How (not) to use the right name

Do you also have a mess in the terms and names used for particular PVA products? A lot of vendors and producers too do not use correct names purposely. That’s business. In order to offer better, superior, firmer etc. products they use names for goods that evoke much higher quality then it is in fact, and in this way they actually bluff the consumer. For example the most marked difference is at wrong marking of the thinnest PVA products. The terms cord – thread – stringer –are very often used arbitrarily, and you often do not find the expected product is inside the packing. There is really a very big difference between a thread, a string and a cord, if we look at them as PVA products. In other domains this marking may not make much difference.
How to work with PVA
One of the PVA basic features is water solubility, which is an disadvantage when handling it in the rain, dew and fog. It is important to make sure that the PVA material is kept in a dry place. This condition is fulfilled by appropriately designed cases and careful storing. Even a very small quantity of water can damage PVA so badly that the product is impossible to use. In the best case you can save half of the stocking quantity on the tube or spool and throw away the rest. If bad storing or handling conditions cannot be avoided, it is recommended to use thicker material with longer melting time, to work with it in a dry shelter and shortly after mounting to cast. The problem could also come when the weather is dry and PVA gets in contact with wet parts, for instance with the end of the rod (line, weight, hook, tube etc.). Before setting it is necessary to dry with dry cloth all the parts that will be in contact with PVA.
Under water there can occur instances when the material does not dissolve perfectly, e.g. knots on the stocking itself, or around a string or a braid that you may use for binding. This cannot be avoided with any sort of PVA material usable for our purpose. If some producers or vendors declare that their PVA is totally dissoluble, they bluff. Knots can be minimized by using a thread for binding the stocking instead. However, it is necessary to be aware of this factor and fix the melt material to the end of the rod accordingly, e.g. pierce the hook under the knot on the rammed stocking, rather than through its centre. By doing this you avoid ending up with sticky undissolved material on your hook.
It is not possible to use the bait mixture prepared by mixing with water. If the mixture is solid at least on the surface, it can be used without any problems.
PVA is soluble only in water. Using essential oils, quality liquid food, sirups, enhancers and dips not prepared with water base does not damage PVA and it does not melt while you are preparing the bait.