Jesse9583 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has a good starting ratio for salt to plastic when making stick baits? I can tweak it as needed for my application but a starting point would be good. Also, any special instructions or tips that I may not know would be great. I've never added salt until now, I would like to make a batch that sinks faster. I'm thinking maybe I added too much, they do not seem very durable and have next to no elasticity. I thought the actual senko brand wasn't very durable until I made my first salted batch I've added no hardner or softner or any other additives except a bit of heat stabilizer. Any thoughts on getting a stick bait that contains salt but also retains some of its strength and stretch would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 I use a 2 parts plastisol to 1 part salt ratio, by volume. I use Bait Junkys soft, and add a teaspoon of softener to a cup of plastisol. I've found that using glass blasting media in place of salt makes a much stronger bait, so now I add 3/4 parts media, 1/4 part salt, and 2 parts plastisol, and mix in the teaspoon of softener before I cook the plastisol initiallhy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Plastispl does not bond to the salt which makes them weaker. The more salt you add the more softener you need. For medium plastic try one tablespoon per 4 oz plastic. Too much softener and baits will be sticky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkman Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 I'm with Mark....he the one who taught me this method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
