The MB Dark Sleeper is a very good producer for me from ice-out through June before the weeds come in. After that, forget it. They get too dense here and the hook snags weeds like crazy. This hack solves that problem.

 

Brush on a swipe of Mend-It on the inside of each side of the dorsal fin leading up to the hook's point, pinch it closed, then hold it for a solid minute. With this mod completed I can now rip this bait through weeds without snagging issues. I usually fish it using straight 30 lb braid on a crisp MH rod, so collapsing the now closed plastic in order to get hook penetration hasn't been an issue. I suppose hookups might suffer somewhat when using this hack with softer rods and stretchy lines, but this isn't what I'm doing here.

 

Anyway, I can now use this bait where it was impossible before during this part of the season, and with all the like-sized bait swimming around right now I'm glad that I'm able to.

 

Great idea