>FYI
>Rod Thigpin has been hand pouring 3D 3 piece mold trout baits
>since the early 90's
>DT

For everyone's information, Master Mold Maker John Zank had the first 3D hand pour molds since the early 80's a full ten years before the Thigpin's Stocker Trout. These first swimbait designs were sold on a very limited basis.
Who was first is really irrelevant; According to the Los Angeles Times article in the early 80's, John Zank is credited with developing the Swimbait, as well as the word "Swimbait" (Yes, before Worm King- even the owner of Worm King give credit to John for his designs, as well as the use of the word "Swimbait").

My first post was not descriptive enough--it was the first two, not three piece RTV hand pour mold to allow insertion of the hand pour plastic in much the same way as injection plastic is injected by machine into molds made from metal alloys.

"Known as the person who introduced swimbait fishing to Japan"