Thread: oil on plastics?

Originally Posted by "G"

This is one of the things that is fun about fishing...experimenting with different things. A couple years ago Ship and I both played around making up differant concoctions to soak our jigs in or to spray on them.....we used a lot of cod liver oil for our base and then added other things to it. Some of our ideas worked and some didn't...unless you try you will never know.

So true David. You should be on the Prs Staff for Bob's Jigs. I like your ideas and thinking.

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I buy my own bottle just for my tackle box. The wife has one for the kitchen so we do not get them mixed up. Been doing this method for over 25 years. Gives my plastics a little "Somethin somethin" that the fish seem to like. Keeps the plastic slippery and moist to so it feels alive. To me it is like putting A-1 on a steak or hot sauce on a fish. Makes the meal more enjoyable. To a fish it makes them hold on a fraction longer because it tastes real.

For you young folks this is OK, but old hands have a hard time threading slippery plastics on a jig...I like the addition of oils because it seems to keep the baits from sticking to the bag..

Any suggestions on a better way to grip while threading??:D:D

I use WD40 and anise when I want the bait to toughen up some . Especially when the perch are ripping off the tails that are thin.

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

So true David. You should be on the Prs Staff for Bob's Jigs. I like your ideas and thinking.

Maybe Bob will ask me to be pro staff one day