outdooradvantage Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hi, just wondering if you all are putting salt in all of your bait's, or just your Stick's. Thank's Jeff.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I'm probably in the minority, but I don't use salt at all. Not even in my sticks. I like my baits to be as bouyant as possible and float up off the bottom. I also prefer the colors you can achieve without salt. Don't get me wrong here, I do throw sticks with salt. Those I buy or trade with other members. I don't like all the work involved in grinding, flouring and stirring every two sticks or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Just the sticks although I do experiment with other baits for myself. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 152 how do you get your stick's to sinck? Jig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 (edited) I guess I am with 152nd. I don't use salt in 99.99% of my baits. My sticks I also buy most of the time. The ones I do make with out salt will sink very very slowly with just an O-ring And a wacky hook also a bullet weight works well too when fishing with worm hooks. They also can be used as a top water bait that few fish have seen. I don't like to use salt because of the time and labor and you use a lot of softner. Plus the extra dyes to get the colors and I can't make the colors I see in my head when thinking a new one up. Edited June 14, 2008 by King Bait Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 152 how do you get your stick's to sinck? Jig? In the fall and winter(if you can call it that) I've been throwing them on a Carolina Rig with real good results. Lately, I've either been using a shakey head. For the conventional style sometimes I'll use heavy owner hook, coupled with one of those Parasite clips which allow for a good sink rate. When I wacky rig, I'll use one of those gammy weedless with a 1/32 oz bullet or put a nail in the stick. I live in South Florida and fish the Everglades almost exclusively now that Lake Okeechobee is just about unfishable for lack of water. I'm normally fishing 0-5 feet of water. I stick my rod over the side to check the depth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 152nd have you tried Pro Bass's wacky jig yet. I have been wanting to but I keep forgetting to order some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thank's for all of your reply's gentlemen............ Jeff.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac10 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I've been using watermelon/red zoom speedworm bodies minus the tails as a slow fall and deadsticking presentation bait for a loong time. I rig weightless, texposed on a 2/0 worm hook. They fall nice and s l o w l y ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Jeff, I use salt in eerything I pour. I actually use two different kinds for different things. Personally, I beleive it makes a difference. Would my catch rate increase without salt? I can't tell you as I fish with it all the time. Sounds like it might be an experiment that I will give my fishing buddies saltless baits and see if I can clean some house. Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Thank's I pretty much use salt in everything also but I was just wondering. Sound's like now I am going to have to do an experiment to see if it really make's a difference. Thank's again for all of your reply's........... Jeff............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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