outdooradvantage Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have accumulated a lot of plastic, left over from pour's and stuff. I just checked tonight and I have about 5 pound's. So I started to make a bunch of stick's and I started to remelt all of the old stuff and use it. Just mix it in with the same color's and made a bunch of extra stick's. Is there any reason why I shouldn't use old plastic? I can't see where it would go bad, but just checking. Thank's Jeff....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 i do it all the time. take my left overs and melt them down. add some flake and sent....done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 outdooradvantage, Loco is right, there is no reason you can't reuse it. I save the leftovers from a run and use it the next time I run the same color. You can also mix it all together and add black coloring, black is black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have learned one thing that I dont suggest reusing fished stick baits or used baits with salt in them. I dont know if it is the salt but it stinks like you wouldnt believe and crackles and pops and bubbles when you pour it. I guess the salt and/or the bait takes on water and that is what is popping. I have not tried baits yet that dont have salt in them but they may do the same. On the note of adding black as Basseducer said I am pretty sure that is what Gary Yamamoto does with left over plastic. I dont remember the color name but it has every color fleck imaginiable in it and it is black so I guess that is what he does so give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBaits Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) I just started using old plastic for my own personal baits and wonder why i havent done it sooner. I think I have enough left over plastic from customer pours to keep me in baits for the year. Edited July 21, 2008 by JDBaits added sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipLip Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 JD that is exactly it. I do the same thing from leftover pours and haven't found a problem with it. Usually when you mix them all together you get a dark color which usually is good all over in New England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBaits Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 JD that is exactly it. I do the same thing from leftover pours and haven't found a problem with it. Usually when you mix them all together you get a dark color which usually is good all over in New England. I just make mine black which i believe is your best all around color anyway also IMO presentation is much more important than color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Every once in a while when re melting old stuff I get a color that I really like and it is ALL WAYS hard to duplicate. One of the first things I learned many years ago (making mistakes) was to color it BLACK when I remelted. I rememeber some of the old plastics when everyone got on to the Purple craze and most all of the black for a while would "sweat" out a little purple. Getting a consistent Purple was a real problem. In using "Dead" Worms (ones you have fished with) ... make sure the are DRY. JSC Edited July 21, 2008 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 i use the left over plastic. i use a lot of black baits so i just add black and make baits for myself. i made 30 10ln black trick worms out of a bunch of left over plastic yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Before you turn everything black, try separating your Green Pumpkins and Watermelons. Add a little green highlight (copper, black lumina, etc.) powder and presto you've got what I call Nuclear Waste! You can also "save" almost anything you experiment with by adding a little highlight powder. That stuff's like magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanx 152 Will give it a try next re melt session. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Before you turn everything black, try separating your Green Pumpkins and Watermelons. Add a little green highlight (copper, black lumina, etc.) powder and presto you've got what I call Nuclear Waste! You can also "save" almost anything you experiment with by adding a little highlight powder. That stuff's like magic! I just ran a batch of all kinds of odds & ends. The attached photo shows the one on top before adding Blue Hi Lite of course the one on bottom is with Blue Hi Lite. Works great thanx for the tip JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If your going to remelt baits with salt in them. I melt them in the microwave then let it cool. Then cut the salt off it will settle on the bottom of the pyrex. I don't remelt Berkey stuff anymore I did it once and about stunk the neigbors out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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