hoonin Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I am thinking about getting into pouring my own worms, and was wondering about how many trick worms you can get out of a gallon of plastic. There would be other types of worms I would like to make but this will give me an idea if it is alot cheaper to pour them yourself. Thank you for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Just guessing, but i would think you'd get between 500 and 700 worms that size depending on the length and thickness. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drof99 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I'd say Jim has a fairly good number. I was like and wanted to pour worms so I could save some money on my fishing. I have to warn you since no one has. This is very addictive! Once you get a mold and some worms you'll want more. You will have so many soft plastics laying around the house you'll have to sell some of them. Just remember, you have been fore warned! You can't blame us now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think jim is pretty close as well. Years ago LC said that you could get about 800 6" worms out of a gallon of plastic and they were pretty darn close and right on the money for a 6" one sided mold. Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigdestroyer Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think jim is pretty close as well.Years ago LC said that you could get about 800 6" worms out of a gallon of plastic and they were pretty darn close and right on the money for a 6" one sided mold. Delw THAT IS ABOUT 4800 1" WORMS! OR 1 300' WORM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassgrabber Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Here's a tip on how to figure out how many.. If you are heating 4 oz of plastic, keep track of how many worms that makes. 8oz should double your number and so on. There is 128 oz per gallon so you should be able get a pretty good estimate. If you plan on selling them, keep the price of a gallon of plastic, the amount of product made, and factor in your time when putting together a price list. Time how long it takes to for you to pour 4 oz. I have broken it down all the way to cost per ounce for the baits I am making, qty per ounce, time of production per oz. It really helps you stay somewhat in the black when you factor in cost/time/return. It cost me 2.80 to make 30 baits. 1.5 hours spent on pouring,trimming,packaging. The return on the investment must be positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 You also have to figure in how much salt you use that will stretch the plastic also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
