====== Paddle Tail Swim Bait ======

===== About =====

This is the first prototype bait for [[customers:stintzi_baits|Stintzi Baits]]. It is a paddle tail flexible bait approximately 12 inches long and made of plastisol. It is meant to be mounted to a jig head. I spent some time working with the customer designing the body and making adjustments. To create the first version a plug was SLA printed and a shell was FDM printed. The mold was created by pouring silicone into the shell around the plug. With the plug removed, the mold is a skin mold with a supportive shell that forces the cut seam together. Silicone was selected to provide a heat resistant material to hot pour or inject plastisol into. To help with shrinkage, the part was oriented to allow the thickest section to cool last and a small cavity was left above the bait to provide extra material to be pulled into the cavity as the bait cools.

===== Status =====

This project is waiting for the testing of the first prototype bait before design revisions and a production mold are made.

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