Custom soft plastics

Custom soft plastics are not that difficult to make with the proper equipment.

• Burner to use outdoors (plastics really smell when cooking)
• Pan to cook  plastic in ( Good Will has pans so the wife don't kill you) or Pyrex measuring cup for the microwave
• Plastic solution ( bass catalogs have it in quantity)
• Dyes to color plastic
• Glitter or glow powder (optional)
• Mold (sinker molds, copper pipe end caps or you can design one yourself)
• Oil or Salt (substitute  scented oils if regulations allow it)

This next couple steps must be done rapidly since plastic sets up if over cooked.

1. Heat up plastic solution stir until clear and add die to color to your custom shade. 
2. Add glitter, glow in dark material, freeze dried bait when plastic is still liquid.
3. Pour in oil sprayed mold ( use sand shrimp oil, sardine oil, etc.....) Worm mold trays are available from the same catalogs where you find the liquid plastic.
4. Remove from mold when set up
5. If you want a hole in middle, use a small air hose (aquarium stores carry it) can be threaded through center with a big needle. You may need to oil outside of hose to thread 
6. Trim hose to fit
7. Store in Ziploc plastic bag so the plastic won't eat all your other fishing items (tackle box, plugs, etc..).