basscatlildave Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) It's been raining down here for like 2 months and paired with our already high humidity my bags of remelts are full of moisture. I mean like water droplets in the bags. I've been wanting a vacuum chamber so my question is can I vacuum the plastic to help remove moisture before I melt it? Edited August 25, 2022 by basscatlildave words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Not sure if you can vacuum premade baits or not ? Do the baits have salt in um ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscatlildave Posted August 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Hmmm didn't think about salt holding moisture. They are mostly Sweet Beavers so I'm sure they have salt in them. Can I melt a small batch then vacuum the bubbles out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Throw a rice bag in the container with your remelts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted August 26, 2022 Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 8 hours ago, basscatlildave said: Can I melt a small batch then vacuum the bubbles out? I have tried to remelt moisture laden baits with salt and it turned into a great big mess. I would wait until a sunny hot day and lay those baits out in the sun. Let the sun, heat, and uv take care of the moisture and then you’ll have better luck I believe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted August 26, 2022 Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) I don't mess with remelts that have been fished. You'll never get rid of all that moisture. My sprues are thrown in a zip lock bag and stored in a plastic tote. A rice bag in the tote helps with the moisture. I'm not a big fan of salt but it's a necessary evil in some baits. I pitch a bag of rice in the storage container with it as well. Edited August 26, 2022 by basskat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted August 26, 2022 Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 I just put my sprue & any left over plastic in folgers coffee cans. I just stick the injector nozzle deep into the plastic if any bubbles appear when heating in the microwave & never have a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
