Roboworm99 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi All Question for anyone...is it possible to add some glitter to an already poured soft bait? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 good question! I've never really thought about it. Maybe some of the wise men on here have. Sorry I'm not one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Glitter has to have some means of sticking to the bait. There are glitter glues that the kids use but I've never had the need to try it. Glitter should be the last thing you add to your plastic before you pour. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I would imagine it would leave residue behind, but they do sell glitter glue in most of the craft stores. Another thing to try would be if you heat it up enough in really hot water take it out while the plastic is slightly gummy and immediately sprinkle some really fine flake on it, it may work. Large flake I am not so sure it would work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass4cache Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Lighter or Heat gun the bait and sprinkle it on. You will have to melt the surface of baits, some would stick. About the only way I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I have seen somewhere that a guy was heating the baits a bit then rolling them in glitter. I can't remember where I saw the post. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norway pike Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 What about brushing on Mend-it glue and then sprinkel glitter over the bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I have seen somewhere that a guy was heating the baits a bit then rolling them in glitter. I can't remember where I saw the post. Saint. I posted the tip a few years ago. The primary reason was to put glitter on the surface of solid black baits or to give a curl tail super flash. I heat one side over a flame, roll the bait on aluminum foil sprinkled with glitter and repeat for the other side if I want more than one side coated. Just don't overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYqpHUNTER Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 how about rolling the worm in the glitter then dip it in clear plastic even if this is not what you are looking for it should have a nice and differnt look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboworm99 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ya I have thought of some of these...problem is it's a ribbed bait..so dont want to lose that..i will try low heat and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 What if you drop it in boiling water for a few seconds, dry it then roll it, they are usually tacky for 30 minutes or so after you boil them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 It works and the effect is to magnify the glitter. Nice! The baby bass with dark back has .040, .015 and .090 glued on and then dipped in clear plastic (like the others). Kind of reminds one of a clear plastic shell over a pattern like Bill Norman came out with in his N series cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboworm99 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 besides online where can i get the glittter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 you can also sprinkle some glitter in the mold before pouring...the glitter will usually cling to the sides of the mold since it's so light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 you can also sprinkle some glitter in the mold before pouring...the glitter will usually cling to the sides of the mold since it's so light. Getting the glitter out of the mold is a real pain - especially for RTV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I poured some glitter in the mold when I poured a jet black worm. I wanted to reduce the amount of glitter hidden by the black color. I didn't like the glitter stuck to the surface - it was rough instead of smooth because some of the glitter was not flat. Looking back on it, maybe a dip in clear afterwards would have been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 surface - it was rough instead of smooth because some of the glitter was not flat I have a theory that popped into my head a few years ago after I started pouring salted baits. I discounted the idea that fish hold on longer because they like the salty taste. Like is a big four letter word when it comes to describing animal eating prefererences and again, it's just an idea, but why wouldn't fish hold onto salted soft plastics because: 1. softness represents easy-to-swallow and unlikey-to-escape and 2. a soft/hard texture mix may be even better because most of a fish's prey has hard and soft elements (craws, baitfish, frogs) and fish generally will hold on to and attempt to swallow a bait that's not metal or hard plastic. The coarser the soft bait and the salt contained, the more convincing? hmmmmm... The Senko is coarse - almost sandy - and very soft. Tadah! I myself am prone to drawing predator-to-predator analogies rather than bass to human analogies. In this light I see the resemblance of a cat and mouse relationship to a bass tracking a twitched bait for a long time before attacking. I sense that a dog chewing on, cracking and swallowing bone is similar to a bass crushing a large crawfish for food and because it can. Again, just an opinion, just as controversial as lure color and shape (and because it's winter in NY). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Senkosam you just hit on a subject that I have a little theory on and that is anything that acts like it was trying to get away would be make them hold on more than "Taste - Scents & etc" ... Example .. Wire Weed Guards flex back and forth in their mouth causing a "Let Me Out Of Here" action instead of making them turn it loose. I have a special riig with wire weed gurad for worm fishing and I think that the 2 prongs could actualy make them hold it longer ..... Look at what a bass feeds on .. Just my 2 cents worth this AM. The Glitter "Roughness", in my opinion, would help to make them hold on longer. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 All great minds think alike! LOL When you think back at all the baits you've caught fish on, it's usually with a great stretch of the imagination to suggest a fish bit because it thought the bait was this species or that. You may as well suppose martians think this or that way (if martians existed). But fish don't think in the way primate brains think, and even they don't think alike! Fish react and what they react to are basic things such as prey action, vibration, contrasts to similar prey (in a school) and other nonspecie related characteristics we may never discover. Lures don't have to be like prey to get attacked and that's what makes fishing easier than it would be if we always had to match the hatch exactly. Good point about hard movable lure parts that may contribute to fish holding on longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 "All great minds think alike!" quote Senkosam. I think we all are subject to influance of thinking that everything has to be natural looking.. don't get me wrong as the work of so many making it natural is a true work of art and craftmanship ... it helps to sell ... I personaly do not belive it has to be so natural. I have seen a lot of "Stuff" haveing spent all those years in selling of this good old fishing tackle and you can really not tell what is going to stay and so much is localized ... Off The Thread but on this subject I actualy think that a lot of the time a Hi Viz line will help by pointing to your lure .... Hooks on a lure, I think, can add in some ways to the attraction and making them "Hold On" to a lure longer. This is all not in thinking with "Main Line" .. old "Story Tales of Fishing" .. True I have watched fish be Line Shy (more in Salt Water, Example I find that Spanish Mackrel Can be extremly line shy in "Clear Water"). But back on thread ... why did You Guys have to get started using "Glitter" in the first place ?? I think it helps attract but it sure can be a mess to clean up. My first try was in 1961 with a flat 6'' worm using "Cure In The Mold" Plastisol (cooked on top of stove and finished off in the oven) Could do wonders with colors but I had to experiment with some of the silver glitter that was used in signs and etc. Well it looked great but let me tell you cleaning out those molds were a real pain and I never tried it again .. I think that type of glitter was glass based ??? I now return you to your regular scheduled program JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboworm99 Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 what size glitter is popular for worms, senkos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I think .035 is probably the most common but something like watermelon red is poured with multiple sizes like .035 black and .015 red. The beauty of pouring your own is you don't have to go with what is popular. Experiment and you find you can make some interesting looking baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
