alsworms Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 So I just had a texting conversation with an old buddy of mine and he said MF is out of their super soft formula, but they do have a 55-gallon drum of regular. Anyone know how much of the MF brand softener is needed to make it super soft. I used to have notes on this stuff, but that was years ago. I'm guessing a couple quarts, but I could be off. Any help is appreciated. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 I doubt if this will help as I’m a small potatoes bait maker . But when I’m making baits that I want super so Senkos in particular, I use 1oz softener to approximately 6 oz of salted plastic. This makes the baits super floppy and super soft. And I preftmy stickbaits and wacky worms super soft. Again not much help, but maybe with a whole lot of math it’s a starting point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Tiderunner said: I doubt if this will help as I’m a small potatoes bait maker . But when I’m making baits that I want super so Senkos in particular, I use 1oz softener to approximately 6 oz of salted plastic. This makes the baits super floppy and super soft. And I preftmy stickbaits and wacky worms super soft. Again not much help, but maybe with a whole lot of math it’s a starting point. Thank you, brother. I think we might be in the same ballpark. Now I've gotta do my math and that's never a good thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 55 minutes ago, alsworms said: Thank you, brother. I think we might be in the same ballpark. Now I've gotta do my math and that's never a good thing. That’s approximately 21oz per gal. Which seems like an awful lot. Keep in mind that’s is what I use for heavily salted plastic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 13 hours ago, alsworms said: So I just had a texting conversation with an old buddy of mine and he said MF is out of their super soft formula, but they do have a 55-gallon drum of regular. Anyone know how much of the MF brand softener is needed to make it super soft. I used to have notes on this stuff, but that was years ago. I'm guessing a couple quarts, but I could be off. Any help is appreciated. Peace If your buddy is going to buy the 55 gal. drum from them he should just ask them what to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Lure Parts Online is showing MF Supersoft. and Sinking Soft on their site. Their price is a bit more expensive than buying direct from MF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 5 hours ago, Bass-Boys said: If your buddy is going to buy the 55 gal. drum from them he should just ask them what to add. Well that's the thing. He won't talk to Jeff. LOL. He said the last time he ordered a 10 gallon super soft, it took 3 months to arrive, and this is from Texas to Texas. He got no replies when asking about it. Without slamming MF and causing another outburst, I'll just leave it at that. PM me if you want to know your future with that company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 13 hours ago, Tiderunner said: That’s approximately 21oz per gal. Which seems like an awful lot. Keep in mind that’s is what I use for heavily salted plastic Yeah that seems like a bunch. He's decided to buy quarts from other companies to see how they compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) 19 hours ago, alsworms said: Yeah that seems like a bunch. He's decided to buy quarts from other companies to see how they compare. when I got barrels they only had 50 gallons in um from Calhouns. any way 2 qts to 50 gallons is just over an ounce per gallon. by my figures. Edited March 22 by Bass-Boys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 12:22 PM, alsworms said: Yeah that seems like a bunch. He's decided to buy quarts from other companies to see how they compare. It does, but I'm only mixing at most two cups of plastic, maybe four if I'm making laminates. I'm also using a lot of salt and glass beads. The stickbaits are nice and soft and wiggly and cast a mile. I make mine at around 12grams I fish a lot of deep water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 21 hours ago, Tiderunner said: It does, but I'm only mixing at most two cups of plastic, maybe four if I'm making laminates. I'm also using a lot of salt and glass beads. The stickbaits are nice and soft and wiggly and cast a mile. I make mine at around 12grams I fish a lot of deep water. He doesn't use any salt in any of his baits, but I thought he'd be spending just as much (if not more) on softener. That's why he's decided to go the sample route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
