Elaztec Plastics

[sodaksker]

Has anyone tried these yet? I have been wanting to try these all year but, can't find any locally. I finally just ordered some off of their website. I would be interested to hear anyones opinions on them. Hopefully I will have mine in a few days and I can give a report.

[kLuo]

I use the 7" finesse worm for shakey head, and it is my #1 producer on shakey head. This is one of the few worms that actually floats (a lot claim they do), and also their durability is great.

A few things to note:

-don't store them with other plastics, it will mess them up

-there are difficult to rig because of how stretchy the plastic is, and it's a hassle to try and screw these on to any screw type rig. If you must do this, a trick that I have discovered is that you can heat the screw up with a lighter, and that makes the plastic go on a lot easier.

-The durability is fantastic. I catch on average more than 10 fish per bait, and most times even more because even if the bait is thrown off the hook, it will still float to the surface. If you lose your bait, stay around the area for a bit and look for it to float up

-this plastic does not work with mend-it

[flippin and pitchin]

This material has some obvious advantages but it also has a major draw back. If you must texas rig or even tex-pose it can be difficult to get clean penetration on a hook set.

[Bluebasser86]

Along with what others have said it's great on a C-rig because it floats off the bottom.

[sodaksker]

Thanks for the reports. I will be trying the craw type baits mainly. Also ordered some of their hooks to try.

Starting to get cold here....don't know if I will get a chance to get out and try them.

[sodaksker]

Got my order of baits in. Was impressed with the looks of bait and the plastic itself. They are very stretch and durable.

Had a chance the fish the crawdad the other day on a texas rigged set up. The crawdad has a hook slot so no need for "tex posing". Also like the way the bait sits in the water. Claws float up. Boated two fish with no visible damage to the bait.

Will be interested to see how durable it is with multiple catches. So far I am impressed with it. Just wish I would have ordered some different colors.

[ww2farmer]

This material has some obvious advantages but it also has a major draw back. If you must texas rig or even tex-pose it can be difficult to get clean penetration on a hook set.

I have not found that to be a problem. But one of the other posters is correct,they do not work well ith screw lock hooks/jig heads. The finesse worms are deadly on a drop shot.