GruntHead Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 I am a total newbie to the art of pouring plastics but have been reading on this site for several days and realize I'm going to start a new hobby,bad for the fish,the wife and wallet.This place is amazing,and the wealth of imformation boogles the mind.I'm ready to take my first step so I decided to try difficult first and go with a 2 piece mold but have a few questions.The salt is added for what?Bouyancy?Is there a recipe for this?When do you add it,before you heat the plastic?After?Where do I find different scents to add and how much ect. and when do I add the scent?Also I see that people add oil to their saltwater baits when they bag them up,what type of oil do they use and what is the purpoise of this.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Next thing you know, you'll be banished to the garage in the wee hours of the morning when no one is home so you can play "Mad Scientist"...like me. I'll try to answer your questions as well as I can. If anyone else can contribute it would be appreciated. Salt is added to increase the sink rate of a bait, and it is speculated that it simulates the flavor of blood.When you add salt is personal preference , but most add it before heating the plastic to avoid reducing the working tempurature of the heated plastic.You will need to increase the amount of colorant in your plastic due to the salt creating a white effect. There isn't a generally accepted formula for adding salt to plastics, but baits with a faster sink rate that are fished weightless, s?nkos for example usually run about 30% salt, that is the general consensus I have seen posted here. Scents are a matter of preference, some add them to the plastic before pouring, others, like me, prefer to add the scent to the bagged baits; it conserves the amount used, you may also mix the scent with worm oil to make it go further(credit to Woodsac for that great tip).You can add whatever brand of scent you like; KickNbass,ProCure and Siberian as well as Lurecraft offer a variety of scents.WARNING: DO NOT ADD WATER BASED SCENTS TO LIQUID PLASTIC AS IT WILL CAUSE BOILING AND POSSIBLE BURNS. (Bang is a good example of this (thanks for the warning Al)..."Worm Oil" is added to baits to prevent them from sticking to each other and to protect the plastic from drying out in the air. You can get it from any of the major worm making suppliers, I recommend Del-Mart.com for quality and cost effectiveness. Hope this helps, most of us are here to help at least a few times a week, feel free to ask questions. It's a good practice to use the search feature of the web page to find info on a topic. Most likely, the specific question you have will have been posted previously. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 @ piece mold is not more difficult in my opinion but thats not what im posting about. Salt is added for a faster sinking rate. Non iodized salt is what is used. It works well to run it through a coffee grinder to make it fine so it suspends in the plastic but you still need to stire fequently. Add whatever you would like but there are recipies for the senko rate of fall. It is added during the heating of plastic. It can also be added into the bag of finished baits to prevent them from sticking together. Also on a 1 piece mold it can be poured onto the exposed side of the plastic while the plastic is still hot. this is for taste. Scents can be purchased throue LC ( htttp://lurecraft.com) and may be added to the plastic or into the bag of finished baits. This gives it the slickness you refered too and also prevents them from sticking together like the salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 bigz you Gave your speachwhile i was writing my speach. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 I have to agree with CJ, I actually think 2 piece is easier than 1, you are pouring a hell of a lot more surface area and small appendages on an open mold, while a 2 piece mold has just one hole you dumop the plastic through. Sometimes you have to agitate the molds a bit on a 2 piece, but I can pour stick baits faster than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruntHead Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Thank you for all the imfo.I have since found the "search" part of this site and will put it to good use. I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time in the garage(doghouse)in the near future. Whoever is responsible for this site,Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 yea Jerry has definatly created a monster in this site and all are thankful for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charkins Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 I add scent just before pouring. It keeps you from cooking the scent and changing it. Since I started adding scent to the worms, my brother doesn't bite of a piece to shorten it Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
