Plastics wear and tear

[wiredantz]

When a fish pulls down the pants or the plastic gets torn, do you throw it away?

Or do you glue it back together to be used for another day...

[blitzburgh]

I usually discard them. I started pre-rigging a lot of my plastics on the lead using a couple drops of superglue and it is a world of difference. Now, the plasctic does'nt pull off. Instead, after some use, my plastics either get bit in half or just shredded.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by blitzburgh

I usually discard them. I started pre-rigging a lot of my plastics on the lead using a couple drops of superglue and it is a world of difference. Now, the plasctic does'nt pull off. Instead, after some use, my plastics either get bit in half or just shredded.

Where exactly do you place the glue?

[Dave k]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Where exactly do you place the glue?

Check out swimbait.com. Lots of good info on this and other swimbait how-to's.

You can either put the glue between the leadhead and swimbait, or on the barb on the shank of the hook that goes into the bait.

[wade]

Forget the glue...
&
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[mtnbykr2]

Tackle whore here...I am going to have to get some Zman

[mtnbykr2]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

When a fish pulls down the pants or the plastic gets torn, do you throw it away?

Or do you glue it back together to be used for another day...

Usually goes in the bottom of the yak and tossed when I get finished cleaning up after the yard sale, lol...
However, I just thought of somethin',if the bait isn't too chewed, assuming it is a larger bait, I might just start saving them and take it off at the tail and use it in the surf, or use it on a 3/8 jig head as a smaller shorter bait...just a thought