spinking Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm trying to get into bait pouring but I don't want to buy everything just yet so I want to melt down some worms I already have. can I just melt them down in a pyrex cup in the microwave? If so will the color and scent be preserved once I pour them again? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yep ... make sure you are well ventalated ... Read some of the past post on this subject to give you more information Good Luck JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear21211 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 SpinKing yes you can melt down old plastic . Word of caution make sure what you are melting has NO (0) Water in them. If these are used baits you are talking about there is a chance there is water in them. When water is in the plastic it will cause the plastic to boil over and cause severe burns. Yes it is doable but you must be careful. Be careful and let me know if we can help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I did that with some senkos I bought off of eBay a while back that I never used, and I dont know if there was scent in them or what it was, but it stunk so bad I had to take the pyrex cup outside and open all the windows in the garage and the doors and I scrapped all the plastic. I want to say that just so you know if that happens to you, that you dont think normal "luiquid" plastic that you would buy for pouring would smell like that. The liquid plastic doesnt smell bad. I had one of my friends try to melt power bait. What a mess he had. In my opinion unless you remelt the one you know you made and they are water free I would spend the money to buy the right stuff instead of remelting plastic. I have remelted my own senkos and I spend more time screwing with the recipe to get the same fall rate that to me its not worth it. I just remelt them for frogs or beavers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I suggest you spend some of the money on the plastisol. It will literally save you plenty of headaches. I remelted store bought stuff when I first started pouring and it almost turned me off to the whole thing until I bought my plastisol. It smokes, it stinks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
