Fixing Soft Plastics

[dulouz]

Sometimes I will use super glue to extend the life of my soft plastics. I have seen in BPS there is some kind of special glue but I have never tried it. A friend just told me to use cheap super glue and I was wondering what other people are doing.

[J Francho]

Mend It.

[TimJ]

an old butter knife and a lighter...heat up the knife, hold the plastic gently, slide the knife into the tear, gently compress the plastic together as the knife pulls free. done.

there are also commercial, basically, "plastic welders" available that take an AA battery or 2...works like a solder pencil.

if you put too much pressure on the plastic, you may end up with a warped bait compared to the original.

Tim J

[lynyrdsky1]

Mend-It works perfectly.

[Raul]

Mend it and you won´t have to worry about trying to fix your stuff with anything that can burn you.

[Hooligan]

I use Venom Worm glue. Can never find Mend it.

[dulouz]

Mend-It works perfectly.

Does mend it leave the bait hard where you added it? Super glue does...

[J Francho]

Does mend it leave the bait hard where you added it? Super glue does...

Not really. It isn't super glue at all. It melts the plastic temporarily.

[TimJ]

thanks guys, I checked it out at TW. I must say that I only used the hot knife idea on a table at home after fishing but this stuff looks great.

Tim J

[TennesseeShad]

Another vote for mend it

[joshholmes]

i gotta go with venom worm glue. it doesnt leave baits as hard as some other bait mending glues

[BassThumb]

Pro's Soft Bait Glue, Mend-It, or a battery powered solder iron.

[Avalonjohn44]

Mend-it doesn't glue the bait, it re-catalizes the soft plastic for a few moments, reverting it back to its pre-dried state. When it dries again, there is no seam, no hard 'scar' - you have a perfectly healed worm. Superglue, soldering irons, lighters, hot knives, etc all carry some small risk, Mend it is perfectly safe, no glued together fingers, no burns.

I save far more money than the cost of a bottle of mend it in saved baits. I haven't had to buy a new bag of beavers, senkos, or brush hogs in over a year. Before mend it, I was buying a new bag of senkos every week and a half to two weeks.

BTW, somebody on here a while ago says PVC pipe cement is the same as mend it. It is not. It is a gooey mess that deteriorates the plastic and leaves a horrible residue and scent. I tried several out. Even the purple stuff... UGh.

On Edit - I would like to try some of this Venom glue folks are talking about now that some reviews are in. In no hurry though, I have 2 bottles of Mend it to use up...

[Stick~em]

Hi Guys,

Haven't posted here in about 5 or 6 years and some got this post in one of my feeds.

I'll add to this thread by saying it depends on what you want out of your fishing experience to catch fish that determines what terminal tackle tools you use. Personally, I've used mend-it for experimentation and it works great for just mending soft baits. That is all it is good for.

I manufacture PRO's Soft~bait Glue and as the owner, it works great for what we have designed it for and that is to not only secure soft plastics on your hook like a magnet for presentations but to apply it to battle torn baits wet or dry.. takes approximately 5 - 10 seconds tops to weld on the water and I promise you or anyone here to challenge me that it dries clear, odorless, stays flexible and roughly 99% as soft as the original soft baits out of the bag. By the way doesn't most real live baits have some sort of vertebrae that fish feel when they bite down on them? How about fishing and glueing your bullet weights to your plastics so those toothpicks won't weaken your line. Knots stay flexible and wont' eat your lines like over the counter brands will.

Back in March I fished all morning with a white 3" senko skipping under docks catching bass with a spinning reel. "Key Word" Skipping. You can't do it without our glue unless you use wire around any Yamamoto bait. On a gut hooked fish use PSBG on the bleed and she'll live. Use it on gill plates and she'll live. You can't do that with over the counter products because they come of the tube hard compared to ours staying liquid. Just my 2 cents...

See ya in another 6 years or before!

Good fishin to you all and be safe!

Mike Rice

PRO's Soft~Bait Glue

Pro's Soft Bait Glue, Mend-It, or a battery powered solder iron.

[Avalonjohn44]

Interesting, sounds like superglue to me. Superglue will do all of the things your bait does - seal and dry very quickly, even seal a wound if needed...