amazement as soft swim baits, hand-poured
worms, Senkos and every conceivable soft
plastic bait was miraculously repaired before
their eyes at the Mend-it booth. $50 trout
replica swim baits were cut in half with a knife
and glued back together so perfectly you
couldn’t tell where the repair had been made.
Lures had the same action after the Mend-it
repair that they had before they were literally
cut in two. The repair was clear-as close to
invisible as possible. The repair was soft-the
same consistency as the original lure. Oily
hand-poured baits didn’t faze the bond and
neither did salt-infused baits like Senkos.
The only downside to Mend-it was its cure
time. Mend-it takes about 10 minutes to cure
and for those using superglues, this seemed
too long. The solution, thinking anglers
figured out, was to use a duplicate lure while
the repaired bait cured. One who did this
famously won a B.A.S.S. Central Open using
a bag of lizards his co-angler had given him
the first of a three day tournament. He cycled
his last three baits the final day, fishing with
one as the other two, repaired with Mend-it,
cured. He took home the winner’s trophy and
cash and quipped: “I couldn’t believe it. Here I
was in contention for a win going into the final
day with only three baits! Mend-it saved the
day and the tournament!”
Some anglers set damaged lures aside and
repair them after getting off the water. I keep
mine in the pedal-well in my Triton’s front
deck and gather them at the end of a day, glue
them up so they’re ready for the next day on
the water.
Another quick soft plastic customization that
I use is on the soft plastics with a tail. I simply
clip off the tail of these baits, (lizards, worms,
and even a Senko) and use a Mesu Baits Dingle
Berry. It is a small Colorado blade and gives off
a ton of action, whether your are swimming,
jigging, or hopping it off the bottom.
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