So when y’all buy plastics do you leave them in the pack they came in?I take a few out when I go and always have a few left and was just wondering. I like them right out of the pack but don’t want to waste them.
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So when y’all buy plastics do you leave them in the pack they came in?I take a few out when I go and always have a few left and was just wondering. I like them right out of the pack but don’t want to waste them.
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I think in a thread on here, most store them in the plastic bags they come in. I put some in the hard plastic tote boxes for the trip and leave some at home in the bags. The do dry out and fade worse over time when not in the original packaging.
I have always taken mine out of the plastic bags and stored mine in one of the Plano plastic boxes and I add a little mineral oil and some Slab Sauce as of lately and there good to go. I've had some at least 10 years and there still like new and the main reason I do it that way so I can put the box out on my deck and see what all colors I've got without having to dig around looking threw bags.
Since I use only one main bait and one bigger one in one color each . I keep a bag of prerigged baits and one for extra tubes . Plastics keep much better in cool dark place like a closet in your home . But I buy in bulk just keep enough for a few trips in my boat .
i store them in every place i can think of , that way i never have to look very far for one
pockets , truck console , sun visor , hat , bags , little boxes , an ice chest or 2 and so on and so forth
and sometimes the bags they come in as well :highfive
I would like to just put them out in a Plano box and leave them and add as needed. But I was thinking i read somewhere it’s better to leave them in the pack. Wanted opinions. I like the mineral oil and slab sauce thing. May try that. Thanks guys.
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I think either of those work just fine. The main thing is to keep them out of direct sunlight and from drying out. I keep some in bags and then some in plano boxes and have no issues with either.
I keep mine in Plano boxes by what style of bait they are. Every once in a while, I will put a drop or 2 of worm oil in each compartment. I have had issues with baits getting deformed in bags if they sit too long.
I store mine in bags with a little mineral oil AND....DRUM ROLL PLEASE, Slab and G Sauce.
I use the Plano boxes with rubber gaskets and haven't had any problems.
My old fingers have too hard a time opening zip locks, so I put them in Plano box grouped by color. Easy to see what I want. My jig heads are the same way. Never had issues doing it this way.
Thanks guys. I just have a hard enough time catching fish doing everything by the book. Lol. Just not taking any chances.
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Don't worry about the "book". Fish can't read so they have no idea what their part in all this is. [emoji106]Quote:
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Been thinking on keep em in the beer fridge.
The best way I have found is keep them in a bag and keep at room temp. or lower...Sun will fade them and heat and to much oil will cause some colors to bleed. But there are colors that will fade no matter what you do. A lot of it depends on the plastic and colorant use when making them. With that being said I keep mine in a plano box in a fishing bag...
I do the same. Worm oil and some Slab sauce spray does wonders in my plano boxes and really refreshes the soft plastics.Quote:
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Mike
I put my plastics in mini ziplocks and spray with that Pam olive oil in each one to stay fresh,,,maybe add some slab sauce too...then put them in my Plano boxes,,,open each color only as needed,,,,
3600 plano boxes for me. Just a little mineral oil and stored flat in my soft sided plano case.
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They don’t make enough Plano boxes to hold mine!!!
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You can buy worm oil at about any place that sales bait making material. If I remember right barlows has it.Quote:
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Plano boxes and bags both. Don’t like bent tails on some of the baits so I try not to let them get a mangled together. I leave them in the bags until the compartment in the Plano gets low, I keep about 1 bag or so in the compartment at a time. My trolling box is about 4” deep and I keep all those in the bags, looks like a suitcase.
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I get mine from Janns Netcraft in Maumee Ohio. They have it. Worm oil is especially formulated to make soft plastic baits feel alive! Coat your soft plastic baits before packaging or add a little worm oil to the package. Basically it is used to lubricate the soft plastic baits.Quote:
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Here is a link. Worm Oil, lubricates soft plastic fishing lures, worms
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Worm oil - always learning something new! Thanks!
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