Do you put your used soft plastics back in the bag? Throw them out? Or put them in a seperate bag full of used baits? Im talking about a perfectly fishable soft plastic, not a torn up one. What do you guys do?

Christian

right back in the bag they came from, I always carry some super glue with me too. Anytime I catch a fish if there is a small tear on the bait I glue it up then back out it goes.

Same here. Just back in the bag. The torn up ones get a treatment of Mend-It when I get home. Mend-It is amazing stuff, that company has saved me hundreds of dollars in soft plastics.

Same here. Just back in the bag. The torn up ones get a treatment of Mend-It when I get home. Mend-It is amazing stuff, that company has saved me hundreds of dollars in soft plastics.

 

I keep hearing about mend it, have you ever tried super glue. If so is there any difference between the two?

I keep hearing about mend it, have you ever tried super glue. If so is there any difference between the two?

Mend it doesn't leave a stiff spot on the bait

Mend it actually fuses the soft plastic back together, unlike super glue where it just sticks it together.

Thanks for all the help guys!

Where is Mend it sold?

Where is Mend it sold?

I got it from tackle warehouse.

I put my used plastics in seperate zip lock bags. I keep the used plastics from contaminating the new plastics. Bacteria or activating the salts on the new plastics from the water on the used plastics.

I either throw them out or use them for a trailer, never back in the bag though. 

I always bring a separate bag with me to throw all the ones that get ripped up a bit. Like mentioned earlier I use Mend-it, great stuff a little bottle last forever. Like someone else said it actually fuses the plastic and leaves the repair soft just like the original plastic, doesn't make a hard spot on the bait like super glue.

I got a bottle last year on a whim just to see what it was like and have really been using it more than I anticipated. It's really saving me some money my Rage Tail baits

Those half senkos work on days the senkos are hotter than normal.

I keep used ones separate and real beat up one separate from those. I use mendit for very minor repairs or for fixing the outer layer on swim baits. Any heavy work gets done with a hot knife to melt the plastic back together if the bait it worth saving. Mendit works ok but takes a little to setup and there is no real substitute for actually melting a bait back together.

Last year I caught 63 fish on 1 basstrix swimbait just to see of I could do it. I still have the bait and have kept it just because. It is by far the most fish I have ever caught on 1 piece of plastic in my life.

I usually just toss them in a pile on the deck of the boat if im in a hurry. Then I salvage what I can once I get the time.

I wonder if the mend-it for lures is the same stuff as the mighty mend-it for fabric. The fabric mighty mend-it is a lot cheaper $10 for 4oz