[outdooradvantage]

I have accumulated a lot of plastic, left over from pour's and stuff. I just checked tonight and I have about 5 pound's. So I started to make a bunch of stick's and I started to remelt all of the old stuff and use it. Just mix it in with the same color's and made a bunch of extra stick's. Is there any reason why I shouldn't use old plastic? I can't see where it would go bad, but just checking. Thank's Jeff.......................

[loco]

i do it all the time. take my left overs and melt them down. add some flake and sent....done !

[Basseducer]

outdooradvantage,
Loco is right, there is no reason you can't reuse it. I save the leftovers from a run and use it the next time I run the same color. You can also mix it all together and add black coloring, black is black.

[squigster]

I have learned one thing that I dont suggest reusing fished stick baits or used baits with salt in them. I dont know if it is the salt but it stinks like you wouldnt believe and crackles and pops and bubbles when you pour it. I guess the salt and/or the bait takes on water and that is what is popping. I have not tried baits yet that dont have salt in them but they may do the same. On the note of adding black as Basseducer said I am pretty sure that is what Gary Yamamoto does with left over plastic. I dont remember the color name but it has every color fleck imaginiable in it and it is black so I guess that is what he does so give it a try.

[JDBaits]

I just started using old plastic for my own personal baits and wonder why i havent done it sooner. I think I have enough left over plastic from customer pours to keep me in baits for the year.

[RipLip]

JD that is exactly it. I do the same thing from leftover pours and haven't found a problem with it. Usually when you mix them all together you get a dark color which usually is good all over in New England.

[JDBaits]

Originally Posted by RipLip

JD that is exactly it. I do the same thing from leftover pours and haven't found a problem with it. Usually when you mix them all together you get a dark color which usually is good all over in New England.

I just make mine black which i believe is your best all around color anyway also IMO presentation is much more important than color.

[JSC]

Every once in a while when re melting old stuff I get a color that I really like and it is ALL WAYS hard to duplicate. One of the first things I learned many years ago (making mistakes) was to color it BLACK when I remelted. I rememeber some of the old plastics when everyone got on to the Purple craze and most all of the black for a while would "sweat" out a little purple. Getting a consistent Purple was a real problem. In using "Dead" Worms (ones you have fished with) ... make sure the are DRY.
JSC

[daveh]

i use the left over plastic. i use a lot of black baits so i just add black and make baits for myself. i made 30 10ln black trick worms out of a bunch of left over plastic yesterday.

[152nd Street Baits]

Before you turn everything black, try separating your Green Pumpkins and Watermelons. Add a little green highlight (copper, black lumina, etc.) powder and presto you've got what I call Nuclear Waste! You can also "save" almost anything you experiment with by adding a little highlight powder. That stuff's like magic!