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Thanks BobP, I dont know what bloxygene is but I will find out. I didnt know what the problem was but you pretty much explained it. I had been just opening the jar and coating about 15 baits and then putting the lid on the jar with tape around it. So I will from now on just pour enough to do the job and spray some bloxygene Preserver into the jar then put the lid on with aluminum foil and A rubber band to preserve it, got you. Thanks for the info.

Im mostly on the soft bait forum but Ive been making a few a rigs lately and I used Dick Nites top coat for the final clear coat. I like the stuff its very easy to use but I cant seem to keep it in the garage for over 2 or 3 days and it turns hard in the bottle. I have bought three 2 oz bottles and 1 of them even arrived in the mail already rock hard. I put the lid on tight and even put tape around the lid and it still goes bad after a few days. I sent them an email a week ago and got no response so I was just wondering if you guys have a tip on how to store the stuff. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Seriously it is good stuff but Im just having problems keeping it in liquid form for more than 2 or 3 days. Im also pretty much a rookie especially with painting and clear coats.

I have a Lees production pot for plastic that is like new that I will sell pretty cheap, just send me a pm. I use the micro/pyrex method and it works good for me. The Lees pot I have is really good if you are pouring 1 piece molds but I bought mostly injection molds and dont need the Lees pot anymore. The pot you saw that looks like a crock pot is probably made by Bears Baits and they work great especially if you have a lot of plastic to pour.

Lurecraft and Spike It have the paint you are looking for. But it requires good ventilation and it is very flammable. I have an airbrush and tried it and it works good but I dont have proper ventilation in my basement during winter so I use the twin injectors for 2 colors on my swimbaits.

Thanks for the reply Bfish but they voted to keep the points system in place. Oh well.

If you guys could respond pretty quick, the first bass club meeting of our local club is tomorrow and the old points system we had just didnt work well. We fish about 12 tournaments a year and average about 15 boats per tournament. All tournaments are buddy tournaments and we have a five fish limit per boat so however the boat finished thats how many points both anglers got. Well the problem arose when somebody coudnt make a tournament or somebody would fish in a different boat but even if you didnt show, you still got points based on how your buddy and his boat finished. Another words if your buddy owned the boat and fished by himself and you didnt show up for a scheduled tournament then you still got the same points as your buddy who fished finished. We want to keep the five fish limit per boat but something needs to be changed. We keep a points system for top angler of the year plus the top 10 boats/anglers make the little local classic tournament at the end of the year. We need a system based on each individual anglers performance but at the same time we just want 5 fish per boat versus 10 because its harder to keep the fish alive and say if you catch your five fish but you buddy has not caught any sometimes its tempting to give your buddy a fish or 2 if you are catching the fish and he is having a bad day but Im not saying that has happened Im just saying that could be a scenario that could happen. We are talking about maybe winning $300 for first place so Im not saying anyone would cheat but we need a system that would show each anglers performance and also his dedication to the club while maintaining a buddy sytem and a 5 fish limit per boat. I know that most of you guys might belong to a local club so I was just wanting some ideas or input on maybe the points system that you might use or some input on a fair system that we could implement. Thanks for your response.

Smallmouthaholic is right on the money about the twin injectors having to be the same temperature in each injector to make a good laminate. When I first bought my twin injector I would get more of one color than the other color and it didnt come out right. I think it might have been Frank who is on this site that told me that both injectors have to be within 10 degrees of each other in order to make a good laminate. Example one injector might be 345 degrees so the other injector needs to be the same or within 10 degrees of that temperature. I bought a laser thermometer off of Amazon.com for about $25 and I have not had a problem since.

Ive tried 3 different brands so far with a fourth brand on the way. I have tried calhous, m-f, and spike it with caney creek on the way. I will rate them in this order: #1 M-F, #2 Calhouns, #3 Spike It. The reasons why is i use a microwave to heat my plastic and so far m-f has the best reheat value that keeps its flexability and clear color even if i reheat it in the microwave a dozen times plus it keeps its clear color without yellowing for longer periods of time. Calhouns is a very close 2nd. Spike it pourasol just bubbles up a lot and turns yellow pretty quick atleast it did when I tried it a couple of months ago. I will let you know about the caney creek, it should arrive any day and as soon as I make some new baits I will let you know how it turns out.

Just a quick update, first thanks everyone for the kind words, second its day 6 now and im up walking about 3 times a day and my pain level as eased up a little, my leg hurts when I walk. I hope I dont have to take pain pills very long because I know they are addicting. In my case, I dont think they give me a high that I have heard people describe, but I do like the little bit of pain relief they do provide. I hope to be in the basement making some baits pretty soon. The worst so far was coming home and getting off the morphine from the hospital, took about 2 good days for the pain to ease, then the last 2 days have been pretty good. I had a condition called lumbar stenosis, the doc went in and took a piece of bone out that was putting pressure on a number of nerves in the L4, L5 region of my back, not only my sciatic nerve but the nerves that control bowel and bladder function, and nerves that have to do with sex drive and a few other things-now you begin to see why i was worried but happy to report everything still works, lol. Thanks again for your support and anyone facing this type of surgery, its to soon for me to give my opinion but so far so good.

Thanks guys for the kind words. I think bass100 was right. The hospital got me out before the holidays and switched me from the good stuff ( morphine pump ) to lortab 5 now im in pain from my head to my toes. This is tougher than i had imagined. I will try to keep you guys informed so the ones thinking about back surgery will keep thinking if possible. I had put up with mine for over 2 years before going in under the knife and right now i feel like a truck ran over me. Dont mean to be whining but im not going to kid you, this is the second day and im at home now and i cant hardly get out of bed. Pain has increased 10 times to what it was in the hospital. Dont get me wrong, i wanted to be home for the holidays but right now i feel useless but i get to be with my family. If anybody is planning on having surgery, dont get discouraged yet, i will try to keep you informed but day 2 so far is the worst. Thanks guys and i might have to put this under a different heading but so many fishing guys do have problems i was trying to give those people an insight to what im going through. Day 2 sucks so far but maybe day 3 will be better.