quick CHEAP senko repair

[umahunter]

FIRST OFF BE CAREFUL!!!!i didn't wanna order any glue but figured since plastics are made with heat the best way to repair em is with heat. first get yourself a cheap 5 dollar soldering iron from harbor freight clean all the sand etc off the sinkos find the tares its easiest to have the iron held down and hold the worm. you have to do it kinda fast. after one you ll get the hang of it. run the tear over the iron then push together and hold for a second then put the worm down and use the iron to smooth out the plastic just barely touching the worm to much and it will stick to the table when ya roll it. you should set up a small fan blowing away from you to blow away any smoke from plastic stuck on the iron a small brass brush cleans the iron easy took me 5 minuets and saved 8 bucks sorry bout the pics camera problems lol

[Matt Fly]

  A bic lighter is faster for healing the hook wounds.   Plus you can use the lighter in the boat where as the soldering iron requires AC.

I do use the iron on fusing worms together.

[T-rig]

Why not just buy new one's or at least get some knockoffs?

[Koop]

+1 on bic lighter... works well in a pinch.

I even repair my knock offs.  I throw them all into a seperate pouch and once it gets full I'll spend 10 minutes repairing them all.  Saves money.

[tnbassfisher]

Why not just buy new one's or at least get some knockoffs?

Why spend money when you don't have to?

How many times have you found that you can do this before the worms just become completely unusable?

[umahunter]

Why not just buy new one's or at least get some knockoffs?

Why spend money when you don't have to?

How many times have you found that you can do this before the worms just become completely unusable?

all depends how bad the tear is or if its got chunks missing

[Matt Fly]

Why buy new ones when the repaired ones work just as good.

you can use that 7.00 bucks you saved and buy your self other needed supplies.

  I lost mine last year, but electric light butanes will put those worms back to fine working order fast.

  After fusing them or repairing them, I throw them into the livewell brief moment, or any water,    that gets rid of the tackiness, sticky feeling thatthey have immediately after repairing.   Not an issue, they work, and thats all that counts.

[tallen316]

Looks great but so do *** trick sticks!!  Much cheaper that Senkos!

[FishDontLikeMe1301600221]

plus its fun to tinker and make up your own baits by melting parts together...the birth of your very own creature baits.

[warwickforlife]

I use super glue.  I was a little worried it would'nt work, but they catch fish just the same as the new ones.

[Sharpie]

I did the same thing to zoom horny toads. I make them last for weeks. The toads acutally get teeth marks in them after a while.

[Tin]

I'm so happy fish have started to catch on to them in heavily fished areas. In 5-7 years they will be just another bait. :

[nitro929]

you guys go to to much trouble to save a worm put them in a bag go on line to janns net craft buy a senko mold for 5 bucks melt the bad worms make new ones simple easy chep

[fishinflip415]

Well for the $5 that u spend on the soldering iron u could have went out and got u a bottle of MEND-IT. I'm surpised that nobody even recomended it for a cheap fix of all plastics.  This stuff u don't need to have a plug in it never runs out of lighter fluid and u can do quickly on the boat. To me this is one of the biggest break throughs in fishing because the price of rubbers is crazy. One bottle could literally save u a $100

[Wayne P.]

Agree with using Mend-It. Its a lot better than Pros Soft Bait Glue or similar super glues. You won't have the possibility of burning yourself either like with soldering equipment or butane lighters. The risk of using flames in a boat with gas fumes in the vicinity isn't one to take lightly.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Well for the $5 that u spend on the soldering iron u could have went out and got u a bottle of MEND-IT. I'm surpised that nobody even recomended it for a cheap fix of all plastics. This stuff u don't need to have a plug in it never runs out of lighter fluid and u can do quickly on the boat. To me this is one of the biggest break throughs in fishing because the price of rubbers is crazy. One bottle could literally save u a $100

I am halfway through my second bottle of the stuff and I have repaired well over 200 plastics plus made plenty of creations. Can't do the math on that though since plastics vary in price and quantities per bag but it would be safe to say that it paid for itself.

[zbigbadaaron]

I tried this last year. It has a burned smell after. Do you lube them with scent afterwards?

[MN Basser]

i've heard of boiling. anyone do it?

[Tanker4lyfe]

Well i throw mine wacky with an O-ring and they last on average 5 fish so im happy. No fire here

[Stagerlee]

+1 on bic lighter... works well in a pinch.

I even repair my knock offs. I throw them all into a seperate pouch and once it gets full I'll spend 10 minutes repairing them all. Saves money.

Never new that about the bic lighters!

[bigbill]

I started using senko's with a 1/8oz carolina rig from shore with great success.  I was using the red/flake ones and i found out its one fish per senko.  I would also use the larger broken piece on the carolina rig too.  Then i found the sticko's at BPS and they last longer and there cheaper than senko's.  The sticko in amber red flake work the best in my area.  Now the other hot color is the gambler ace in electric blue flake.  But i think there discontinued.   Even the gambler worms in electric blue flake work great too.

[Stagerlee]

Sitting here at work and I just tried the lighter scheme on some of the baits I used yesterday. Works pretty well.  8-)