GB GONE Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Does everbody pour their fluke baits with about the same recipe as a stik bait?? I'm thinking I might add a little more salt. Any thoughts?? Might be nice to have another sticky with basic recipes (no colors) for worms, stick baits, flukes, trailers, grubs, chunks, etc. Jim PS Stuck at work today so I thought I might try to get some topics going on baits as I'm not going to be using any today!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willgohome Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 poor Jim, Stuck at work, nothing to do but talk tackle. Can I get a job there? LOL Will J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Somebody has to do it!!! However, if I can get some responses here I can get ready to pour some new baits with some molds I made/bought. I'd rather be hardly working in the boat than here at this hospital!!! Course my paycheck here is much better than the one I DON'T get at the tourneys I go to!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I base the amount of salt added by how fast I want the bait to fall. The more salt the faster the bait sinks. I add some salt to all my pours but if I want stickbaits or flukes that sink fast I pour the salt to them. I rarely use harder. I'm not sure there's that many recipes for plastic. May be more than I think, guess we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Jim, I'm assuming you poured your own fluke baits using the stickbait formula and feel there is a need for more salt. Was the sink rate too slow? What % salt content did you use (30-50%)? I am about to pour my own soft jerkbaits and was wondering where to start. Thanks for any info. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I use in the neighborhood of 30% salt. Any more than about 30% makes them really hard to pour in my mold. 30% is a pretty rapid fall. Woks great on the clear water lakes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...