Mudd Butt Baits Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I just cut finished worms in half, got them to go back in the mold, not easy with the popper in the middle. Then poured the green in, I was reading that some baits with skirts are plastic welded? It that simply just heating the two ends and holding them together? I would like to just use to pots, two colors and two injectors, but how do I know how much to put in the first pass? Do I just put marks on the rod? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudd Butt Baits Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I tried the heating up of the two ends once the bait is cut in half. I heated a pan up to about 130 degrees let the two ends melt a little and then held them together. It seemed to hold just as good a the fully poured baits. It there a better way then melting the two ends together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 You could try one of the soft plastic glues, like Pro Soft or Mendit. I use a soldering iron with a flat blade to melt my skirts onto my Ika bodies. I hold the soldering gun vertical in a wooden clamp, use a U shaped piece of masonite to keep the trigger on. I hold the skirt on one side and the Ika body on the other for a four count to melt the faces, then slide them off toward me and hold them together for a twelve count. That is long enough for the plastic to cool enough not to come apart. It sounds more complicated than it is, and the skirts hold fine. Just be sure you have a fan blowing across your work area to get the smoke from the melting/burning plastic away from you so you don't breathe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudd Butt Baits Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Cool, thanks. I think melting them together would be just fine for me. The hook hook is in the poured part of the worm and the tail is just for looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 If you can take the burn/smoke - the melting and sticking together you're doing is best IMHO. You get a good weld AND it's real fast - mend it and other things have their place (on water or infrequent use) but if you're doing a bunch - it's hard to beat the speed of melting and jamming them together. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudd Butt Baits Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I am having another mold made and see the advantage of taking the ribbed body and paddle tail from that bait and melting it to the Twitch'n Pop's body. Sure beats paying another $500 for a mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
