Need a plastics reco

[casts_by_fly]

Hi all,

 

I've got a specific piece of plastic that I'm looking for.  Right now I'm using a spunk shad for a buzzbait trailer.  Its very good, maybe the best I've used to date.  Prior to that I used split tail trailers and I still do when I grab a buzzbait from the box that has one on it.  I like the spunk shad better because the extra plastic gives the fish something to suck in when they slurp it off the surface (like so many of my buzzbait bites are).  It also adds casting weight when I'm throwing a 1/4 oz buzzbait on a heavy rod.  The 3 1/2" size is about perfect, 4" is fine.  The 4 1/2" is a bit big in both body and length but I can make it work.

 

What I'd like above and beyond the spunk shad:

- durability.  The SS is good, much better than a keitech or yamamoto.  Without glueing I can get a dozen fish or so from a trailer, sometimes more.  I'm not a cheapskake and don't mind buying trailers, but the issue is that changing trailers at night and getting them aligned good and straight is a pain.  I'll glue them some times and that buys a little more here or there.  But compared to the plastic in a split tail or some others, the others are a lot more 'rubbery'.

- buoyancy.  This probably ties into the plastic itself, salt content, and the durability above.  I don't need it to float, but neutral would be nice.  Sinking like a senko isn't going to work.  When I cast a buzzbait it normally never goes fully underwater on the landing so anything dragging it down is a problem.  A toad is too 'sinky'.

 

I don't want elaztech.  I know it fits both criteria.  But, I leave my trailers on the buzzbaits and elaztech eats skirts, skirt collars, and other trailers mixed in the box on other lures.  

 

Any suggestions for me to investigate?

 

thanks,

rick

 

 

[softwateronly]

For yamamoto the floating d shad is much more durable than anything else they make, probably a salt content thing.  The crush city has lasted dozens of fish on a jighead minnow for me the last few weeks.  The crush is 4.25" and the floating d shad is 5" I think.  For some reason the crush city feels smaller than 4.25.  The 5" jerky j has been good for many fish for me as well, the 3" is quite small and I don't think would be what you're looking for.

 

scott

 

PS - The gambler komodo mini might be an out of the box choice, those things last for me on free rigs.

[webertime]

River2sea D Walker is exactly what you want. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Ive never had issues with elaztech eating silicone or rubber bands.  I use these, A3 Anglers Crazy tail shad in 4.3/4" for chatterbaits and the smaller ones for spinnerbaits.  Theyre like a spunkshad but they have slimmer profile and are made of non salted elaztech material.  A chatterbait wiht one of these on them doesnt have as much a tendency to rise vs using a spunk shad.  

I just got a pack of these, but havent used them yet.  Net Bait Flat sided shad.  They might not hold up as good as a spunk shad, but its hard to tell until ive actually had some time with them.

The other bait owuld be Jackalls iShad, but I think they may be discontinued which sucks, I love those things.

 

 

[PaulVE64]

I've heard of plastisol reacting with elaztech but I thought silicone and rubber were okay?

[casts_by_fly]

2 hours ago, PaulVE64 said:

I've heard of plastisol reacting with elaztech but I thought silicone and rubber were okay?

silicon skirts are okay, though I’ve had them go slimy with elaztech. Rubber collars get eaten by elaztech. It’s not as fast as plastisol but over a single season it will be done. 
 

more importantly, other buzzbaits and spinnerbaits are in the same box right next to each other so elaztech doesn’t go into that box. 

[Columbia Craw]

Zoom Z Craw with no skirt. That’s all I throw anymore.

[whitwolf]

I like the 7" Stinger by Deep Creek lures.