Big Epp Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Can used soft plastic baits be melted down and remolded? If so, how would one go about this? I haven't done anything with plastics other than fish them, and I hate to waste material. Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 do you have any molds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Big Epp said: Can used soft plastic baits be melted down and remolded? If so, how would one go about this? I haven't done anything with plastics other than fish them, and I hate to waste material. Thanks all! Yes, they can be remelted and poured again. I've found that adding some new, virgin plastisol with some heat stabilizer helps me to be able to reuse old plastics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 stay away from melting certain brands/types.. like Z-Man with elaztech and a few others . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Don’t do it in the house. Get a hot plate or cheap microwave. Have dedicated pans or Pyrex cups. Mixing colors winds up being brown much of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks all! I don't have any molds, but am thinking of doing thin sheets on baking sheets, and then cutting them up for panfish jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Bass-Boys said: stay away from melting certain brands/types.. like Z-Man with elaztech and a few others . Berkley and Zoom products are also a no-no. Found that out the hard way a long time ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv616 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 I get that Z-man and Berkley don't work, it makes sense. I wonder what is special about Zoom? I thought they were pretty much normal plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, dv616 said: I get that Z-man and Berkley don't work, it makes sense. I wonder what is special about Zoom? I thought they were pretty much normal plastic. Shouldnt be anything out of the ordinary. My guess is salt which alot of Zoom baits have. It tends to attract moisture and of course turns to steam when heated thus causing massive bubbles. Thats my WAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 hours ago, McLuvin175 said: Shouldnt be anything out of the ordinary. My guess is salt which alot of Zoom baits have. It tends to attract moisture and of course turns to steam when heated thus causing massive bubbles. Thats my WAG. Exactly. HUGE mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmaster Rick Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Great info here Guys. Yes, I'm a newbie. I've only bass fished for 50 years but my wife got tired of seeing all my old baits being thrown into the dirt easement as a form of "dust control". I told I could try recycle them and here I am at 64 years old making bait. I got a couple of Do It Senko molds for Rob Zeiner and I waiting on some molds from BTS Molds. Thanks for letting me in and go easy on me for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Right on @Bassmaster Rick! We've got 3 (soon to be 4) kids and I work in a school...so whenever I have to throw out a worn out plastic I see $ going into the trash. I've actually not really fished a senko much, but they are a bit hit at the pond I fish locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
