Custom Baits - Forum
Soft Plastic Bait Making => Getting Started / Customer Support => Topic started by: kayaksticks on 09/28/16 16:32 UTC
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Anyone that has the Wutz-It Forktail have the nose of the baiting ripping easily? I'm having issue's with the nose ripping out after a fish or 2. Love the action of them just wondering if the nose area is to thin to hold the hook after a fish hits it.
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What plastic are you using and I super glue mine it seems to help me.
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Are you letting the baits cure at least a week?
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Im using Spike It med/soft. I typically super glue any bait im using to the jig head if im using one but flukes I fish weightless. I have not thought to super glue them on the hook or back together once they rip.
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Are you letting the baits cure at least a week?
yes, most of the time several weeks
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Heat a razor and weld them back as good as new. Mend it work to.
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Screw lock hook if it fits
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Switch out to a straight medium plastic, it will help some.
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The design of the mold won't render plastic any more or less resilient. If You're seeing unusual tearing it's either the plastic itself, rigging, cover or fish.
You can use more-stiff/hard plastic or a different brand. I have understood that, all other things equal, too much Stabilizer can make plastic "brittle".
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Lil HD might help too.
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I have seen an alternative to the screw type hitch hiker. It's called hitchseries.com. I have actually made a knock off version of it and it seems pretty solid. Also could be less damaging to the plastic, but I'm just guessing.