I go thru a lot of skirts. One reason is those little rubber bands get old they just fall a part or a mud fish destroys that puppy in one hit. Bass as well. Fla has got a lot of toothy fish swimming around.
Why lose the skirt material because the rubber band goes bye-bye.
I bought the "tool" to expand the rubber band. Skirt material as well. Make my own, Still had problems.
Then the light went on! I bought some really small telephone ties. Lots of different colors.
Since doing that my retention rate is almost 100%.
I fish a lot of pad fields. Braider line of course. My spinners and skirts take a pounding. Thank to the "ties'" That problem/cost has all but disappeared.