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I have been making My shad stingers from Calhouns soft plastic and they have been very durable. caught ten crappie on one before it started to tear up. Have caught pickeral, bowfin, and gar on them as well and keep right on fishing with the same bait. They seem just as durable to me as the Bobby Garlands that You buy.CF
Good plastic, even soft grade, will not and should not tear. I used the same super-thin tailed bait (my spoonminnow) and caught over 30 panfish mixed with a few small bass. What makes a tail flimsier is the use of salt, especially regular table salt.
Personally I never add salt to panfish soft plastics, lure durability being a primary issue.