saint308 Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I am having some trouble with salt content. If you bite a senko, you can taste and see the salt. However, I put enough salt in mine to get the sink rate I looking for, but cannot taste the salt when bitten. I currently use 7 dashes of salt per 2 ounces of plastic. I am not sure how much that is by teaspoon. Should I use more salt, and much will it increase my sink rate? Thanks. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Some guys use as much as 50% salt. So, try 1 oz. salt with 2 oz plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I will give it a shot. I also wanted to ask another question. Do you know what kind of salt Yam. uses? It looks like his grains are larger than the Del salt I have. It could simply be because he has more. It is not real important, but I was just curious. Thanks again. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Salt is salt is salt. The only difference is the size of the crystal. I flourize mine in a coffee grinder. It suspends better. Remember if you use large crystals your baits will be stiffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl dobbs Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 TRY SLIGHTLY GRINDING ROCK SALT, JUST A GUESS IM STILL PRACTICEING MY SELF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderbasser Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 The difference in granular(table salt) and floured salt table salt is the floured salt will stay suspended in the plastic much better than the reg. table salt. However, your baits will not look as translucent if you use the floured salt. Also, because the floured salt has a more white appearance than the more crystal like table salt, you will have to use a little more coloring to prevent the plastic from looking "milky". This also contributes to the bait being more opaque. Either way, you will need more coloring, just not quite as much with the table salt. Personaly, I prefer table salt because a clearer bait is more desireable to me due to the fact that I fish primarily in clear water. The dowside is, that you will almost certainly have to stir with every pour to keep the salt suspended. Also, with very thick baits, the table salt will have a tendency to settle towards the bottom of the mold as the plastic is curing. JFI, I use 1oz. salt to 2oz. plastic for senkos and no salt for my other pours. Hope this helps. TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
