dimarziobass Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hi, I'm new to the forum but I've been pouring baits for a few years now. Anyway, I've got some questions about hand pouring senkos with open molds. What ratio of salt to plastic works best? Also, when I've been pouring them all the salt sinks down to the bottom of the bait so it's solid salt on the bottom and none on the top. How do I avoid this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Sticks are full round baits. Not sure you can hand pour them in an open mold. There are two pice hand pour molds for sticks. Use finer or powdered salt to suspend better. The powdered salt is whiter and will change your color formula quite a bit. I use 4:1 plastic to Bears powdered salt ratio and inject. Many use 3:1 or even 2:1. I add 4 tablespoon of softener per cup of medium. ....Bill Edited June 5, 2012 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimarziobass Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 It is an open mold by Lure Craft 5x644 it's just like a senko but it has a flat side on it because it's hand poured instead of injected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnybassman Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I've made a couple of my own one piece Senko molds. I never tried them with salt, but I did notice the flake would settle to the bottom before they cured enough. I imagine salt would be much worse yet. Once I switched to two piece aluminum hand pour molds, that settling stopped, and I use 2 ounces of salt for every 4 ounces of plastic (and 1 ounce of softner). I think with the aluminum molds, they start solidifying down near the bottom before you reach the top while pouring, and that stops the settling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimarziobass Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I might end up just getting an injection mold then. I've never injected baits before is there a video or anything I could watch so I could learn how to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 get a hand pour aluminum 2 pc stick mold. you can make good senkos w/ the lure craft mold too.. use less salt & pour with the temp of the plastic cooler. try to pour @ apx. 290 degs. or cooler if it will pour. softer plastic also pours better when cooler. when the plastic is hot the salt & glitter settles a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
