jwomac6 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Can anyone tell me what Lurecraft's worm oil is made out of? I have been using it mainly to keep soft plastics lubricated, but I started wondering if it is a household item, if it had a scent..... Any help is appreciated. (It is clear and pretty thin with no apparent scent.) Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwomac6 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Any suggestions on an oil to use when packaging soft plastics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dutchman Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 If you use worm oil use it very sparingly. I use a very coarse salt and it works well to keep baits separated. Sometimes people use a few drops of scent to the baits. Worm oil has a tendency to find an opening in a bag even if there is none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwomac6 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am thinking in terms of keeping them from getting dried out and losing elasticity(action). Will the salt still work? I am open to everything and appreciate the advice Dutchman. The Lurecraft oil that I have been using doesn't seem to deter fish. I have caught bass, redfish, and speckled trout with it on my baits, but it is about $4 for 4 ounces. I would love to find out if WD-40 or vegetable oil etc. has the same effect. Thanks yall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 There's a bunch of stuff on this in the archives. Use the search feature. Type in DINP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basementwormz Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I have used cooking spray (olive oil) on mine and some of my molds as a release and haven't noticed any ill effects. has a light color tho. but doesn't seem to affect the plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHK Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am thinking in terms of keeping them from getting dried out and losing elasticity(action). Will the salt still work? I am open to everything and appreciate the advice Dutchman. The Lurecraft oil that I have been using doesn't seem to deter fish. I have caught bass, redfish, and speckled trout with it on my baits, but it is about $4 for 4 ounces. I would love to find out if WD-40 or vegetable oil etc. has the same effect. Thanks yall. the plastic we use wont dry out, or lose its elasticity, i have a worm here that feels the same and is just as stretchy as it was when i made it..........3 years ago. worm oil is DINP, no it is not a household product. it is used as a base for most scents ie, Bear's, LC, Lureworks. worm oil by it self is not a scent, its just used as a lubricant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassnG3 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Salt is not as messy as oil and your worms will not dry out plus it keeps baits from sticking together. I tried baby oil when I first started pouring and my worms turned stiff in a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I wouldn't use cooking oil as it gets rancid after a while. I don't have any problems with my plastic sticking together and I don't use any oil at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basementwormz Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 yeah after reading some of the posts i gave the salt a try myself. it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
