Fading soft plastics

**Alphahawk** · 10-12-2020, 05:50 PM

I too fished out of a kayak for 4 years.....3-5 days week weather permitting....about 6 years back. I kept my lures in a clear Plano box at the time. I gravitated away for using the CM and solely started fishing the TM. When I finally got around to cleaning the CM out of my box they had all faded. I no longer use them....not because of that though....I just use TM 95 percent of the time. I have 100's of them out in my garage...been there for years....look like new. I used to carry a lot of different colors of Trout Magnets but rarely if ever used them. Decided to remove those colors from my box and they had all faded. Yet I have literally thousands of Trout Magnets in my garage...some 6-7 years old...they look brand new. I am not sure why they fade but that is my experience with them.

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**Eagle 1** · 10-12-2020, 07:03 PM

I use crappie magnet grubs a great deal . I have 10-15 colors and have had no issues fading . I do use clear boxes but never leave them exposed to sunlight .Sunlight/daylight deteriorates plastics .The worm binders work well for keeping them out of sun .

**Capt Cormorant** · 10-12-2020, 11:52 PM

I've had trout magnets fade while fishing. I haven't them fade in my storage yet.

**Ketchn** · 10-13-2020, 07:26 AM

interesting read , i suppose the formula is to blame or the pigment or a combination of the 2 .
i do know adding scent to plastics can cause color change as i have seen that before .

**Capt Cormorant** · 10-14-2020, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Ketchn

interesting read , i suppose the formula is to blame or the pigment or a combination of the 2 .
i do know adding scent to plastics can cause color change as i have seen that before .

I didn't think about scent. I believe my wife was using some when this happened. I'll have to experiment to see if this was the cause.

**Capt Cormorant** · 10-14-2020, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Ketchn

interesting read , i suppose the formula is to blame or the pigment or a combination of the 2 .
i do know adding scent to plastics can cause color change as i have seen that before .

I didn't think about scent. I believe my wife was using some when this happened. I'll have to experiment to see if this was the cause.

**Chip Rock** · 10-14-2020, 08:36 AM

Thanks to all for adding to the discussion. Just as reference the ones that faded in my box were unused.

**DRFISHDUCK** · 10-14-2020, 08:54 AM

For my Plano boxes I make protecter bags from old sweat pants legs. Keeps the boxes like new and protects the contents from the sun.

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**slabeye** · 10-14-2020, 02:22 PM

This is what i have learned about fading baits. Sun and heat will fade them over time. Some pigment fades worse than others. Some plastics fade worse than others. Now lets talk about pigments. Pinks, different colors of chartreuse, orange in liquid fades the worse. That is why i now use powder pigment in those colors. Now plastic without naming any brands. I have use a few different brands and i have found one that helps hold the colors better than the rest. As long as you can keep them out of the sun a lot, dont let get to hot and keep water off them they will hold them color a lot longer.

**armyman** · 10-14-2020, 05:03 PM

I keep mine in the bags they came in, I use a small canvas storage bag. Never had a problem with fading. jmo

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