SonicWonder2000 Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Hello to the group - AWESOME board. I have been reading through past posts for the last 10 hours! On to the question: I was thinking of creating "edible" soft baits by using gellatin in a mold. This would be similar in concept to Berkeley's Gulp baits. Instead of water, scent and an organic fish slurry could be used as a catalysing agent. I can't be the first one to have thought of this; there must be some reason it hasn't been done before... Anyone tried pouring their own jello baits? I don't think toughness would be a problem given the consistency of gummy bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 if you planned to se regular gelletine and adding scents to it i think it might work. coloring would just be fod coloring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 water desolves jello, plus heat = gooooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicWonder2000 Posted April 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 That's the point - chum slick. This bait would be useable only once. However, have you ever tried to dissolve a gummy bear in water? Takes a LONG time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I think you should try with a regular gummy worm first to see how long the last in typical plastic bait fishing. Another thing is, I know that the special FX guys use glycerin in their gelatin mix to give it a more coagulated texture when they are making gory stuff. We used to make our own halloween blood stuff that was Glycerin, Karo Syrup and Knox gelatin and it was Really rubbery once it cured... worth a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 There was and still maybe a product out there called crappie candy. Worked but each time you reeled in it was smaller, till it got reel soft and fell off the hook. Gummy worms will desolve in a few minutes depending on the water temp, and air temp. Kids tryed it. Left a bag of gummies on the car seat over night in the summer once and had a bag of goo in the morning. Formulas would have to be developed but it basicly it has been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicWonder2000 Posted April 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 BigZ - thanks for the heads up on glycerin. What ratio did you mix the gellatin and glycerin in? Do you think the Karo syrup had anything to do with the rubbery consistency? There are some water-based scent additives that I have wanted to try (impossible with plastic) that would dissolve perfectly in a gellatin-glycerin base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I think the karo makes it sticky,which is most likely not desirable for a bait. I don't remember how much glycerin we used, it was a LONG time ago. I know that it does thicken it quite a bit and you use VERY little water in the mix. I think heat is going to be your worst enemy. There are a few biodegradable plastics on the market and they boast about being super effective, but I have tried Exude, Gulp and AAT's NitroPro baits and only the AAT has given me any positive results. Their 4" pumpkin grub is a killer . I think just the scent on those is BioDegradable even though they do get kind of crusty after they have been in the water and then dried out. The exudes are kind of cool, they get really slimy after they are in the water, but I haven't caught many fish on them. Gulp worms are NOT worth the money in my opinion, maybe if you put one under a bobber it would work better than a plastic worm, but I think bass strike from aggression and hunger and are mostly hitting on looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickerWormz Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 My wife caught a fish on a gummy worm.....I laughed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 My kid has used gummy worms and caught fish. A bass will eat almost anything thrown to it if its hungry or in an aggresive mood. I like some of he colors the gummy worms come in how ever they are a sticky mess in a boat full of kids, but on the bright side if you just gotta have a snack Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
