[Spreckle]

I read alot about people reusing there scraps or pieces cut off for new baits. Does anyone use scraps from worms they have already used to fish with? I am constantly replacing senkos becasue they are ripped in half etc and I would think I could make a bunch of worms just with the left over plastic. Also is there a problem with mixing plastics? For example, if I have 10 or 15 pieces of used senko can I throw them in a pot with new plastic etc.? Thanks!

[Gloomisman]

I havent had good luck remelting senkos. They tend to get really soft and they also hold water. I wouldnt try it imo.

I dont use many used plastics anymore unless it was my pours.

[BBC]

Most of us frown upon melting store bought baits. The problem is that you don't know what's in them and what kind of plastic they used. You probably won't have issues doing it, but some people say that they have. I think the general consensus is not to do it. I know a lot of new guys do it when they first start when they are waiting for all their supplies to show up though. Personally, I just throw the senkos away after I use them. Soon you won't be buying any of them anyway though...

Hope that helped.

Eric

[Delw]

Most Commercially produced baits are made with low end plastic, they are also made for injecting and may or may not have different chemical properties and impurities.

Hand poured plastics is made for the hand poured guys, and is made so it doesn't stink ,cures etcs. its more of a clean plastic so to speak.

the other thing with commercial plastics is that they add scents and other ingredients to there baits, so when you melt them down and pour them they tend to stay soft, stink and smoke really bad etc. some of them won't even harden back up.

Stay away from remelting baits if you can unless its from your hand poured plastic.

on senkos don't reheat used ones because if they have been in the water they will absorb moistures causing your plastic to bubble really bad which could be dangerous as water boils at 212º and plastic needs to be heated up to around 300º

[Spreckle]

Thanks guy's. I think I have heard enough not to try it. It seems like you all are OK with re melting hand poured baits however which is good. I don't want to mess around with mixing chemicals and frustrations of moisture, bubbles etc. so thanks again for the help!

[halibaitor]

One solution you might try is to just repair a bait by melting the damaged areas and fusing them back together. Use a hot knife or cigarette lighter, whatever works best for you.

[JSC]

This is a old thread I was just reading. If You are remelting (scraps & etc or messed up a color) Use Black Coloring kind of hard to get that scorched color with it. Using an assortment of "Dead Worms" by several different companys is a real pain.
JSC

[Boskabouter]

For my first pours last weeks I also used commercial baits. I just wanted to try this before buying handpourplastics. Well I survived but if you asked me to do it again I would say NO.
- Some baits just heat up very slow
- They smoke and smell like h*ll
- I used different baits/ colours for belly and back and the different plastics were hard to fuse.

The only thing I loved remelting the baits was that I had to make up with my girlfriend because of the smell