Over Sealed - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Pete F. · 01-12-2009, 11:16 PM

I dip them and let them drip, after a while I wipe the big drip off the bottom. I don't think sealing the outside amounts to that much since the hooks seem to gouge pretty deep fairly soon. I think sealing the thruhole, swivel holes and lip slot are way more important.

Grapenuts · 01-13-2009, 07:03 AM

Numb...go buy yourself a Delong elect. oil plug in heater...place an old fridge wire shelf on top of it,,place your sealed plugs on the shelf and set the heat to 72 degrees,,,walk away. it's a nice slow dry even heat,won't fry the wood or twist it out of shape..but being a constance heat it does it's job very well unlike an oven....it also won't smell like your oven will either...It's also great [if] you rig up a rod over it to hang primed plugs, again slow dry heat, you get nice dry primer in no time..do the same after finish painting,,hang to dry....it's also helps heat the work place too...no chance of fire either cause it never gets hot enough.

Diggin Jiggin · 01-13-2009, 07:14 AM

I've got my soft maple ones that I heat sealed with spar varnish last weekend laying on top of the baseboard heater. I wish I'd thought to weigh them before and after....

Mr. Krinkle · 01-13-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete F.

I dip them and let them drip, after a while I wipe the big drip off the bottom. I don't think sealing the outside amounts to that much since the hooks seem to gouge pretty deep fairly soon. I think sealing the thruhole, swivel holes and lip slot are way more important.

I agree with you totally. I think that the sealer is pretty much compromised when the hooks dig in.

eastendlu · 01-13-2009, 10:29 AM

Maple has a tendency to suck in alot of sealer more than other woods that i have noticed something with the rod formation it has.George are you sure mussos darters were maple as i copied one a few years back and swan like a turd then i come to find out it was made out of pine.Also he was always unconventional on his lip angles double check those too(got that info from him).

Tagger · 01-13-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eastendlu

Maple has a tendency to suck in alot of sealer more than other woods that i have noticed something with the rod formation it has.George are you sure mussos darters were maple as i copied one a few years back and swan like a turd then i come to find out it was made out of pine.Also he was always unconventional on his lip angles double check those too(got that info from him).

Lu .... Musso darters are unweighted right ? ... Pine ???? .. my unweighted hard maple darted fine ,, even after they split..

Where does the weight come from if they are unweighted and pine ??

eastendlu · 01-13-2009, 02:13 PM

The one i have is a rare little guy on loan the hooks provide the weight. He made them for some friends that fish snook in Florida from what i understand.

Tagger · 01-13-2009, 02:28 PM

i had 3 musso darters good weight on them .. can't imagine unweighted pine .. call him on the telly ,, find out ... his 3 ounce size ,

BigFish · 01-13-2009, 07:02 PM

Prof....BLO/Mins 60/40.......1 minute soak....(yes just 1 minute) wipe excess off and let dry for about 5 days! I posted this before that I tested a bunch of bodies and soaked them for different amounts of time between 1 minute and 1 hour and found no difference in penetration from 1 minute to 1 hour. I have never had any issues with my sealing time. Everyone has their method and soak times.....this works great for me!