GB GONE Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Pouring veins in some wide worms and my veins always split!!! The worms are normal 8" & 10" variety. Just wondering if I need to wait a little longer or pour quicker..or what. Heres how I do it: Heat mold a little...Pour first color...wait about 15 seconds or so...pour vein..wait few seconds (5 to 10) and then pour the final color over. Vein splits every time..looks cool still on the sides but nothing in the center of the bait. Guess I'm trying to please me, the fisherman, cause the baits catch fish !! Any thoughts or advice.... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Try and give a couple more seconds in between pours. When your plastic is real hot, it forces the new color to 'split' away from the center (the hottest part). Since you're pouring wide worms, try and pour the 1st layer in 2 or 3 cavities, then go back to the 1st one pour the vein. You don't want to wait too long, cause it'll cause your plastic to seperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJFishRGuy Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 I keep hearing about this famed separation if you wait too long between pours... when does this occur? I've done some laminate pours that I'm sure had a minute or more between colors and they look great... seems to be no separation at all. I'm worried that I'm going to go use these and I'm going to have a couple of hundred half-worms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Charlie, I bought a bag of handpours from a little 'ma & pa' shop once. They looked fine in the bag. But once I started to rig em up on a 3/0 ewg, I could easily pull the worms apart in layers Pour quality and who knows how long they had been on the shelf Most people are referring to appearance. Your 2 colors will leave a little 'void' down the side where they meet. Kinda looks like someone tried to stretch them apart and they didn't go back together all the way. The baits won't actually fall apart, (I don't think) they just look bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJFishRGuy Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Jake, I'll have to take some out of the bag and rig them up to make sure that's not an issue... I surely hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfish03 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Has anyone tried reheating the top before pouring the second layer using a paint striping heat gun? Just curious since I know it will melt plastics quite well. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Thats bad..badfish!! Toasts your plastic into a burned, stinky mess !! Technique is all you need as i think I have tried all the little tricks. Practice will make near perfect but you will "waste" some plastic along the way OR you may invent some new fish catching colors. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfish03 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Wasn't talkin about frying them just a quick once over to get the tops all nice and toasty Robert But your right nothing beats correct technique and practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS8BAITS Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Practice is the only way to learn. Plus you can fish all the worms you practiced on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
