locodave Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Got my first fish on a plastic Anyway besides that, I was just wondering, do they still work once the tail of the plastic has been bitten off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Anything's possible but once the tail has been bitten off, change the tail. It's the tail on most plastics that creates nearly all the action when retrieving or working them. Even on straight jerk shad or stick type plastics, the thin tail section is the bit that will move around enticingly. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Yeah just replace it. One of the benfits of plastics is they are pretty cheap so its not a major hassle to replace it. You can play around adding tails from another lure with a damaged body by 'welding' them together with a hot knife... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Yeh they do lose their effectiveness when the tail is lost but as Dicko said it can be fixed. Just heat up a knife with a match or lighter then hold it in between the plastic and broken tail, squeeze together and remove the knife then cool it to make it set. Alternatively you can put in a little corkscrew and then attach a shiny metal willow leaf that will both flutter and give off flash. Cheers Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver1 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 yep, i throw em once the tails been biten off, the tailor get me a lot in lake macquarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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