Had my first encounter with Elaztech melting

[plawren53202]

Last night I was out fishing and realized that I had put a TRD Finesse (PB&J, to be specific) in the same pocket on one of my tackle bags as a Zoom fluke and a red bobber my little guy had been using. The result was not pretty

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This was my first run-in with the power of the Elaztech over other plastic materials. Let's just say that y'all weren't joking when talking about it.

[archman]

Those things are crazy. It’s like they are alive. 

[Columbia Craw]

Once is all it takes.

[plawren53202]

3 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Once is all it takes.

Kind of like spilling Spike It. You can bet I won't make either mistake again.

[Bluebasser86]

It happens fast too. That's why I keep them in the original package and they have a container all to themselves that they're stored inside in the boat.

[Lobocito]

They don't even really like being with different z-mans. I put some pink TRDs in a bag with some green pumpkin TRDs, and the result is a bag full of very bizarre pond scum cotton candy.

[Elkins45]

I think I’ve whipped this problem. I took all my Zman soft plastics and individually separated them with Saran Wrap then put them back in the bag. So far it’s keeping them from sticking together.

[BassNJake]

On 6/16/2020 at 11:09 PM, plawren53202 said:

Kind of like spilling Spike It. You can bet I won't make either mistake again.

Unless your like me, I've got an orange spot and a chartreuse spot on my carpet.

 

My wife doesn't know what to think, she asked if I went fishing or if there was a strip club at the dump?

She said you smell horrible like rotten garlic and have glitter on your face and hands ???

 

 

[fishwizzard]

I stick ripped/used plastics in the litting cargo pocket on my fishing shorts.  A few times I have forgot to clean it out between trips and a zman plastic ends up in there with them.  It's a really unpleasant thing to stick your hand into an hour later.