Rubber skirt storage

[Bdnoble84]

How do you all store rubber skirted jigs? I made a bunch of rubber skirted jigs last summer. They have been in my boxes or even sitting on my shelf. They have become mangled and strands stuck together. Some were in with other rubber and silicone skirted jigs at room temp. Is there a trick to storing them when not in use. 

[Bankbeater]

I store my skirts the same way I store my line.  Out the light and heat down in the basement in a drawer.

[WRB]

What do mean by “rubber”?

Living rubber doesn’t stick together, flat vinyl doesn’t.

Tom

[Jig Man]

Age is the main factor for me with living rubber skirts.  Mine are in 3700 boxes in the boat.  If they get to be a couple of years old the strands can deform and even stick together but that doesn’t happen often.  I have heard but not tried talcum powder to preserve them.

[WRB]

I would wash the jigs in warm water and blow dry them with no heat. 
I hang my jigs by the hook bend using a gun cleaning rod* through screw eyes under my work bench cabenate.

The shouldn’t stick together unless something oily got on it. 
Tom

* wire tends to sag with the jig weight.

[Bdnoble84]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

I would wash the jigs in warm water and blow dry them with no heat. 
I hang my jigs by the hook bend using a gun cleaning rod* through screw eyes under my work bench cabenate.

The shouldn’t stick together unless something oily got on it. 
Tom

* wire tends to sag with the jig weight.

Round living rubber from barlows. Mainly its one that stayed in my tackle bag through the summer. Some are just deformed because i’d dropped them in an over full compartment. Some though did stick together. The ones that were put on a shelf in a box this spring do seem to be in good shape.

[WRB]

Living rubber shouldn’t stick together.

Never store jigs in folders the flatten out the skirt because they can take a set flattened.

I am not an expert on living rubber, hair have lots of experience with.

The expert I know is Mark Inman of Left’s Lures. Mark is retired and had a mild stroke, send a email to Bigbasshunter66@gmail.com for specific recommendation to resolve your issue. OK to mention my name.

Tom

 

[J Francho]

I use a Plano jig box. Some of my wire tied living rubber jigs are several years old. 

[scaleface]

I keep   skirts in  plastic sleeves made for fire extinguisher tags.  

[dwtaylor]

I use small bags that I buy from hobby lobby to store the jigs in.  I also apply corn starch, talcum powder, or unscented baby powder to the bag to keep them dry.  Keeping them dry and cool is the key to keeping the rubber from "melting" to each other.