uv enhancer

On another board we've been yacking about uv enhancer in plastic. I dug these guys out of my bait pail that's been in the boat yet for most of the winter. They needed a bath before I thought they'd be nice enough to show but they cleaned up nice. One has a hook hole in it but its not real visible.

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These were shot as a simple low-light bait. Both of the body colors have the enhancer in them as does the cover dip. These caught fish a full hour before other people began to catch even when they used bait and glow jigs. I'm pretty much sold on the enhancer and it gets put in much more than my transparent and light colors. I've used it in a cover dip on black and seen an increase in hit numbers.

Nice, I have been using a mix of glow and UV on my heads but have not tried plastic. Great idea. Of course I have to ask where you got it and how you did it? Thanks......

http://do-itmolds.com/shop/index.php...=3_156_371_374

This will show you the do-it stocked powder product that is like powder paint, but it is compatible with the plastics used for making soft baits. When added and cooked it is as clear as a bell, but it does have to be added to raw plastic and cooked. Spike-it makes a product that's liquid and is designed for use with the raw plastic. This is what I use.

That is what I use for powder paint. Thanks for helping my friend!

CTom, is that a custom mold or can it be bought. they look great after 1 year. thanks Dave

That is a Do-It mold called the small fry, 1.75". Caney Creek designed it before they sold to Do-It. Its a mainstay crappie and panfish bait in this size.

Keep your baits out of the bright sun and they'll look good for years. These had some sludge on them but washed up nice and then they got a rinse in alcohol.

Ive been using the spike it uv enhancer for over a year now. The only thing negative i found is it will give your dark colors a blue hue. Black being the worst obviously! You dont notice it until you get them out in the sunlight (uv). In the shop they look normal. Found this out AFTER i had made 300 black with chart tail fry's. Took one outside and it looked like crap lol.

Where can I get some of these baits? I love them. I do not make my own baits so I am need to purchase them. I would love to have the know how and talent as some of you guys. I have a crappie bait addiction

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Originally Posted by BGCrappieCatcher

Where can I get some of these baits? I love them. I do not make my own baits so I am need to purchase them. I would love to have the know how and talent as some of you guys. I have a crappie bait addiction

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I would be interested in a source also thanks.

With the super cold weather we've had on our doorstep this winter I have had to curtail my plastics work to just a quick shoot or two in the house. The garage has a temp right now of 8 degrees....I don't do anything in the garagage at 8 degrees other than park the van and take the trash out. I'm having to wait until spring decides to spring to get serious enough to sell any.

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With the super cold weather we've had on our doorstep this winter I have had to curtail my plastics work to just a quick shoot or two in the house. The garage has a temp right now of 8 degrees....I don't do anything in the garagage at 8 degrees other than park the van and take the trash out. I'm having to wait until spring decides to spring to get serious enough to sell any.

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you need to insulate your garage and put a heater 220v this is the setup that I have in mine and then you can shoot plastic all winter. on the thing it might help you is moved to southern Texas :biggrin

Don't listen to Bob.....I was in Southern Texas last week and visited Skip and it was 15 degrees and four inches of snow on the ground

It seems I have to remove snow every day this winter so playing with the plastic period has become a luxury anymore. 4" more today, then the wind got up again. Roads full of white-outs again. Traffic accidents all over here again. Clear as a bell, colder than hell....Minnesota's favorite war cry of late. Temps are dropping like smooth rock now so that saying will be apt once more tonight. I'm tired of it.

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Don't listen to Bob.....I was in Southern Texas last week and visited Skip and it was 15 degrees and four inches of snow on the ground

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Many times I mix up some green glow and use it on the bellies of my plastic 2" minnow.

It was 2 degrees and three inches of snow in Birmingham Alabama and in Atlanta. Both cities were on gridlock and shut down for three days and people were stranded in cars for over 22 hours. It took us 3 hours to go 2 miles to get back home from when we went to the cleaners. It will be mid sixties today.

On May 2 last year we got 17" of snow. On May 9 of last year it was 97 degrees and no snow. High water, but no snow. This happened in balmy Minnesota.

before I moved down to the coast here in Oregon and when I was living in the eastern part of her state we lived with the ice and snow all winter average temperatures overnight were in the single digits occasionally we got below zero but most the winner was down 8° on up to 16° in between all winter it was in every day deal to drive on ice and snow you have to be ready because this starts about the middle of November we started freezing over there October 2 week I'm kind of chuckling because the people are not used to driving in these conditions in the South if you get 2 inches of snow they are in trouble I'm pretty sure that ctom is used to driving in these conditions in dealing with the weather up north we usually put on snow tires in November with studs we have to have them off the vehicles April so it was that every year deal dealing with the weather in the eastern part of our state.

CTom have looked at several of your baits and still in awe at the colors. Hope spring come soon and if you choose to sell some of the baits would be interested. Please post if you decide to sell some.

CTom-- Well done sir! I pour and shoot plastics myself and I know a super bait when I see one -great work.

Thank you for sharing

Thanks c-tom for the post stay warm!! We use to fish the boundary waters of minn/canada great fishing!!! Place called (Zups) !!! Mark Zup's!!!

LOL, Jackie. Zupps is a large family name up in those parts. They own grocery stores in several northern MN towns and have their fingers in a lot of other local businesses as well.