Leaving Hooks In Soft Plastics Bag?

[NotnatsSamoht]

If I wanted to leave a plastic rigged and put it back in the bag would the chemicals rust the hook or would it be OK, also is it OK to put plastics back in the bag after use or should I keep a bag for used ones. Thanks in advance for any information.

[flyfisher]

never tried it but i would think the salt in most plastics would speed up the corrosion process.  I also wouldn't want a hook in a a bag in case i forget about it and go in to grab a plastic and find the one with a surprise inside....

[scaleface]

Salt will rust your hooks. I have kept a salted worm on a jig and it ate it up . I  have put the used plastics back in the bag , doesnt hurt anything .

[smalljaw67]

If the plastic has salt and/or scent then the hook can possibly corrode faster. It isn't a problem for just a few days but not for longer than a week.

[WRB]

Don't put used worms back in a bag with new worms, put them in a separate bag and you will know it's used.

There isn't a reason to keep a hook in a worm when you are done fishing.

Tom

[Sam]

Keep hooks in a plastic bag if you put them in the bait's plastic bag.

 

As Tom wrote, don't put used plastics in with the new plastics.

 

And I always remove the baits from the hooks when storing the equipment.

[BassinLou]

Wouldn't advise that, your hook will begin breaking down. 

[Bluebasser86]

It rust your hook. I've forgotten them a time or two after bank fishing excursions and it will rust them rather quickly. 

[hatrix]

If they are cheap thin hooks it will probably rust them up pretty good. If you buy good strong hooks like super line hooks brand doesn't matter they should be ok. I almost never takes hooks out my self. My hooks are more then fine I leave in. Takin it out is only going to beat that bait up worse if it was still good. And guess what when I go reaching for a d bomb or a basstrix I already have one ready to go. If it did have rust it is surface rust and will wipe right off and fish don't care and I wouldn't either as long as it's sharp. I use lots of screw locks and I want to refrain from taking those out unless the bait is toast. I have a box full of every type of baits with hooks in them still. I know for a fact I have baits with hooks in them from last year that are flawless still. Tons of ribbits about a million swimjigs and probabaly two million swimbaits. I dunno

[Catt]

Y'all using some cheap hooks!

I've got Flukes that I cut off & put back in the bag

When I bank fish I leave hooks & weights in my bag of Tapout worms, some been in there for 2-3 months.

I've got Gene Larew Hawg Craw that have been on jigs since last year.

I'm looking at 3 or my 5 rods with a Trick worm rigged, a Ribbit rigged, & a Wacky jig & worm.

Most of the hooks are Mustad or Gammies

[RoLo]

Y'all using some cheap hooks!

I've got Flukes that I cut off & put back in the bag

When I bank fish I leave hooks & weights in my bag of Tapout worms, some been in there for 2-3 months..

 

Same here.

 

Years ago, my wife made up a batch of Velcro 'lure wraps' with see-thru windows.

When we're done for the day, we simply slap a lure wrap on every bait,

and that's where they stay until our next outing. This has never caused any expedited hook corrosion.

 

Roger

[hatrix]

Y'all using some cheap hooks!

I've got Flukes that I cut off & put back in the bag

When I bank fish I leave hooks & weights in my bag of Tapout worms, some been in there for 2-3 months.

I've got Gene Larew Hawg Craw that have been on jigs since last year.

I'm looking at 3 or my 5 rods with a Trick worm rigged, a Ribbit rigged, & a Wacky jig & worm.

Most of the hooks are Mustad or Gammies

Thats what I am saying. It doesnt mess with my stuff in the slightest. It's kinda silly to unrig a bait that isnt totally spent when you know you will use it again. It already has the hook you want and is good to go. I guess maybe something like a senko could do a tiny bit of damage cause of the insane salt they have. but there is no way it would be enough to compromise the integrity of my hooks. If I even came back to grab it and the hook was that bad it's probably cause I gave up fishing.

[hatrix]

Same here.

 

Years ago, my wife made up a batch of Velcro 'lure wraps' with see-thru windows.

When we're done for the day, we simply slap a lure wrap on every bait,

and that's where they stay until our next outing. This has never caused any expedited hook corrosion.

 

Roger

 

My brother actually has like this wrist hand wrap thing that velcros. He puts it around his swimbaits on the swimbait rod. those hookd are huge and the baits are heavy.

[RoLo]

My brother actually has like this wrist hand wrap thing that velcros. He puts it around his swimbaits on the swimbait rod. those hookd are huge and the baits are heavy.

 

T-rigs, jigs-&-trailers, spinners, spoons, you name it, they're all slapped into homemade Velcro lure protectors.

However, cranks and plugs with treble hooks I store in plastic bottles then screw on the cap the keep it unitized.

The cap threads are very sloppy and cause no more harm to the line than a punch stop.

 

Roger

[J Francho]

It depends on the plastic and the humidity. Some of the saltier baits are pretty obvious. Zoom baits, and Ragetail are two I use a lot of the are NOT a problem.

[Catt]

There aint a lure on the market with more salt than Gene Larew, they were the first.

I've used their worms & craws since they hit the market with no rust on hooks!

[hatrix]

T-rigs, jigs-&-trailers, spinners, spoons, you name it, they're all slapped into homemade Velcro lure protectors.

However, cranks and plugs with treble hooks I store in plastic bottles then screw on the cap the keep it unitized.

The cap threads are very sloppy and cause no more harm to the line than a punch stop.

 

Roger

 

Hmm I never heard of such a thing. How do you keep it on the keeper if its inside a bottle? I could be kinda cool but I am sure it would prevent me from using the style I keeper I put on all my rods it it doesn't have that type already. I think its a dropshot keeper maybe. I know it comes on shimano rods. My old eva crucial's have it and it is so good every rod has to have those. It is the best keeper and I would think every company would want to use it.

 

I just know it has never mattered to me. I know without a doubt I have for sure a handful of swimbaits. It is probably way more then a handful though, that is a conservative estimate. They have had hooks in the for a year or better and the hooks are good as new. Really the only downside is I end up with tons of hooks. I have crap loads because I go to rig a new bait and cant find what I wanted or I only have a couple. I need to get more then. Well look through some boxes and there is tons of them they are just still inside baits

[RoLo]

Hmm I never heard of such a thing. How do you keep it on the keeper if its inside a bottle? I could be kinda cool but I am sure it would prevent me from using the style I keeper I put on all my rods it it doesn't have that type already. I think its a dropshot keeper maybe. I know it comes on shimano rods. My old eva crucial's have it and it is so good every rod has to have those. It is the best keeper and I would think every company would want to use it.

 

I just know it has never mattered to me. I know without a doubt I have for sure a handful of swimbaits. It is probably way more then a handful though, that is a conservative estimate. They have had hooks in the for a year or better and the hooks are good as new. Really the only downside is I end up with tons of hooks. I have crap loads because I go to rig a new bait and cant find what I wanted or I only have a couple. I need to get more then. Well look through some boxes and there is tons of them they are just still inside baits

 

Okay, first hold the rod vertically upright and lower the lure until it's dangling just above the rod handle.

Now slip the Rod Glove over the rod-tip and pull it down over the blank.

Depending on the length of the rod, the Rod Glove will end about a foot above the reel

and the lure will be sitting between the Rod Glove and the reel. Now wrap the Velcro Lure Guard

around both the rod & lure, which will clamp the lure in place at the base of the blank (done).

 

For plugs with treble hooks (cranks, jerkbaits, topwaters, ~), a plastic bottle is used instead of the Velcro Lure Wrap.

For small cranks a prescription bottle works fine, but of course a larger plastic bottle is needed for a larger lure.

The treble-hook lure is lowered tail-first into the bottle then the cap is screwed right over the line.

Plastic bottles have sloppy threads with ample clearance, so the clinch on the line is no greater than a punch stop.

Now the rod can be stored anywhere without fear, because all the hooks are locked inside a bottle ;-)

 

Roger

[hatrix]

Thats interesting using the pill bottles. As for the velcro deal I have tons of them with the slits in them that are used for holding wires together. I will use them on my swimbait rods sometimes to hold the bait in in place by more then just the hook. They are heavy and even after you put it on the keeper and wrap your rod with the line so its nice and wont get tangled with other rods their weight alone makes them bounce around and pull away from the rod. I just leave them on the rod above the front grip and its out of the way until i need it.

[Mike L]

The vast majority of my fishing time is almost always spent in someone elses boat.(I have a lot of friends, and fish a bunch of tournament's)

Anyway, that being said I will only take 6 combos with me with 3 designated for plastics and change out as the situation dictates..

I don't want to have to take the time looking for the right size hook, matched with the right size weight, and THEN look through a bag plastics to throw.

My frog combo does triple duty as a Carolina setup and for soft swim baits.

So everytime I want to change to one of those presentations I just grab a pre rigged hooked worm or swim bait, tie on and go.

Same for my plastics rod...This time of year I have a 10" worm, Cut R and a Rage craw ready to tie.

Punch rod? Same thing...2 different styles, colors and sizes ready at all times.

Jig rod? Always leave the trailers on...Again I tie and throw.

Point is, to me time and space standing on the back of someones else boat is at a premium. Especially if fishing for money. But No difference if we're just out for a day on the water.

Been pre rigging plastics for years..So far no problems.

Mike

[hatrix]

The vast majority of my fishing time is almost always spent in someone elses boat.(I have a lot of friends, and fish a bunch of tournament's)

Anyway, that being said I will only take 6 combos with me with 3 designated for plastics and change out as the situation dictates..

I don't want to have to take the time looking for the right size hook, matched with the right size weight, and THEN look through a bag plastics to throw.

My frog combo does triple duty as a Carolina setup and for soft swim baits.

So everytime I want to change to one of those presentations I just grab a pre rigged hooked worm or swim bait, tie on and go.

Same for my plastics rod...This time of year I have a 10" worm, Cut R and a Rage craw ready to tie.

Punch rod? Same thing...2 different styles, colors and sizes ready at all times.

Jig rod? Always leave the trailers on...Again I tie and throw.

Point is, to me time and space standing on the back of someones else boat is at a premium. Especially if fishing for money. But No difference if we're just out for a day on the water.

Been pre rigging plastics for years..So far no problems.

Mike

I have never taken a trailer off my jigs. I guess I never thought about it much before so nothing has changed. Now if you are using a pork trailer you better take those off before they dry out and become a permanent part of the jig.

[scaleface]

Y'all using some cheap hooks!

I 

That may very well be true .  You might be using better quality hooks and jigs than I . But I know for a fact that I have left salty baits on hooks and they rusted .

[bigbill]

I put used plastics with hooks still in them in a separate bag. Each used plastic has its own bag. Now I use scents I never seen a used hook rust yet. But I'm not sure how much salt is left in the plastics.

Plus putting used plastics that are wet can contaminate and activate the salts in the new plastics. The water contains contaminants too.

Wash your hands more often. Wipe down your rod handles and reels too.

[Mike L]

I have never taken a trailer off my jigs. I guess I never thought about it much before so nothing has changed. Now if you are using a pork trailer you better take those off before they dry out and become a permanent part of the jig.

You're exactly right..But I haven't used a pork trailer in years.

Honestly, with all the different sizes and actions of the different plastic trailers available now a days, that also can be used as a stand alone bait, I really don't think of useing pork anymore.

Mike

[Kentuckysteve]

I have never taken a trailer off my jigs. I guess I never thought about it much before so nothing has changed. Now if you are using a pork trailer you better take those off before they dry out and become a permanent part of the jig.

 

I have left the pork trailers on and they turn into uncle josh's hook protector.When they dry out it's too late to cut them off.

 

That may very well be true .  You might be using better quality hooks and jigs than I . But I know for a fact that I have left salty baits on hooks and they rusted .

 

I have had them rust the hooks also but it was a long time ago when plastic worms would melt all over the tackle box trays.Dang what a mess that was.