RCRFish

I use Strike King "Zero's" which are super soft, super salty, very durable, and made with ELAZTECH by Z-Man. I have not experienced any "melting" with these products.

As my first post here I can say that all the methods mention are excellent suggestions and thanks for the illustrations. Most of all my "gut" hooked bass come from some sort of rubber/plastic worm fishing technics. I have found that as a sport fisherman, "catch & release" alive is my standard. To do this consistently I only use "no-barb" hooks on my worm baits. Starting out with a "no-barb" makes life easier for the fish to survive and for me to be a "happy bass fisherman"