ranger77 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 I was wondering the exact amount of salt you guys like to add to one cup of plastic. I want my baits to be about like zoom in the amount of salt that they have. Also do i add scent to my plastic while it is cooking or when it is ready to pour? Thanks for the help. newby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 I was wondering the exact amount of salt you guys like to add to one cup of plastic. I want my baits to be about like zoom in the amount of salt that they have. Also do i add scent to my plastic while it is cooking or when it is ready to pour? Thanks for the help. newby now this is a secret. it took a few batches to get this down. i use this in my full round tricks and flat belly tricks. been using this recipe for 3 years and they sink just like a zoom trick. 20 dashes of salt per 4oz. powdered. stir well. remember keep this to yourself. i would hate for the compitition to find out. i add scent after i cook the plastic and add to finished baits. bears anise and craw is the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbyfisherman Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 I add 1 tablespoon of floured salt (take 100% salt (fine grain) with no additives and put it in a food processor or magic-bullet until powered) per cup of plastic. Floured salt makes your plastic more opaque so if you want a transparent color add fine grain salt instead of floured/powdered. Make sure you flour your salt right before adding it to the plastic to reduce salt clumping (pouring on a low humidity day will also help. I just keep a magic-bullet on my bait making station and flour it during my final plastic heating)! I find a powered salt bait more durable, so there is a trade off - translucency or increased durability. These have a moderate sink rate...not quite as fast as a Yamamoto but I find the ratio very deadly. I have also stopped adding my scent during the pouring portion of bait making and just add about 8 drops to the bagged worms at the end. It works best if you let the scent sit in the bag with the baits for about 2 days before using...to let in seep in and really scent up the bait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 also add a little softener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 also add a little softener. I use Del's Durosoft plastic. Is there a salt to softner ratio that will keep the same softness as the original plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I use Del's Durosoft plastic. Is there a salt to softner ratio that will keep the same softness as the original plastic? I've never used that plastic, but 1/2 the amount of softener to salt by volume is a good starting point. You can tweak it to your liking from there. Edited August 10, 2010 by 152nd Street Baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
