LC worm oil, problem?

[COBRA]

i never used worm oil on my finished baits, always rolled in salt to keep from sticking, been doing that for 10 years. i got a pint of LC worm oil wanting to get away from the salt. is this the normal way it works, i put a skim of it down on my cooling sheet, then i rolled the cooled baits in it. they where pretty slick. but once they sat for about a 1/2 hour, they sorta where dry, just not as slick. i am worried when i package them, even if i add more they will do the same thing, maybe i just need to add more? any info on how anyone uses this stuff would be appreciated.

[Delw]

Salt absorbs any oil that is dipped or rolled in it. wether the salt is on the outside or in the plastic.

If your salting you bait after you pour it just toss that in the bag, don't apply any oils as they will be absorbed.

Delw

[COBRA]

i was salting and throwing in the bag, salt only on the baits, did that for 10 years, but i want to have a cleaner look and make the colors easier for someone to see. i dont add much salt to my baits, just enough, but the salt is encapsulated in the plastic and couldnt absorb the oil in such a short amount of time. i just packaged up a bunch of baits and just made sure to give them a squirt of oil per pile of baits waiting to be bagged. guess the drop will do yah saying for worm oil is more like a squirt. thanks.

[Delw]

think of salt like a sponge, anything you put on it, it will absorb even one drop.

if you want the baits to be shiny in the bag then don't add salt to the plastic or afterwords.

[gone2long]

i dont add much salt to my baits, just enough, but the salt is encapsulated in the plastic and couldnt absorb the oil in such a short amount of time.

I'm new here but have read in many posts that salt will not be encapsulated but will make your bait porous. If you search out the remelt thread you may get a better idea.

Chris

[nova]

I do not use worm oil on any baits that contain salt. I use scent insead.

I only use worm oil on plain baits. I put the baits in a large ziplock bag and apply the worm oil to the baits in the bag. You don't need much. A teaspoon will cover 50+ worms no problem. Just close the bag and squish the baits around until they get coated.

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Edited February 25, 2009 by nova

[squigster]

If my interpretation of this correct then if salt makes baits pourous and if salt absorbs the oil, then if you add salt in your baits (Not on the outside) you are essentially impregnating your baits if you use scent in the bag? Also if this truly does occur then would this effect the rate of fall on say a senko if you added alot of scent in a bag? Dont know if this has been studied at all but is interesting. I think of salt as absorbing moisture and melting. Does this occur with oil based scents or does the salt stay solid but only absorb the oil?

[nova]

I think the salt absorbs the oil in the scent and holds it because it is not waterbased. It's not until the baits comes in contact with the water that the salt absorbs the water and releases the oil to the water. This switch will in turn "melt" the salt.

If you add worm oil to a bag of baits that have salt "on" the baits you will see that the salt will absorb the oil and make a mess in the bag.

Again; the way I do it is that if the bait has salt "inside" then I use scent. If the bait has no salt, I use worm oil because I have already "cooked" the scent in the plastic.

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[COBRA]

i think thats a very valid point now i think about it and looked at some of the baits, my next guess will be to make some without salt and try the worm oil. i have always used salt in my baits, not much, just a bit, but i am thinking of getting away from it because i dont think it makes that much of a difference, but i would really have to test the theory becuase i know how my products work, the fish "chew" them apart.