Ed Brabant Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 SI have tried to pour some larger swimbaits. The tails are soft not uncured plastic soft but more like the plastic is too soft. Hardner or just order harder plastic. Salt water or a bit softer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 I am a hobby pourer and so I buy a plastic that will work for most things right out of the jug. I typically order medium plastic, and then add 1 tbsp of hardener to a cup of plastic for swimbaits. If I were going to sell swimbaits, I'd explore other plastic formulas until I found one that worked without any additional hardener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Brabant Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 I am just pouring for myself and a few friends. My son says i pour to slow the boat down. He may be right. Weight adds up fast....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 It’s what works for you but what I do is .. 1-buy medium hardness plastic by the 5 gallon bucket Calhoun’s plastic 2- I have a gallon of softner ,hardner and heat stabilizer 3- make my own and keep recipes for example my swim bait is 4 oz of medium and a tablespoon of hardner . With all that said I do keep a couple of gallons of super soft MNF for my sticks and drop shot baits. This is how I have found it works best for me over the years for all the baits I shoot. I also wanted to add that I only make for my friends and I 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
