Should the shrimp body be silicone or PVC?
Short answer
Most soft plastics in this category are PVC plastisol: PVC resin carried in liquid plasticizer and fused with heat. Plasticizer load sets how soft the body feels, and salt or additives set density.
In detail
Silicone is a cured elastomer with different tear behaviour and a higher material cost, which is why it appears in premium bodies rather than a high-count bait pack. For a bait rig the body is small and cheap, so material is a durability decision rather than a presentation decision.
The numbers behind this answer
| Hook count | What it is for | What it changes in the product |
|---|---|---|
| 7-8 hooks | The common wholesale format; a luminous shrimp rig sold this way is priced by the pack of 50 pieces | Main line and hook link strength move the cost more than the body does at this count |
| Glow element | How to specify it | Why it decides the order |
|---|---|---|
| Luminous shrimp body | Pigment load in the body plus the base color, tested on a production sample | Phosphorescent pigment is sold by weight, so pigment load is the first cost a factory will trim |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Sabiki rigs and luminous shrimp baits (Soft lures). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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- How many hooks are on a rig, and how many rigs are in a pack?
- How do you specify a glow finish so it is not just a word?
- How is this product priced from a Chinese factory?
- Why is the minimum order higher than on other soft lures?
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