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yes to all the above except for the rod. you can use an aluminum rod or even a coat hanger if you wish. once plastic cools it comes right our of the cup. you can mix scent in or just put it in the bag with your baits. when mixing it in make sure IT IS NOT WATER BASED. water and plastic is dangerous. only use oil based scents
hey gone fishin
If your dipping tubes just spray the rods a bit with pam cooking spray and then start dippping them then when cool they come off fairly good
I usually use aluminum rods they seem to work the best
You can heat the plastic on a hot plate or in microwave but if you use a microwave I would get an old junker and dont use the one you use to eat out of because heating plastics puts off some really nasty fumes and arent good to breathe
i dont use scent much but you can mix scent in if its NOT WATER BASED if its water based scent it will start to explode like hitting hot grease with water WOW its not pretty. if you want scent in them you can just add some to the baits you are making in the bag or boxwhen you are finished
Oh and Yes plastic comes out of pyrex cups pretty easy when it cools off
All right guys, thanks for the info. Gonna give it a whirl now that the weather has turned poor.
what about an old set of alan wrenches, looks like they would work well. I know they are not totally round but seems they would work fine and they are already bent. Whatcha think?
Yeah i dont see why not just make a handle on the short end and walla should work
JJ
That almost looks TOO easy. Lakes will be icy here soon and I don't do any ice fishing. I might have to give some a shot. I like a more solid body tube that holds the jig head better. Does it take a lot longer to make one thicker, given you have to use a smaller rod? Also, Jiggin Joe, if you could post that pic of how to make a tail cutter that would be awesome. Thanks guys. Good info.
i wonder if the juice the berkley gulp alive stuff comes in is water based or oil based, i have about 3 gallons of it in empty containers, would be a good use for it i think
nevermind i looked and its water based... crap, guess ill just load the stuff in a spray bottle to use
just soak your baits in it after your done. If you add salt to your baits the salt will help it soak in the scent you store it in
Very cool. Thanks.
Where can you get different sized aluminum rods at. Can you just find those at a local hardware store? Also, after you have your tube the color you want it, could you glue on some small sequins for eyes and then just dip once back into clear plastic to seal the eyes or will the sequins work?