Soft Plastic Lure life????

[Sfritr]

Question:

Lets say you put on a soft plastic, throw it a few times during an outing but don't get bit.  You pack up and go home for the day.  Do you

A.  leave on that lure the next trip

B.  Automatically toss it and rig a fresh one the next time on the water

I personally feel like I have to put on a fresh bait every time.  Like that lure is now tainted and has bad JU JU.    

[MichBassMan]

 No bad "ju ju" here. I reuse them if possible. I keep a tupperware container in the boat, all used soft baits go in there. Unless I'm fishing a tournament I always start from the used box untill I find whats working that day. Periodically at home I'll go thru the used box and discard any used baits that are no longer usable or patchable. This avoids rusty hooks from baits left on. It avoids waste. It avoids a mess in the boat, and it avoids non-biodegradable soft plastics being tossed in the lake by guests or partners in the boat. Sometimes used baits have GOOD "ju ju"

 

[Maxximus Redneckus]

i use um till they fall apart i have a rage toad now going on a month of use its about had it though ,the hook kinda falls through on a cast LOL

[bilgerat]

I found a torn up Tiki Stick on the floor of my boat that still smelled like it came out of the bag. It has been there for weeks. It will still catch fish.

I also have soft plastics from the 1980's that are as fresh as the day I got them.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

www.mend-it.com

[CRFisher]

I bought a 3 pack of Ribbits last year, finally wore out the first one last week, now to rig up #2.

[Raul]

Like Maxximus, I use it until it practically breaks to pieces and there ain 't enough plastic to insert the hook.

Managed to catch 30 fish on an Ika and if it weren 't because the bait simply lifted off from the hook and went flying into the stratosphere like a rocket  > when I casted it probably could have squeezed a couple more fish out of it.  

[CRFisher]

Half the "new" plastic baits I try are ones I found on the bank.  Use them until they fall apart.  

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Most plastics can be rigged 3 or 4 diff ways. AFTER there original use.Zoom trick worms can be rigged wacky,swimming worm,backwards ,cut off to make smaller worms ,,,Raul i turned my rage toad around trying it backwards made a couple cast it skips to the right and left in a wild fashion didnt get anything storm was coming up had to run.BUT come tomorrow thorough testing.stay tuned yall

[grimlin]

I use the "used" ones first,I usually manage to lose it or get it snagged by the 20th cast or so... Never manage to keep the bait till it's completely useless. ;D

[D4u2s0t]

I use a bait until it starts to get beat up, then I switch.  If I am switching baits, and the one i'm using is still in good shape, it goes back in the tackle box.

[Ellesar]

I like to start fresh, don't know why just do.

[JellyMan]

If I ever wanna bring some plastics back to life I just get a bottle of some nice spray scent, drop a bit of salt in the bag, shake around, and let em sit for a week or so. That usually bring em back from the dead as far as being dry or smelly.

But for the most part, I go through a bag or more each day I fish. Every month I need to buy more so I dont have much old stuff.

[12eal1ty]

anyone here use mend-it before? what are your thoughts?

[Pantera61]

multiple uses.

[tnbassfisher]

I normally manage to get it hug up before it wont hold on the hook.