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Softening stiff plastics???
Is there any way of softening soft plastics that are to stiff?
I have some squidgy fish in the gary glitter colour that are way stiffer than the evil minnow. Is there a way to soften them? Last edited by BREAMCRAFT3000; 25-03-2013 at 08:20 AM. |
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could try soaking them in something like fish oil?
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Or soak them in Gulp! juice.
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Something acidic like lemon juice
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Stick them in boiling water for a minute or 2 then put them in some cool water straight away to stop them going sticky, also if you leave them floating in the cool water for a few hours it straightens out any wonky tails.
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will this work on gulp shrimps with wonky tails? do you have to put them in boiling water first or will the cold do the job itself?
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Sweet as, I just gave it a go and it has done the job perfect. Thank you heaps!
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Try putting them in boiling water, then while holding the tail stretched hold in ice cold water.... Works well on slicky's
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I just melted some gulps! LOL!!
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im sure this is how the gulp mussel came about haha
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It wont work on gulps!
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+1 i do it to riptides when flicking for flatties works well
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Recipes for heat-treating soft plastics to soften them and enhance their actions vary considerably amongst fans of the technique. Some simply dump a few packets of tails or pre-rigged softies into a pot of boiling water and boil the billy-oh out of them for quite a few minutes! http://starlofishing.me/2011/12/20/c...whats-cooking/
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