After more than a half-dozen attempts to make a 7" Whiggley that will swim and dart like Mike's Big Whiggley, I finally have the shape right. But, despite being VERY careful with my resin mix, pouring speed, mold "tilting," and so on, I am consistently getting a substantial "dimple" or "crater in my baits.
Here's a link to two relevant photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 40e5ac8bb5
The crater shows up randomly on the left OR on the right side of the bait, but not on both. Each crater appears in the area below the pour funnel. Will the striped bass care? NO, but I do!
I know that in his terrific Big Whiggley video, Mike "digs out" the pour funnel and refills it with freshly heated resin to promote even cooling of the Alumilite resin in his mold. But the mold cavity for my 7" version is so small that this SEEMS like an unnecessary step. (Of course, it's possible that the small size of the mold is part of the problem.)
HELP! I hope you, Larry, or somebody else recognizes this problem and can recommend a fix! Thanks.