texacan84 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I have been making plastic baits for almost 2 years now. I have never used salt or an attractant in my plastic. However I do use an oil based attractant by putting a couple of squirts inside the plastic bag I put the baits in and kinda massage the baits with the attractant. Since I have never put anything in the plastic while it's cooking, I'm considering putting salt or the oil attractant in it. What should I use and how much and what are the advantages to using it cooked in the plastic? Anyone have any advice on this? Thanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 When I use salt I use Kosher salt then grind it in a coffee grinder until it is powder. When you put salt in you need more colorant and you have to keep it stirred because the salt goes straight to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Yep what jigman said and the scent is cooked in just remember that depending on how much you add will soften the plastic but if done right you can probably offset this condition since salt tends to stiffen a bait. You can leave the salt bigger thus giving a more translucent bait but stirring will need to be constant or it will fall out of solution. Do a search for Senko recipes there is a standard formula that is a good starting point, as far as how much scent that's really dependent on alott of factor's so there's no real number I just squirt a good amount in before heating and stir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texacan84 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thank you for the info jigman and gone2long, looks like I have a little reaserch and some experimenting to do. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
