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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: 412BaitCo on 09/04/12 08:44 UTC

Title: Pickling Salt
Post by: 412BaitCo on 09/04/12 08:44 UTC

Has anyone tried pickling salt in baits? I was doing some research and found it has absolutely no additives to keep the proper color of pickles and the juice. It's also very fine so it doesn't clump at the bottom of the jar. This stuff is in most grocery stores, fairly cheap, and non iodized.

Title: Re: Pickling Salt
Post by: mikesjet on 09/04/12 09:05 UTC

I use plain Kosher salt and put it in a coffee grinder and make it into powder.  This is the simplest way I have found to get good consistent weighted baits.

Title: Re: Pickling Salt
Post by: ctom on 09/04/12 09:24 UTC

Your canning salt will work but I'd still whip it thru a blender, coffee grinder or food chopper like Mikesjet said he does,

Title: Re: Pickling Salt
Post by: 412BaitCo on 09/04/12 09:26 UTC

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Pickling Salt
Post by: hawgthumper on 09/04/12 20:31 UTC

I use flour salt. It seems to suspend well in the hot plastic. But it does make your baits more opague.

Title: Re: Pickling Salt
Post by: MonteSS on 09/04/12 22:14 UTC

Quote from: hawgthumper on 09/04/12 20:31 UTC

I use flour salt. It seems to suspend well in the hot plastic. But it does make your baits more opague.

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I found the pickling salt still a little too coarse.

.....Bill

Title: Pickling Salt
Post by: 412BaitCo on 09/05/12 06:32 UTC

Ok well I'm going to experiment with salt in wutzits and carrots. I mostly fish them like a jerk bait weightless so I think it would compliment that. Thanks for the input guys.