

Bilateral matrix

Vibrohvost do it yourself, as well as other bait, especially if they have a complex structure, it is better to cast in bilateral forms. Such matrices are made almost the same way as one-sided, but immediately a bait is poured only to half to half. After that, the form is left before the gypsum rejection, and when it becomes solid, lubricate the lower part, and poured the bait so that its parts do not remain on the surface. A double-sided matrix, although a bit more complicated in the manufacture, but it has an important advantage - with its help you can cast bait with a large number of elements of complex shape, as well as make silicones with a complex body shape, without direct planes, which makes it impossible to use a one-sided matrix.

Important! It is necessary to leave the groove through which the melted silicone will be poured inside the matrix. It is most convenient to pour it with a glass syringe, as it is resistant to high temperatures.

Also these forms for silicone bait are more convenient for casting several silicon. You can experiment with two-color bait using two syringes in which you need to dial the material painted by different dyes.