New guy!

[j.burch]

Just wanted to say hello and that I'm new here.  Been lurking in the shadows reading all the helpful tips and hints and gained a bunch of knowledge from you guys.  I do have a couple of questions though.   

 

1. I'm using MF colors and I'm following the cookbook recipe on here and it does not turn out the way it's supposed to be .  I know that when I add the salt that I will need to add more coloring but I can't seem to get it right.  For instance, when I try to make the Gary Yamamoto, watermelon with blue flake, it turns out more of an avocado with blue flake as soon as I add the salt. 

 

2.  Does adding salt make the senkos less transparent?

 

3.  Should I get away from the MF color and go with the LC  color?

[wallyc14]

mine are made with mnf watermelon  . It's the closest I can get to the real thing . My recipe is 4 oz soft plastic  2 tbl of  flour salt and somewhere between 40 to 50 drops of colorant . However I have a pint of  m n f watermelon drop count might be diff. Add blue flake to taste . Me , I like it really blue so I add a teaspoon or so of small blue flake.  FYI it's also the base for yami watermelon seed, watermelon red  and watermelon no flake. If you have the original you can hold it up in the light and see the color through the light it you match that with  your bait you are making.  Assuming all things being equal  I.e. Your mold being   Identical  to the original your bait color will be close when you hold it in your hand. These are my humble opinions and  tweeking it is part of the fun !

  This is hands down one of my personal favs as far as color goes. But it would be doing you a great  injustice if I didn't say that I have mixed that color strong and mixed it week and it still catches fish! Yes adding salt will make the color less transparent. Personally I like both of there colors

 

Tight lines!

Edited April 12, 2017 by wallyc14

[j.burch]

Thank you for the input! I am having to much fun doing this.  I have nailed the black magic color and also the Gary Yamamoto, watermelon small. gold lg. black color.  I have given away more than I've kept.  Giving them to kids and friends is half the fun!  I think for the most part of some of my trouble is that my OCD gets in the way cause I want it to be exact.  

 

Keep posting helpful tips.  I learn a lot from this forum!

[alsworms]

There were many MF colors that I loved, but watermelon wasn't one of them.  I used Lure Craft. That might change the outcome, but yeah.......as mentioned, salt it the culprit here as it will change the look of ANY color.   I think you'll have to play around with it until you find what works best for YOU. 

Hats off, though, for using salt as a new pourer.  I probably poured for 2 years before adding salt.  lol

[mark poulson]

41 minutes ago, alsworms said:

There were many MF colors that I loved, but watermelon wasn't one of them.  I used Lure Craft. That might change the outcome, but yeah.......as mentioned, salt it the culprit here as it will change the look of ANY color.   I think you'll have to play around with it until you find what works best for YOU. 

Hats off, though, for using salt as a new pourer.  I probably poured for 2 years before adding salt.  lol

 

I started using glass bead blasting medium instead of salt because it doesn't affect the color as much, and because it makes the senkos much tougher.  I still use the 1 cup plastic/1/2 cup blasting medium that I used with salt, and I add a tblsp. of salt for flavor.

[Les Young]

Yep ut's very addicting & also fun. One thing about this site is that you can get some great help from some outstanding pouters that flat know their stuff.  Welcome aboard.

[j.burch]

Thanks everyone!!  Headed out to the shop right now to play around with it some more!  

[alsworms]

6 hours ago, mark poulson said:

 

I started using glass bead blasting medium instead of salt because it doesn't affect the color as much, and because it makes the senkos much tougher.  I still use the 1 cup plastic/1/2 cup blasting medium that I used with salt, and I add a tblsp. of salt for flavor.

I bought some senko knock-offs from a guy on Ebay a couple years ago who swore they had glass beads in them.  He even advertised them as such, but they didn't sink at all.  I was sure either the dude didn't put them in or glass beads didn't work.  If they work for you, I'm sure he just forgot to add them.  I'll have to give 'em a second chance. 

[Frank]

2 hours ago, alsworms said:

I bought some senko knock-offs from a guy on Ebay a couple years ago who swore they had glass beads in them.  He even advertised them as such, but they didn't sink at all.  I was sure either the dude didn't put them in or glass beads didn't work.  If they work for you, I'm sure he just forgot to add them.  I'll have to give 'em a second chance. 

Maybe hollow glass beads. Also called floating bubbles. I do that for some guys that want to weight one side only. 

[alsworms]

Ahh makes sense.  Thanks, Frank.  I messed around with floating bubbles for a bit, but they didn't work out for me. 

[rixon529]

On 4/12/2017 at 10:19 PM, Frank said:

Maybe hollow glass beads. Also called floating bubbles. I do that for some guys that want to weight one side only. 

Please excuse what may appear to be a stupid question, but why would you want only one side of a bait weighted?

[alsworms]

11 hours ago, rixon529 said:

Please excuse what may appear to be a stupid question, but why would you want only one side of a bait weighted?

Thinking the same thing.  I did some craws that had salt in just the body and the salt-less claws would float, but I'm not sure about half the bait? 

[Frank]

13 hours ago, rixon529 said:

Please excuse what may appear to be a stupid question, but why would you want only one side of a bait weighted?

Vertical presentation. Hook in the middle.  Bounce it off the bottom. 

Do-It WNS-6-A Worm Nose Sinker Mold

Edited April 15, 2017 by Frank

[BassHack]

What does MF stand for?

 

[Dink Master]

2 hours ago, BassHack said:

What does MF stand for?

 

Family owned and ran business
since 1970 to current date with knowledge and expertise
from beginning to end process of making finished products with all M-F soft
plastic formulas throughout the 40 plus years in business. Liquid color
formations also started in 1970 with only 6 unique colors available, 1 plastic
formula with original handmade polyester resin open poured molds at this early
stage in “pour your own worms”. Business was started in the 2 owner’s garage where the
original name came from, Robert Maserang and Norman Fitzjarrald
the business M-F Manufacturing was started.

M= Maserang  F=Fitzjarrald 

http://www.pouryourownworms.com/main.sc