Leftover Plastics 2024
RMax reply :
What does everybody do with their ripped up plastics. I usually just through my plastics away and was wondering if thats what everyone else does, or if you have some nifty use for them?
bigturtle reply :
I keep all my ripped up stuff. Thicker worms can be used as a jig filler when i use a chunk. I also cut them into small, 1cm long pieces and stuff them into my tubes when I rig them with a screwlock hook. Normally the tube is too thin for the screw to grab so I add more plastic behind it. I also cut some of my smaller craws down to re-purpose them. Sometimes I would cut up random plastics and stuff them into my hollow body frogs to give it a bit more mass, to cast further and sit a bit lower. I do many other small, random things with my cut up plastics, too many to list, but those are the main uses.
Spankey reply :
I don't do anything with mine. Just properly discard them. But I heard many moons ago one of the manufacturers came up with that color roadkill camo by remolding (recycling) a variety of soft plastics.
scaleface reply :
I use to melt them and pour my own original worms .
RMax reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 3:35 AM, scaleface said:I use to melt them and pour my own original worms .
How well does melting them typically work? Is it good or does the plastic change color?
scaleface reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 5:32 AM, RMax said:How well does melting them typically work? Is it good or does the plastic change color?
I melted them slow and it was pretty easy . They will change color . I just mixed all the colors together and they come out brown .
RMax reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 5:36 AM, scaleface said:
I melted them slow and it was pretty easy . They will change color . I just mixed all the colors together and they come out brown .
Dang. I figured they would change color but I hoped I could make some mixed black/blue with green pumpkin bottom.
scaleface reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 5:40 AM, RMax said:Dang. I figured they would change color but I hoped I could make some mixed black/blue with green pumpkin bottom.
You would be able to if you use a one part mold . The colors will change but you could get some interesting patterns anyway .Ive been thinking using an ink pen for a model .
Raul reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 3:01 AM, RMax said:What does everybody do with their ripped up plastics. I usually just through my plastics away and was wondering if thats what everyone else does, or if you have some nifty use for them?
Through where or what ?
Bluebasser86 reply :
I save mine and give them to guys that melt them down to reuse.
ClackerBuzz reply :
Mine live to fight another day with Mend-it. stuff is amazing
kcdinkerz reply :
Glue it back if possible or I add them to my box of scrap. One day I'll melt them down and pour some craws or senkos lol
guest reply :
I just throw away I actually just recently threw away a big bag full of used and never used old soft plastic I planned on doing something with them but I got tired of holding on to them just threw them all in the trash.
roadwarrior reply :
Trash them.
WRB reply :
Don't discard the soft plastic in the water, put I them in the trash.
Tom
blckshirt98 reply :
What I can't fix with Mend-It, I throw into the recycling bin.
RMax reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 7:20 AM, Raul said:
Through where or what ?
*Throw them away in the garbage.
cgolf reply :
Trash them, because the bait monkey always has me buying more than I can use.
RoLo reply :
Happily, I've developed an appetite for leftover plastics, but remove the hooks first!
frosty reply :
I usually hide them in random places to scare the crap out of my wife 
I keep my senkos to use on a wacky rig.
RyneB reply :
I have injection molds and make my own baits. so I try and recycle my used baits. Ones I don't recycle keep and the Illinois Bass Nation has a recycle contest for the bass clubs. so I usually have a couple freezer bags full of plastics to donate for the contest for my club.
RMax reply :
On 2/6/2017 at 9:27 AM, RyneB said:I have injection molds and make my own baits. so I try and recycle my used baits. Ones I don't recycle keep and the Illinois Bass Nation has a recycle contest for the bass clubs. so I usually have a couple freezer bags full of plastics to donate for the contest for my club.
What baits do you make the most? I want to do this but don't know what mold I should pick, although I'm thinking a craw. Or did you make your own mold?
RyneB reply :
702 craw mold from BTS. I also shoot also shoot a lot of finesse worms and brush hogs. but the 702 craw is what I make and use the most.
fishwizzard reply :
I keep most of mine in an old coffee can to use when trying to match up plastics to terminal tackle. I would rather rig and re-rig a lure with a bite out of it then ruin a good one.
Hez reply :
I save my old plastics too. I trim them down once they rip, and then store them in a plastic zip lock bag and keep in my truck for bank fishing when I come across a pond of something that interests the angler in me.
SFL BassHunter reply :
On 2/5/2017 at 3:01 AM, RMax said:What does everybody do with their ripped up plastics. I usually just through my plastics away and was wondering if thats what everyone else does, or if you have some nifty use for them?
I melt them and pour my own baits.
You could get some cheap silicone molds in the 6-12 dollar range. Don't even need an injector. Just pour in the mold. Got mine at lurecraft. They have TONS of cheap molds.
Bluebasser86 reply :
This thread inspired me. Bought the supplies to make the molds, poured a couple molds this morning. Hopefully I'll have a couple decent molds and I can start melting down some of the 5 gallon bucket full of baits that I have.
SFL BassHunter reply :
On 2/7/2017 at 2:07 AM, Bluebasser86 said:This thread inspired me. Bought the supplies to make the molds, poured a couple molds this morning. Hopefully I'll have a couple decent molds and I can start melting down some of the 5 gallon bucket full of baits that I have.
That's awesome! Hope you enjoy it! Beats tossing all those plastics in the trash. I've got a few 1 gallon zip lock bags full.
I use uvibes and swimbaits and melt them into more swimbaits. Uvibes are cheap to start with, if you remelt them a couple times they become super cheap.
Make sure you've got good ventilation though. Melting the plastics gives off a strong odor, and you don't want to inhale all them fumes.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/7/2017 at 2:45 AM, SFL BassHunter said:That's awesome! Hope you enjoy it! Beats tossing all those plastics in the trash. I've got a few 1 gallon zip lock bags full.
I use uvibes and swimbaits and melt them into more swimbaits. Uvibes are cheap to start with, if you remelt them a couple times they become super cheap.
Make sure you've got good ventilation though. Melting the plastics gives off a strong odor, and you don't want to inhale all them fumes.
I'll have the bay door open and ceiling fans going in my shop like I do when I'm pouring lead. I'll try to remember to post pictures of the baits if the molds turn out decent.
RMax reply :
On 2/7/2017 at 2:45 AM, SFL BassHunter said:That's awesome! Hope you enjoy it! Beats tossing all those plastics in the trash. I've got a few 1 gallon zip lock bags full.
I use uvibes and swimbaits and melt them into more swimbaits. Uvibes are cheap to start with, if you remelt them a couple times they become super cheap.
Make sure you've got good ventilation though. Melting the plastics gives off a strong odor, and you don't want to inhale all them fumes.
If I just did it in my backyard, do you think I would be fine? Same with melting lead, as I might try that too.
Bluebasser86 reply :
They're not the prettiest, but I'm confident they'll catch me some fish.
SFL BassHunter reply :
Nice work Blue! They will get better. I cut the excess off to round them out. But I tried making my own mold and the baits just didn't look how I wanted them. That is why I bought the silicone molds.
RMax I don't think you'll have an issue outside other than wind.
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