Removing Salt From Soft Plastic?

[FishingMastah1]

Hello, I just bought a new pack of zoom horny toads, the sticker says nothing about salt but they are salted. I would like to be able to use the lures as an underwater jerkbait not just a buzzbait, is there a way to remove the salt from the lure? Would boiling the lure work, and for how long to boil? Thanks for any help. Also, am I correct in saying that a salted lure floats more than an unsalted lure? Or is it the other way around?

[iabass8]

it's the other way around. heavily salted lures sink at a much faster rate. are you sure it doesn't say "super salt plus" above horny toad on the package?

[FishingMastah1]

it's the other way around. heavily salted lures sink at a much faster rate. are you sure it doesn't say "super salt plus" above horny toad on the package?

No it doesn't say super salt plus, a pack of horny toads above the ones i bought did say super salt plus.

[MichBassMan]

With most soft plastic baits the salt makes them sink. The more salt the faster they sink. The only way to remove salt from baits that have the salt melted in when they are poured is to re-melt them. Then all you will have is melted soft plastic with the salt settled on the bottom of the pan. I frequently use the regular Horny Toads as a subsurface bait.

[Kevin22]

You will never be able to get it out. They will sink, but if you want them to sink even more use a weighted keel swimbait hook. 

[WRB]

The salt added to a package of injection molded soft plastics is there as an attractant and washes off as you fish it. Granular salt mixed into the injected or hand poured soft plastics add weight and the salt in contact with lure skin surface a would also act as an attractant for the bass. Unless you plan to dead stick the fog and expect the lure to float the hook, there isn't any reason to remove the surface salt. Dissolved salt as in salt brine doesn't add weight, but acts as an attractant, Roboworms for example mix salt brine into their soft plastics for better floatation and durability while maintaining a very soft plastic.

Tom