Oaknsalt

I agree with Cam's link to Bass Mousse. I have tried that recipe and the green plastics one. The Bass Mousse holds up better with the Arabic gum, I used Xanthan Gum. Both recipes are highly water soluble which is good in the long run but bad for storage and durability while casting. I found this video recently which shows dipping the lures in a glass of tannins. I believe you can pick up tannins at home brew marts or DIY wine making shops. I would love to have some kind of eco friendly plastisol to pour my own lures but haven't found anything yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qKkrlyftQ&t=4s

Thanks for the link Travis

I have seen recipes for bioplastic that all for corn starch and the videos usually show it being spread thin on a sheet of tin foil as a proof of concept. Are you talking about tapioca flour or starch? I heard tapioca starch is stronger than other starchs.

@crappie fisherman thanks. I'm in the market for a respirator that will handle the fumes. Glycerin fumes are no joke. @Travis thanks will look into it @Vodkaman I haven't tried cooling them down. I will have to try it. Have you heard of agar agar? It is seaweed based gelatin. I have some and have yet to try it.

How was the strength of the lure on a hook?

Anyone still working on making bioplastic lures? I came across the link from green plastics.net and tried it myself. I decided to try it because I found the start up costs of plastisol too steep and biodegradable is a plus. I have some POP molds of grubs, a worm and swimsuits. I tried the recipe on the website and found it the right flexibilty but not enough durablity (tensile strength) when running a jig head through it. Any one have the same results or better? If better would you mind sharing the trick?