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Mark, i finally got to try the bait plastics medium baitjunkys blend plastic. One thing's for sure it's nothing like Leonard sold. The colors made with it really look nice, but it's definitely softer & puts off a lot of oil from what i can tell. The baits are also stretchy. Beavers & other creatures it may be alright on, but time will tell if i like it or not. I don't think i'm going to though.
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Thanks for getting back to me.
I think it's softer, too. As you said, it works fine for creature baits and jig trailers, both of which I have poured. And probably for senkos and worms, which I haven't poured yet, but I think it's too soft for the swimbaits I like to pour. I tried some 5" skinny dippers, and they are soft. I am going to bite off the head and use them as swimjig trailer, so it probably won't matter that much, but I am worried about trying it in my ES Ripper mold. That bait really needs a med. plastic, not a soft.
I was going to pour some Rippers, so I tried adding a heaping tablespoon of hardener to a cup of the plastic, and it bubbled up and was useless. Plus it yellowed. Either it was too much hardener, or I stirred it too much, I don't really know.
The next batch I pour I'll try adding only a tsp. of hardener, and more heat stabilizer. I really want it to work, but I don't want to be a plastics chemist. It's hard enough to just pour the damn baits. Hahaha
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Yep the mad scientist thing get aggravating real quick like.
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