Chance_Taker4 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 When I rig my stick baits weightless or wacky there is no action, shimmy, movement nothing. It falls completely stiff. The recipe I use is: 1 Cup BaitJunkys Soft Degassed Plastisol 1/2 Cup Salt Color and Glitter How can I get some action out of my baits? Do I need to add Softener? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Yes add softener I would start at a tablespoon per 4 oz . I use salt and get a pretty good shimmy on a wacky rig 4 oz soft plastic heaping tablespoon of salt tablespoon of glass beads tablespoon of bj softner I get a really soft bait that has a really good shimmy. I would put mine up against the real one any day. I actually prefer mine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance_Taker4 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 2 hours ago, wallyc14 said: Yes add softener I would start at a tablespoon per 4 oz . I use salt and get a pretty good shimmy on a wacky rig 4 oz soft plastic heaping tablespoon of salt tablespoon of glass beads tablespoon of bj softner I get a really soft bait that has a really good shimmy. I would put mine up against the real one any day. I actually prefer mine Do you use 80 grit glass beads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Yes . It scores the walls of my injector but it's a throw away injector anyway so no biggie to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I've had good success with straight salt too but the glass make them a little stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance_Taker4 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 29 minutes ago, wallyc14 said: Yes . It scores the walls of my injector but it's a throw away injector anyway so no biggie to me. I use open pour 2 piece molds so I don't have to worry about ruining my injector. My next question is will the beads "sink" to the tail of the baits when cooling or do they weigh close to what salt does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I inject so I really can't answer that one however it doesn't settle out in mine. I shoot my mold at about 315-325 depending . The yami knock off I shoot around 315 with no denting of settling issues . The 4 inch bass tackle I have I can shoot at 325-335 with no issues . youll have to experiment to find your sweet spot. I would think as cool as you can get away with and still have a good bait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Oh I forgot to add I use baitjunkys soft and some times I double the softner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayaksticks Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 for my recipe I use 8oz med/soft plastic from spike-it , 3 tablespoons of glass blasting media, color and flake to liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptystringer81 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 4:41 PM, wallyc14 said: I inject so I really can't answer that one however it doesn't settle out in mine. I shoot my mold at about 315-325 depending . The yami knock off I shoot around 315 with no denting of settling issues . The 4 inch bass tackle I have I can shoot at 325-335 with no issues . youll have to experiment to find your sweet spot. I would think as cool as you can get away with and still have a good bait Thanks for the good info. Is there a reason why u shoot as low temp as u can get away with? Just wondering why? I tried using glass beads in my bass tackle injector a while back and it ruined my injector, Wont shoot right now. I have a old do it cheaper injector I may try the bead media with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 In general, the hotter you inject, your plastic will shrink more as it cools. If the mold doesn't have a large enough sprue or if it is small gated, you can get dents in your baits. One way to combat this is to inject at a lower temperature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 +1 and some molds are just a pia . I have an old bears single shooter I use just for this and I don't do lams with blasting media. I don't want to mess it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...