D.J. Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) I have a question for you guys on here. First off, I haven't been pouring for almost 2 years, but before that I had my own little hand pour company and poured for about 10 years. I have used M-F for all but my first year of pouring baits. I have noticed though that the stick baits that I used to pour, would end up swelling up to about 2 feet in length when left in water and I found a fluke behind my boat seat that must have been 20" long!!! I guess my question is does this newer "Green Plastic" eliminate that problem? I just bought a house on a lake and I really do not want to look at 2lb. senkos all day long! I am also concerned about what the long term problems might be as far as leaving these baits in the water. I tried searching for this, but after 8 or 9 pages, I just flat out got bored with it. LOL. Thanks. Edited September 27, 2011 by D.J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I've never heard of this issue in real world conditions what I mean is its a non issue when the bait is fished and stored correctly as far as the baits longevity and safety for fish well all I do know is none of the plastics we pour out there do not biodegrade and if swallowed will pass whole they do not break down at least not fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 DJ, got a pic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.J. Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I do not have any pics of this, but it could be the salted baits. My buddies house has a good little dock with lilly pads and there are always quite a few largemouth spawning there every spring. He fishes them pretty heavy with my stick baits, and there are probably 4 or 5 discarded baits under his dock that are ballooned up like that. The fluke I found in my boat was heavily salted too, so I guess it could be the salt/plastic mix. I noticed a real Senko that I found the other day that had been in the water was not expanded, just bleeched out really bad. I am not really worried about the fish eating these, due to the size of the baits, but I really don't want to see a bunch of junk in the water if you know what I mean. I might have to do a little experiment with a Senko and one of my baits and then take some pics to show you guys. I am not really sure how long they take to get that big, but I guess we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixon529 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 I have a question for you guys on here. First off, I haven't been pouring for almost 2 years, but before that I had my own little hand pour company and poured for about 10 years. I have used M-F for all but my first year of pouring baits. I have noticed though that the stick baits that I used to pour, would end up swelling up to about 2 feet in length when left in water and I found a fluke behind my boat seat that must have been 20" long!!! I guess my question is does this newer "Green Plastic" eliminate that problem? I just bought a house on a lake and I really do not want to look at 2lb. senkos all day long! I am also concerned about what the long term problems might be as far as leaving these baits in the water. I tried searching for this, but after 8 or 9 pages, I just flat out got bored with it. LOL. Thanks. This video has been around a while but it was the first thing that came to mind when I read your description of enlarged baits... Please let us know the results of your testing (your bait vs. GYCB). Rick SE CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.J. Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 That is exactly what is happening. A few of mine however, were quite a bit bigger than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanwood99 Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I fill zoom horny toad bags with water and let them swell to get a bigger toad. Great trick, I learned fishing Guntersville with a guy a couple of years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
