I pour my own also :wink:
I use stuff from m-f , lurecraft and then the calhoun plastic we sell.( I am the only place to get worm plastic in AZ that I know of and yes its in stock)
I like calhoun the best do to the colors coming out richer and it being cheaper than m-f. (m-f was the best till I was turned on to calhoun) lure craft plastic settles and leaves the hardener on the bottom.
April(my Wife) is trying to develope colors that are more concentrated than the ones from m-f and lurecraft and is more consistant.
as far as making your own and saving money its a yes and no answer.
I started by wanting to make only one bait. 4" blue fleck lizzard from berkley. Things got a little carried away since then.
I use a microwave for my sticks (like senkos) ,flukes sluggos and bass asassines and pouring pots for other things.
I used to make my own molds out of RTV but it was more expensive than making them out of alum.
For my own personal stuff I got 12 differnt flecks, 22 different colors , 3 pouring pots 3 mircowaves and 4 different pearls 18 different molds and the list goes on.
If you primarly fish with plastics then you will save money in the long run.
Oh yeah and those blue fleck lizzards that I mainly wanted to pour. I only poured about 20 piece's.
If you use alot of senkos then pouring your own will save you tons of money(unless you get them free)
You do get to play with your own designs/colors which is pretty cool if your into that sort of thing.
heres some websites for you if you want to get started
http://www.tacklemaking.com
http://www.tackleunderground.com
http://www.del-mart.com :wink:
http://www.lurecraft.com
http://www.fishingworld.com/M-F-Manufacturing/
I got a ton more.
Delw