salt for soft lures

[tylerd1994]

can i just use regular table salt for my soft plastics instead of buying it from like dels. because couldnt i just roll my worms in salt or can i cook it too

[Bassnutts]

I use table salt and grind it really fine. You can get sea salt in a grinder in a lot of different stores, or I put the regular salt in a babyfood jar and grind it with a screwdriver handle. Works for me.

[Richard Prager]

It depends on what you'r trying to achieve by using salt. When pouring sticks, salt is used primarily to make the bait sink. Some people also think that salt tastes like blood and the fish will hold onto the bait longer. I don't know for sure about that. What I do know is, that if you mix salt in when you cook the bait, the bait will lay flat on the bottom. Without salt, the bait will stand straight up and be more visible. Some people mix salt in with almost everything. Some people don't use salt at all. Some roll their baits in salt for packaging purposes. Experiment and see what works for you. What kind of bottom does your local waters have? Will the bait get lost when it hits the bottom? Maybe you could find out what the locals are using and see what characteristics those baits have.

[daveh]

i use dels salt right now and grind it in a blender. i put a little salt in my baits but not to much. i still want the bait to float of the bottom. i have not used a store bought bait this season and been tearing up the bass. i think with the floating action and the softness or the texture of hand pours make the much better than salt filled store bought baits. just experiment. people that buy them want salt so i put some in.

[nova]

I do not use table salt because of the additives such as iodine in it. Use pure salt like pickling salt. Your baits will be less cloudy.

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[Senkosam]

Ground salt (uniodized) creates a milky appearence in a bait. Too little and the lures weighs the same; too much and the lure get too hard requiring added softener. The nice thing about floured salt and fine salt (the kind you buy from the market for 69 cents a lb.) is that the crystals stay suspended whereas regular table salt settles fast, even between pours unless stirred.

Fine salt (not floured) allows an almost translucent appearence and glitter show through. You can see the salt which looks like melting ice in the plastic.

I've also found that if you also use fine salt, regular salt stays suspended better and I like regular salt for the grainy feel (ie Senko) and the weight.

For drop shot worms, c-rig. t-rig baits and jig trailers, why would anyone want to weigh down their baits with salt? Ditto for frogs, flukes and jerk baits. A little salt is a good thing for the last three, but IMO counter the float action for the other lures.

IMO sticks always need salt - how much depends on how the stick is used.

[Bassnutts]

What is floured salt?

[nova]

What is floured salt?

That's salt that you run through a coffee grinder until it looks like flour.

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[bojon]

Years ago I would buy a small container of French sea salt,and grind it to put in my tubes.I really didn't want to use the iodine,because I thought it might smell,and taste bad.

[tylerd1994]

do you guys no if u use regular soft plastic will frogs float or do you need the floating plastic

[daveh]

they will float without a hook. but you need a hook to catch the fish.

you have to use floating bubbles. i have not tryed it yet but guys on here have. may try it this winter.