Senkosam Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 A while back Earthworm (EW) posted an idea of how to get deformed soft plastics back to their normanl shape. Yesterday I was going through some soft sticks that someone gave me for Xmas and noticed quite a few that were deformed and harder than they should have been. I liked the colors so I gave EW's tip a try and sure enough the worms straightened out and got softer. Nothing changed after an hour cooling time and the dozen sticks will get used rather than get melted down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hey Senkosam, I have been doing this for years. I used to buy rejects from a manufacturer that is no longer in business for next to nothing. Boil a big pot of water dip them in individually with tongs for about 5 - 10 seconds and roll them in salt and they came out perfect and supersoft. They have become some of my best baits. It works really well. I guess you could dump them all in at a lower temp and let them sit a little bit and pull them out but I never really tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 yep, its a great tip. When I am fishing I like leaving my bag of plastic that I'm using in the sun few a little bit. This also softens/reshapes them and seems to get the scent kicking also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Solid Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 You can also do this to improve/change action on certain baits.Like just dip the tail and gently pull...><>...HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
