wacky

[bribass]

the reason big companies use it.. i believe is for cost... if that can use 1 cup salt and 3 cups plastic instead of just 4 cups plastic... they just cut costs nearly by 25% ... or 1 cup salt and 2 cups plastic.. then cut by 33%

i think its a marketing ploy about holding on longer ... JM2C

[kipbass]

I sometimes fish salted sticks for weightless fishing, and I have noticed the stick wobbles a little better falling. I believe the softer you can make the bait, is what keeps the fish holding on longer. If I'm fishing a tourney, I don't care how many baits I use, as long as I have a few more seconds or micro seconds to set the hook. Last year, some of my b-hogs would almost or did snap into from throwing them c-rig. Those that made it in the water, the fish would grab it and swim off with the thing, I probably had a good 5 or 10 seconds to set the hook, and the baits where loaded with garlic oil. I came in second that day. That's my 2 cents worth.

[jeffhill]

I will use salt only in senkos and carrots that I'm using as a jerkbait. The only reason I use it is for sink rate. I hate using a weighted hook for a jerkbait because I think it takes away from the action. That being said I also hate what salt does to the color and durability of a bait. If I'm using carrots or senkos for anything other than a jerkbait they get NO salt. I also don't like selling a less durable bait so I wont salt anything for a customer unless it's requested. Even at that I always explain my opinion on what salt does to a bait before I will make salted baits for a customer.

[andrewlamberson]

I have also wondered what the salt does to my hooks and hard baits. Back when I used salted baits I kept them in a separate box...but I always worried about where the extra salt fell...what was on my hands etc.

I always made a point to wash and dry any hook I used with a Senko before it went back into the hook box.