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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: siscojj on 12/13/13 09:50 UTC
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SMOKE
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50/50 REGULAR AND SOFT
8 oz ccm/do-it plastisol
8 drops ccm regular black
6tbs salt (i use regular table salt)
copper flakes ccm/do-it
black flakes ccm/do-it
flakes to your taste..... and those are from the do-it senko mold
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Do you put salt in the plastic when you heat it? Nice lookin bait!
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After the plastic has reached the magic temp i add my color then the flakes and then salt and usually need to reheat for about a minute but i do 30 seconds at a time and i hardly ever do more than 8 oz of plastic
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What does the salt do, you put it in the plastic and I see others packing their baits in it?
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Salt in this case is used as weight to make the bait sink slowly with just a hook and no additional weight. Usually fished texas or wacky rigged.
Salt in the bags is so they dont stick together and to themselves.
....Bill
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With that much salt did you add softener too?
....Bill
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I've never used salt before. But you would think that much would sink faster then you would want it. Plus pull apart easier.
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Weak baits is the downfall of heavy salt. Thats's where HD additive shines. But you cant get semi-transparent baits with HD.
I use 4 heaping tablespoons per 8 oz medium plastic + 2 tblsn softener for a similar softness and sink of GYBC Senko
....Bill
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Weak baits is the downfall of heavy salt. Thats's where HD additive shines. But you cant get semi-transparent baits with HD.
I use 4 heaping tablespoons per 8 oz medium plastic + 2 tblsn softener for a similar softness and sink of GYBC Senko
....Bill
That's what I'm saying. He's using half again more salt. Sounds like to me to much.
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I guess he likes them to sink fast.
Some people insist that to match a GY Senko they use 1/4 cup salt per 1/2 cup plastic. No that is crazy.
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Yes i fish a river mostly for smallmouth and i like them to sink faster in the rapids and faster moving water,i should've said river formula lol and i do make them lighter for the few lakes i fish,this is my custom bait.
I do us the hd additive for other colors.
And i us 4 oz regular mixed with 4 oz soft formula for these senkos.
And i really havend had a durability issue yet.
I hope this helps any confusion and know that im not crazy lol