davefarley98 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Is it possible to even make one??? With all the salt in it I would think it would be impossible. If anyone has any tips it'd be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse1378 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 dont put salt in it. i have been using some stick i made when i first started and they are black grape with no salt and sink/wiggle just fine. make a small batch without the salt and try it, if you like it then make moreif not, check back here for replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) I use Diamond's very fine salt and the lures come out pretty clear with or without dye. You can get it at most supermarkets in the seasoning section. I tried pulverizing regular salt in a coffee grinder and found it makes the plastic cloudy. Frank Edited April 22, 2011 by Senkosam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 i refuse to fish a salted bait as there is no need for the extra weight when there are all the choices in sinkers and weights out there plus the colors are loads more brilliant!! now with that said i do make some baits with salt i just prefer not too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 i refuse to fish a salted bait as there is no need for the extra weight when there are all the choices in sinkers and weights out there plus the colors are loads more brilliant!! now with that said i do make some baits with salt i just prefer not too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt-Town-Dawg Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Speaking of not liking salt in baits, I agree. I have been melting my old plastics, zoom, senkos, sweet beavers, etc, and after it cools, I cut the bottom of it out. Apparently, most of the salt and glitter sinks to the bottom. I'm saving all the bottoms that are full of salt and glitter for making stick baits, and the rest of it is salt and, for the most part, glitter free plastic to be used for making saltless baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Is it possible to even make one??? With all the salt in it I would think it would be impossible. If anyone has any tips it'd be appreciated. If you don't want to use sinkers and weights, you may want to try the sinking plastic from MF Manufacturing. I think someone posted on here that pickling or canning salt is clearer but I haven't tried that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I use Diamond's very fine salt and the lures come out pretty clear with or without dye. You can get it at most supermarkets in the seasoning section. I tried pulverizing regular salt in a coffee grinder and found it makes the plastic cloudy. Frank For those of you that haven't tried the Diamond salt, it works very well and like Frank said, you can get it while you do your grocery shopping. Don't buy the Iodized version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Not to disagree about using salt or not, but if you want that Senko tip magic on the horizontal drop, the only way I know of weighting a stick is using super soft plastic loaded with fine salt. Some use it for taste in other designs, but IMO it's as useless as an enhancement as matching the hatch with realistic finishes. Besides, salt makes thin parts flimsy and the plastic harder after it soaks because it absorbs water. Yamamoto grubs are garbage because of added salt. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
