fishinfool/2 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 bojon sounds like a 3-D tube do you have any pics to show us. they sound cool. still trying to pull down that thread on horizontal dippind. hope to be able to try this week. need to call dewl running out of plastic darn the bad luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 In everyones opinion what is the best method for doing say 100 or so tubes in one day? I used a hot plate with a pot last night but the walls of the pot were not hot enoght to keep the plastic melted and it kept building up everytime I stirred. I heard someone mention a presto pot on here. I am referring to horizontal dipping. Would that keep it hot enought to keep the majority of the plastic melted so that you had a good depth of plastic for most of the time? I guess you would need an entire gallon to fill one of these pots high enough or does it require less. What do you guys use as a pot or container for vertical dipping? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 If all you want is a hundred,you can go horizontal.You can make more than double that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Does an 1/8th of a cup of salt to 1 cup of plastic work fairly well. I tried 1/4 cup of salt and it was like oatmeal. What do you guys use to keep a large capacity of plastic heated, well what I consider a large capacity such as a gallon so that you can dip a bunch of tubes without reheating in microwave? I used a pot on a hotplate but like I said in the previous post the sides kept building up and the plastic cooled after it got on the sides so I kept losing plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWO Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I don't know about 1/8 cup salt to 1 cup plastic, but I can tell you than 2 1/2 tsp in 2 ounces of plastic is too much. I ended up with oatmeal too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 You guys are talking way more salt than you need.Even if you got a good tube,it would be so weak that they would tear up on the first rock it rubbed across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Bojon, I posted this because my tubes are so weak that I could not see using them. If you read the previous posts one guy suggests 1/8th of a cup and I read somewhere else on here 1/4 of a cup of salt. I am asking because I do not know how much salt if typically put in a salty tube. I am ordering the Lurecraft 500 today as you suggested so I will see if this helps me out which I am sure it will. I was also asking what would hold a fair amount of plastic and stay hot without losing too much plastic on the sides as I did using a hotplate and a pot. I heard guys on here use Presto pots but I did not know if that was just to keep plastic hot so they could do alot more hand pours or if they were somehow turing them in to injectors or something. I know you use a little meatloaf pan for yours and I would assume it works well, but I keep having to stir to keep the salt and glitter from sinking and it keeps cooling off on the sides and I have to keep adding plastic. Maybe the problem with it caking so much is the amount of salt I have been using? Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 When I want a salty tube I add about a quarter teaspoon of salt in a Pyrex cup,with four onces of raw plastic.I stir it in well with a craft stick,place in microwave,and leave the stick in the cup while it is being brought up to tempeture,this stick stays with the plastic in the pouring pan,to help stir and,and act as a heat sink.This works very well while dipping.I always try to keep the dipping plastic,and salt,stired during each dip,by placing the rod into the plastic,and moving the rod sideways thru the width of the pan.The salt even then sometimes settles to the bottom.At the last of the plastic,when,I tilt the pan,to use the last bit of plastic,the salt will concentrate,making a very salty,weak,tube.I like these precious few,but they usually get one fish and are destroyed,like a senko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charkins Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I melt my plastic in the microwave. Do some dips until the plastic cools off too much then reheat in the microwave. As far as salt, everyone has their own preference. The LC 500 plastic will hold more salt than some of the others (IMO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Bojon, Did you ever finish the eBook that I read about in previous posts regarding tube baits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 E-book is very close to being finished.Checking,over,and over.This is more work than I thougt.I check it over,then family checks it over,and back to me,and I still find errors.It will be very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
