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Floating soft plastics?? #11753588 08/01/16 09:07 PM
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Would like to know what brands of soft plastic will float a hook? Looking mainly for straight tail worm or senko style baits, but other types might be useful also. Old dog trying to learn some new tricks. Thanks


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Re: Floating soft plastics?? [Re: zaspook] #11753601 08/01/16 09:12 PM
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Maybe Grandebass air tails with foam inserted in them? Like an ear plug

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Re: Floating soft plastics?? [Re: zaspook] #11753665 08/01/16 09:38 PM
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The elaztech baits are the most buoyant and have no problems floating even bigger hooks
All the z-man baits are elaztech. The strike king 3X baits are all elaztech also
Do not mix elaztech baits with non elaztech (regular) plastics. Keep them in their original bags--there is so much softener in the elaztech, that it will melt and destroy other plastics it comes into contact with.

Other very buoyant plastics that can float a hook include the Xcite baits and hollow body plastics like Paca Craws and GrandeBass airtails.

Buoyant plastics that almost float a hook (but are more neutrally buoyant) include the ring type worms (LFT, GrandeBass, Hags Tornado), roboworms, zoom salt free series, and pork fat baits like Paca finesse worms.



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Re: Floating soft plastics?? [Re: zaspook] #11753813 08/01/16 11:14 PM
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Here's a floating stick worm for you.


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Re: Floating soft plastics?? [Re: Rhino68W] #11753842 08/01/16 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted By: Rhino68W
Maybe Grandebass air tails with foam inserted in them? Like an ear plug


The rattlesnake also stands up pretty well if I remember correctly.


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All of our plastics float....zero salt...very durable.


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Originally Posted By: CarlosRivera
All of our plastics float....zero salt...very durable.


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Re: Floating soft plastics?? [Re: zaspook] #11753894 08/02/16 12:04 AM
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Kcinjectionbaits all regular plastic floats. We have it,an can even put in flotation additive if you like.

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OKay......
I believe the tails will float or stand up
BUT,,,,,, to float a hook? That would take an awfully lot of air. to float the plastic and the hook would be quite a trick.
I have tried and tried to float a hook with no luck. Stand up the tail,,,,,sure. But actually float the whole bait and hook. I would need to see a video of that.
Just saying

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I have tried the elaztech type baits but I have a very low hook-up rate with them. Skin hooked and even exposed hook points still do not work for me. When I said float a hook, I was talking about standing up more than actually floating.


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Originally Posted By: Nutman
OKay......
I believe the tails will float or stand up
BUT,,,,,, to float a hook? That would take an awfully lot of air. to float the plastic and the hook would be quite a trick.
I have tried and tried to float a hook with no luck. Stand up the tail,,,,,sure. But actually float the whole bait and hook. I would need to see a video of that.
Just saying


What size hook and what brand? Thanks


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Does anyone remember the old tube worms?

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