Floaty tails

[MonteSS]

I have been playin with the microbubbles a bit. I make the tails with it and use regular plastic for the rest.

Works well on a shakeyhead or dropsjot. Color is actually a brighter chartreuse than the pic shows.



...Bill

[tpalmer]

Thanks for sharing Monte, with all that has been said about the microbubbles is it worth it to go through the trouble.. Im asking from the outside from someone that has never used the bubbles, Ive seen the threads were you mix it with worm oil and others just wondering how you use it ,  What is your take on these bubbles?

[MonteSS]

Not a product I would want to use everyday. I used a mask and poured the additive outside as to not contaminate the work area.

I mixed 1/2 a cup of the chartreuse and with the small amount needed for the tails will last a while.

I may try to mix it with uncooked plastisol to make a paste or thick mixture like the HD additive.

....Bill

[t-billy]

 Good looking baits Bill. I found that mixing the microbubbles 50/50 with worm oil makes a creamy easy to use liquid. You can mix up a large batch and store it this way. Then you don't have to deal with the raw bubbles near as often. Just give the mix a good stir before using. Adding this mixture will leave your plastic with pretty much the same softness as the plastic without bubbles. Bubbles add stiffness to the plastic. Worm oil acts as a softner to counteract this.
 "I personally" don't feel that micro bubbles present much of a health hazard provided proper precautions are taken. A little common sense goes a long way. I use a good 3m resperator because I already happened to have one. I wouldn't have spent the $20 on it just for this purpose. I'd feel perfectly comfortable using micro bubbles wearing a paper dust mask. If you spill any wipe them up immediately with a damp rag.
 I'm making all my craws/creatures with bubbles now. All my non HD worms are also made with bubbles. Baits that stand up off the bottom have WAAYYY better action on the pause than baits that lay flat on it IMO. Just my 2 cents. ---Tim.

[gstott]

How does it affect the clarity of the plastic?  Does it make it opaque?  I like the idea of a really floaty bait, but I fish a lot of ultra clear water and like translucent baits.

[t-billy]

 The microbubbles will make your baits opaque. I prefer this, but the waters I fish aren't super clear.

[MonteSS]

Yes it makes them opaque. Thats why I just did the tails. The microballons I have from Alumisol make the baits less durable too

...Bill

[gstott]

Most of mine are like swimming pools except in the summer when we sometimes get algae blooms.  I may get some for tails though.