Dented baits....

[ctom]

....what do ya'll do with them? Me? I put them in MY box [pail]. Personally I don't have a problem feeding them to fish and as far as I can tell the fish haven't shown any aversion to eating them. If you have dents, what do you do with them?

[jmatheny9]

i generally just throw mine back in the pot lol. unless the dent is small, then i do the same as you

[andrewlamberson]

Fish 'em! The fish don't care.

[sim]

I don't mind a minor dent - I hate a hollow head - I really have to learn  -

a) slow down on demolding
b) keep the spru full

[biglewers]

Sell them as defects. People at flea market dont care.  They are happy to by cheap baits.

[pjmcla]

The only time I "recycle" mine is if the imperfection effects the hook holding ability or the action of the bait.    I have not found where a small dent or two has made a difference that I can discern.  Now; that is coming from someone who probably couldn't tell one way or the other anyway  .   If a few dents do make a difference I was in big trouble well back up the road.

Amen on the hollow heads.

[Justin9j]

Fish em.  Or give them to Drew.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Sim,

c) Hold injector pressure after the mold is full...5-10 seconds for Crappie/Panfish baits...10-20 seconds for Bass/Walleye/Inland Saltwater baits.  Then top-off sprue.  Dented and Hollow-headed Baits don't exist on my bench.

[sim]

Thanks - I'll try that - but 20 seconds is a loooooonnnnnnnggggggg time!!!!!!!

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Yes it is, and makes for slightly bigger plugs in Your injector, also, but what comes out of Your molds will make You smile.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

And You possibly can...

d) let Your plastic cool down a few degrees, shoot a little cooler.  Doing this lets the plastic shrink a little (it expands as temp increases) and get a little more dense so it shrinks less once You make the shot.

[siscojj]

Thanks for the tip BKJ i was havins issues with dents on the new senko mold and holding pressure sure did help alot. Jay

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Awesome on'nat, Jay!  And Thank YOU, Sir!