Monty Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 why cant one use sugar instead of salt for plastic worms? there is sugar occurring in lots of things naturally. i don't pour plastics YET, just a thought i guess, Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlures Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 because unlike salt, sugar burns. Your plastic will tiun amber just like if you burnt the plastic and it will stinck. Not as bad as burnt plastic but it still stinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasbass1 Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 SenkoSam has been using sugar and has some sugar flakes on his site. Here is a report on how they work off the site. http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=5030&highlight=sugar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Sam's sugar flakes arent actually "sugar", I think they're a fine clear plastic, used to add weight as an alternative to salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Red's right. They're a clear glitter that's added for weight instead of salt. They're kind of the opposite of salt so he started calling them "sugar" flakes. They work really well in that they don't make the bait a white opaque color, causing you to add 3 or 4 times the amount of color to get the same shade when you use salt. Most color recipes don't have to be modified when using the sugar flakes as opposed to salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 The florescent orange or chartreuse flakes do the same thing, except the baits are super bright and no dye is needed. (I'll post a pic.) They've done well for the last month in stained water. For the heck of it, I carry .025 also - not sure if it is much different than the .015 in appearance, but I like the milky white it produces. Will soon carry a sugar with gold highlights. Again, for a fast falling bait, you still might need a little floured salt or fine popcorn salt (man is that stuff expensive!). FrankM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasbass1 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haebar Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Again' date=' for a fast falling bait, you still might need a little floured salt or fine popcorn salt (man is that stuff expensive!). FrankM[/quote'] Or some lead in the form of a bullet weight or a split shot sinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
