Protecting Your Soft Plastics

[commanche]

is there something you can put on your worms and tubes etc that will keep them in good shape?i hate to see allmy stuff rot away over time....thanks

[dampeoples]

Keep them out of direct light, and in a climate controlled area if you can.

Some places use worm oil, but the plastic will soak it up, then dry out anyway, and the stuff turns brown in the sunlight anyway.

Buy less, or fish more

[zooker]

i am with damage here..

zooker

[mack]

i have had some plastics in boxes for a whole year and never got damaged...what lures are drying out for you? or are all plastics drying out?

[JB]

most of the time heat and direct sunlight are the culprit to a plastic worm loosing its oil feel or bleeding out, or sticking onto the plano plastic..
I keep my grubs in the plano box but all 100 million types of plastics I keep in thier packets...either way works fine..its easier to find what you want when its seperated in a plano box, but I'm talking numbers here, I carry hundreds of packets in the top of my box, and yes, it sure wieghs it down!
Takes longer to find what you're looking for, plus hides stuff and you down right forget you have it. Fishing is a complex arena at best!

[everettvet]

Keep the plastics in their original package. The best thing to do is to fish more often. That way you use them up quicker and they don't have a chance to go bad .

I wish I had more time to fish! But then again, don't we all!

[Rebbasser]

I keep mine in the original bag and stuff them in nylon worm binders. No complaints.

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

I keep mine in the original bag and stuff them in nylon worm binders. No complaints.

That's exactly what I do and haven't had any problems.

[commanche]

cabin creek lures puts something on their tubes and other plastics..it real slippery..my local sport shop has cabin creek tubes in open plastic containers for at least 3 years..

when you pick them up you would think they were new..

question, you see a salt sometimes on plastics,what is reason for that..

[commanche]

Originally Posted by mack

i have had some plastics in boxes for a whole year and never got damaged...what lures are drying out for you? or are all plastics drying out?

well, i use baby powder of my pig/jigs,that works great but i nevered used anything on others,worms tubes,minnows etc..

[Rebbasser]

2 reasons:

1. Salt helps the bait sink slower, and
2. What I believe is the most important reason-blood is salty, so when a fish takes it and tastes the salt it tastes real and it will hang on to it longer giving you more time to set the hook.

[dampeoples]

Salt makes it sink faster, Reb, it sinks in water

The blood thing is correct, and lots of anglers have come to expect it, it's also used to keep the baits from sticking together.

The stuff they put on those baits is more than likely worm oil, it can sit out, long as it;s not in direct sunlight, it's ok

[Rebbasser]

Guess I had it backerds. Thanks, DP!

[Jolly]

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

I keep mine in the original bag and stuff them in nylon worm binders. No complaints.

Yep, what he said. My dad has worms that over over 10 years old that he still uses. They are still in their original bag and have yet to show signs of drying up. We keep most of our worms in their original packages then inside the worm bags zipped up. We keep them in the boat but the boat is garaged so it is somewhat climate controlled.

Jolly

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

I have some old worms from out of my grandpa's tackle box (he passed in Oct. '96) that are still in great shape. I'm not sure what kind they are, but they're stiffer than other plastics like Zoom or Yum.

I had Northland buzzbaits, with the rubberskirts, melt in the same box, but not the worms.

[commanche]

Originally Posted by Patrick Krueger, Jr.

I have some old worms from out of my grandpa's tackle box (he passed in Oct. '96) that are still in great shape. I'm not sure what kind they are, but they're stiffer than other plastics like Zoom or Yum.

I had Northland buzzbaits, with the rubberskirts, melt in the same box, but not the worms.

baby powder for rubber skirts..i have jigs from 1996,still good..

i took all my worms out of bags and put them in plano boxes, maybe that was not such good idea..

[bigbassdan16]

me i just leave them in their packages but not my tubes and crawdads i keep them in m packages so they can have there taste and scent still on them

[flfireman]

Put them in my organizer and spray my special sauce in the bag w/ them. That way they stay sealed and soak up the attractant I use. Usually have no problems.