Norman
Well-known member
In keeping with designing and creating lures to fish particular areas (although I'm sure the fish don't know 
) We started with the Slinky "St Marys grub", and have now added the Slinky "Coquet Twister".
After discussion with my good friend and local expert Colin (amblecol) the twister has emerged as a leadheaded sandeel.
The leadhead began its humble life as first a piece of balsa that after whittling away was used to cast a basic head into high temperature silicon, then the lead casting was used and, after fitting of a retainer at the rear of the cast head to hold in the plastic body and after adding a little detail this became the master model to a) cast a false head for the body mould box and b) use to cast the leadheads around hooks.
The mould for this is an aluminium box with high temperature silicone to make the shape ..... a bit work yet needed as the life of the silicone around molten lead is not good yet.
A false head was used with a balsa body for the main mould which means the ability to fit a completed head into the mould and cast around it (not as per commercial lookalikes which are cast bodies with the hook pushed through.
I've rambled enough, loads more info if anyone would like to hear and see it but for now heres a few pics of the "Coquet Twister" to date
Humble beginnings ...
The finished leadhead mould with master model ...
Then after painting ..... a squadron ??? of leadheads
Body mould in the making ... with the false head ...
A selection of St Marys and Coquets ...... ready for the catch ...... over to you Colin
Cheers for reading
norm
) We started with the Slinky "St Marys grub", and have now added the Slinky "Coquet Twister".After discussion with my good friend and local expert Colin (amblecol) the twister has emerged as a leadheaded sandeel.
The leadhead began its humble life as first a piece of balsa that after whittling away was used to cast a basic head into high temperature silicon, then the lead casting was used and, after fitting of a retainer at the rear of the cast head to hold in the plastic body and after adding a little detail this became the master model to a) cast a false head for the body mould box and b) use to cast the leadheads around hooks.
The mould for this is an aluminium box with high temperature silicone to make the shape ..... a bit work yet needed as the life of the silicone around molten lead is not good yet.
A false head was used with a balsa body for the main mould which means the ability to fit a completed head into the mould and cast around it (not as per commercial lookalikes which are cast bodies with the hook pushed through.
I've rambled enough, loads more info if anyone would like to hear and see it but for now heres a few pics of the "Coquet Twister" to date
Humble beginnings ...
The finished leadhead mould with master model ...
Then after painting ..... a squadron ??? of leadheads
Body mould in the making ... with the false head ...
A selection of St Marys and Coquets ...... ready for the catch ...... over to you Colin
Cheers for reading
norm
