sherirandy Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I recently stumbled upon this board and I must say I am impressed. I apologize for my ignorance. I am seriously interested in making my own tube baits. The problem is I did search the forum and had little success. I was wondering are there any kits to begin the process? What equipment do I need? What extras (i.e. salt scents, ect.) How do I get going? I am clueless to the whole process are there any tutorials or a step-by-step ?recipe? to follow? Thank you for all of your help and patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hi, Tubes are a labor of love & takes some practice, but the good news is its not that complicated. If youve ever seen anyone dip a candle, the process is similar. read up in the forums on how to prepare/color/glitter & handle hot plastic (dangerous stuff) 1) Start with your hot plastic in a deep container, usually an inch deeper than the size of the tubes you wanna make. 2) Youll need some aluminum rods @ 1/8 to 1/4 diameter. I took some double the length I needed & bent them into an "L" shape & wrapped one end as a "handle" (electrical tape works) 3) Lube the rod with vegetable oil or worm oil & dip the rod into the plastic. let cool for about 10 seconds & repeat until satisfied. you might half to fenagle with the drips, but that comes with practice. 4) Remove the tube from the rod 5) Now for the labor part: after its cooled you gotta remove the tube & slice the end ionto a skirt using a razor blade. Some people came up with some creative "Tail cutters" but no matter how you do it, thats basically the way most of us hand dip tube baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherirandy Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 As far as finding a plastic warmer what do you use? Where and what plastics do you use? How about scents, colors and salts? Thanks again Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlander Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I too am interested in trying them. I have only a microwave to heat my plastic. But there are hot plates and hot pots that are in use to melt and keep the plastic in liquid form. Others will chime in here soon to tell you how they do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
