Other "ElaZtech" material type soft plastics?

[Sylvaneous]

Are there other companies making lures out of a material like Z-Man's ElaZtech?  

I LOVE them for jig trailers.  Paca Chunks are often torn after 1 fish.  The Z-Man craw and GOAT are great trailers and have lasted as long as some jigs I've worn out (chipped head paint, freyed-out weed guard) 

I'd like a few more color choices.

 

[MIbassyaker]

Look up Strike King 3X elaztech. There are still a few baits available in that line, but not as many as there used to be.

[waymont]

Z-Man BatwingZ are great jig trailers 

[RRocket]

Rapala has just come out with a similar plastic in their Crush City line. The Freeloader is a dedicated trailer

 

https://blog.rapala.com/news/rapala-introduces-crushcity-soft-baits/

[waymont]

20 minutes ago, RRocket said:

Rapala has just come out with a similar plastic in their Crush City line. The Freeloader is a dedicated trailer

 

https://blog.rapala.com/news/rapala-introduces-crushcity-soft-baits/

It seems only the Ned bait is made from the Elaztech material 

[JackstrawIII]

XZone lures are very similar. They’re super stretchy. 

[RRocket]

6 hours ago, waymont said:

It seems only the Ned bait is made from the Elaztech material 

Is that so? 

 

I thought the all were made of a more durable material (Thermoplastic Elastomer, T.P.E.)..but only the Ned floated? 

[FrnkNsteen]

Terminator used to make some. I think they called them "Snapback" or something like that, but I haven't seen them around for ages.

 

I think Rapala owns Terminator now, so maybe they will offer them as part of the new Crush City line of plastics mentioned above.

[TheSwearingAngler]

17 hours ago, JackstrawIII said:

XZone lures are very similar. They’re super stretchy. 

The nedzones I fished last fall were durable but not elastomer durable.. 

 

savage gear duratech is the closest I’ve found to Zman, the ned minnows are great if your a ned enthusiast like me.

[waymont]

11 hours ago, RRocket said:

I thought the all were made of a more durable material (Thermoplastic Elastomer, T.P.E.)..but only the Ned floated? 

On the site it's the only one stated as being made with TPE. Not sure if all of them are.

[Bluebasser86]

I have a bunch of the Strike King 3X trailers if you want them. I've had them for over a decade and never use them. 

[@reelChris]

Mule fishing makes their stuff out of a very stretchy plastic, but they're mostly panfish sized except for the jack worm.

 

https://www.mulefishing.com

[KP Duty]

21 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I have a bunch of the Strike King 3X trailers if you want them. I've had them for over a decade and never use them. 

I have some of the finesse worms collecting dust.  Just too difficult to get them on a hook.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

A3 Anglers have a really tough plastic.  Its essentially elaztech without salt, which makes it super bouyant.  Problem is the majority of their plastics are BFS sized.

[JediAmoeba]

On 9/24/2023 at 11:41 PM, RRocket said:

Is that so? 

 

I thought the all were made of a more durable material (Thermoplastic Elastomer, T.P.E.)..but only the Ned floated? 

I have all the crush city and most them are not elaztech. They are pretty durable though and catch fish.