TroutSupport.com Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I tried lubing up my little thingy.. oh wait, that sounds much too personal. ;-) I put worm oil on my soft baits and they soaked it in... I was hoping to make them shiny to show off the flake better, but they help it for about 24 hours then it all soaked in and left it dull again. My mold is polished ... not super polished but close. It's a commercial production mold. Remember some one mentioned mineral oil in a thread to cut the scent / stretch it... will that reduce the soakin effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Lmfao. Now that’s a conversation starter there! what you are more than likely experiencing is a plastic that is a” dry” plastic in other words what your experiencing . Long story short you add all you want and nothing is going to change. What brand of plastic ? There are some that are wet - exudes oil or dry that does not . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutSupport.com Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I do not know, It's what my injector company is using. Well, on the other hand that means it will soak up some scent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Worm oil is plasticizer, it will naturally absorb into the finished bait. It's not a bad thing at all, especially when your adding scent to it. Depending on your manufacturer they could be buying plastic from one of the large manufacturers or mixing their own plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutSupport.com Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) On 8/23/2018 at 4:45 PM, DaveMc1 said: Worm oil is plasticizer, it will naturally absorb into the finished bait. It's not a bad thing at all, especially when your adding scent to it. MF sells a Worm Lubricant... is this some sort of plasticizer in a carrier oil? any one know. And I've heard that a lot of bait companies are using mineral oil to stretch 'scent oils'. Might be going off the deep end but has anyone tried using 'soy' oil .. . or a mix of soy and mineral oil. In small batches soy is cheaper than the mineral oils and the worm oils. I'm setting up a test in my garage 5-6 bags with different oil solutions to see how stable they are. I've had a jug of menhaden oil on the shelf for 10 years in a hot garage (Tx hot) and its still good, not rancid or anything. Edited August 28, 2018 by TroutSupport.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
