Skirt treatment

[GRiver]

Does anybody use any kind of treatment or anything on their jig, buzz bait and spinnerbait skirts? I heard a few different things to spray or dip them in to make the last longer and not stick together.. 

just wondering what if anything other people use.

Thanks 

G

[KDW96]

I dont use anything,as most all my skirts are silicone. I do let them hang to dry before storing them if they are wet.

[Jig Man]

Nope.  

[newapti5]

If you don't mind lingering strong scents, JJ's Magic can change skirt color permanently. You dip the end of green pumpkin skirt into the pink color JJ's Magic, you get some nice orange tips. 

[Basser2021]

17 hours ago, KDW96 said:

I dont use anything,as most all my skirts are silicone. I do let them hang to dry before storing them if they are wet.

same here

[fin]

On 2/24/2022 at 5:39 AM, GRiver said:

I heard a few different things to spray or dip them in to make the last longer and not stick together.. 

 

Snake oil?

 

Seriously though, I've dragged silicone and rubber skirts out of the lake that had been at the bottom for years, and after washing, they're fine to reuse.

 

I've found some that are so old they become dry and brittle and break though, so I suppose it might be possible to somehow prevent their breakdown by keeping them lubricated, but I think that's extreme and not something the average fisherman should be concerned about, unless they are leaving their skirts outside in the sun and extreme temperature ranges.

[gim]

I just replace them after they become ripped, torn, or discolored.  They aren't that expensive.

[Siebert Outdoors]

On 2/24/2022 at 5:11 AM, KDW96 said:

I dont use anything,as most all my skirts are silicone. I do let them hang to dry before storing them if they are wet.

 

IMO this is one of the most important things you can do with any bait. 

[Deephaven]

Anything with a skirt I hang from my locker lids on the TH Marine Cooks storage bars.  Let's them dry and all plano boxes and the like are awful IMO for spinnerbaits & chatterbaits.  I do put jigs in a 3700, but I dry them on the locker lid holders after use.