bobothewizard Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Once you all pour your baits and take them out of the mold, what do you do with them? I personally take the baits right from the mold into a long container full of water to cool the bait, but im wondering if that hurts the baits at all. Then after a minute or 2 i take the baits out and lay them on a table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I can not answer the water thing ? I lay them on a table until the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Brabant Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 The plastic will absorb the water. Ever see a bait that got wet in your boat? I place mine on a frame that I made from 2x4's and screen with a fan underneth. the fan was $19 at wally mart and i had the 2x4's from the deck I built. It seems to cool the baits rather well. I leave them their anyware from over night to 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobothewizard Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 The absorption of the water is what i was afraid of. Thanks a bunch for the answers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Brabant Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I have found that the plastic that I have left over in a cup or from my presto pot seems to attract moisture. I have 2 microwaves that I use. One isn't that powerful. I have been using that to store the plastic in. It dosen't help that it has been raining at various rates from mist to doum pours for most of June. Hey you guys down south how about sending a bit of nice weather up to New England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I use a pan of water to cool non salt added baits. Once they cool and retain their true shape I lay them out to dry and see no ill effects of the water on the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBaits Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I just lay them straight on a baking sheet overnight, IMO the water bath is an unnecessary step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I just lay them straight on a baking sheet overnight, IMO the water bath is an unnecessary step I agree with JD. The baits cool in a few minutes anyway. Having water near where you are pouring can be an accident waiting to happen. Like smoking when you're pumping gas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Get your hands on a cheap marble cutting board. Candy makers use marble to cool the liquid candy. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 In my opinion the advantage to the pan of water is you don't have to worry about them not being straight like you do on a board. When you have lots to do in a short time it saves me time and space. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hey you guys down south how about sending a bit of nice weather up to New England? Be glad to send you 101 degrees with 100% humidity Ed.... Just give me your exact zip code!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I just throw them in a plastic shoe box from Wally World. They just pile up and then their ready for bagging. I may have a couple that will bend maybe 2 out of a hundred. Hell some times I just pour fifty then bag and scent the ones that came out first. Never had any problems before. I used to put them on glass to cool still got the same number of bent ones as I do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I use a cookie sheet I don't use water because if your bait is not the way it's supposed to be when it hits the water it seems to lock its shape in i.e. unwanted bends. I do not use anything that is absorbent such as a box lid or wood to prevent the scent from leaching out of the bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Guys this is probably going to surprise a lot of you, most of your large injectors will dip some baits in ice water to retain the shape of the bait and to keep the bait from stretching when the runner is hung. The reason I know this for sure, I'm fixing to start a bait for a company that injects from the side of the bait. If you hang it, it causes one side to bulge out, so it looks like this one gets an ice water bath before being hung. But like everyone else I am concerned about the water being around the plastic, but my cooling system is a large container of water that is open to the air and so far there's been no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I think the water will only affect the plastic that has a lot of salt in it. I have always used a water bath for cooling when I'm making large batches and need to fill the molds again. For small batches of simple baits I sometimes lay them out on a cookie sheet (which I use for all my production trays). Recently I've been pouring mostly swimbaits which take longer to cool so the water really helps. Baits don't freeze into a deformed position when you put them in water...just the opposite...they relax to the shape of the mold. I keep the water far from the hot plastic so no safety issues there. I get no discoloration or ill effects. I also put the swimbaits in water after the final dip in clear so the bait comes out with no pan marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Amen! Thats what I was trying to express in my last post. For instance trick worms and jerk baits cool to the form of the mold not stretched or twisted. Plus I still think it saves me space, with out all these boards laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
