Slims Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 My first run of plastic worms was on MF supersoft, and the worms are too soft to sell. I have over 1200 worms in different colors that I want to remelt and reshoot, but I want to add hardener. What is a good hardener to plastisol ratio? Lets say a cup worth of plastisol? Also, all the worms have been bagged and oil has been added to the bags. How will that affect my remelt? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 that is going to be tough to answer. are they salted worms ? you will probably have to make up a small batch say 4 oz. and see how you like it then double the hardner for 8 oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slims Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 No, the worms are not salted. I am just unhappy with the softness of them. The action on them is sick, but they are only good for one fish, sometimes one strike. Also, I just read another thread and it said I have to add hardener to cold plastisol, then mix it with the remelt? That will affect the colors a bit..... Oh well. I guess at this point the only issue is whether or not the worm oil I added to the bags will be an issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 No, the worms are not salted. I am just unhappy with the softness of them. The action on them is sick, but they are only good for one fish, sometimes one strike. Also, I just read another thread and it said I have to add hardener to cold plastisol, then mix it with the remelt? That will affect the colors a bit..... Oh well. I guess at this point the only issue is whether or not the worm oil I added to the bags will be an issue? Purchase some MF hard plastisol and add 4 oz. per 12 oz of the re-melts for starters. Hardener must be added to cold plastisol then heated.You may not get an even consistency adding hardener to new,cold plastisol and re-melts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slims Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I still have a tiny bot of the supersoft I didnt use. Can I add a small amount of plastisol and the hardener, then add that mixture to the remelts? I am happy with the plastisol I am currently using from lurecraft, I dont plan on buying MF again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass4Me Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Try this - No kidding, just take the worms and put them into a large lint free pillow case or equivilant that will hold 1200 worms. Then roll the worms around to allow the oil to soak into the pillow case or what ever you use. Remove as much oil as possible this way then using common dish soap, wash your worms in something large enough to hold all the worms (like your bath tub). If you need to, let them soak over night or a bit longer. Next rinsse off worms with clean water and dry them. After all worms are dry, check the worms to see if the oil has been washed off and then remelt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1976 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 My dad has been selling the same super soft worms for thirty years. He does 3 to 5 thousand $ a month selling to one store and a few bass pros. Never heard a complaint that they don't last as they catch fish. I would are if you can find a market. I know our lakes are pressured and its tough to get lots of bites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) A !/2 cap of lc hardener will work with 4oz.Also mix hardener very well. Edited September 17, 2012 by daveh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Slims, if the oil that is on your baits is something that naturally came from the worms(in other words you didnt add any oil to them) that is not oil, it is plastisizer. Plastisizer is a softener so if you wash it off you may not have to add hardener. Any time you re-melt soft plastic it will naturally be a little harder when the re-melts cool, when you re-melt over and over, every time you re-melt you lose a little of the softness. Just thought I would metion this for you to keep in mind, I would hate for you to melt down a bunch of baits and your plastic be too hard, every time you re-melt the plastic loses some of its properties. If you re-melt soft plastic over and over you will eventually end up with junk. Edited September 18, 2012 by carolinamike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slims Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 thanks for the reply but it is worm oil i added to the baggy before i put the worms in there. thanks for the reply but it is worm oil i added to the baggy before i put the worms in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane's Custom Baits Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hello Slims, I don't know whick of Lure Crafts Plastic your using now, but I've been using theirs for 10 yrs now, with no problems, I use 3 diffrent types of there plastic for diffrent things I make. I use their Salt Water plastic to make my Swim Baits and tubes, the blened plastic for my Swimmin Salty Bass Sticks (aka Swim Senkos) and the for the softer stuff I use the one that says it's used mainly on the east coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
