Pre-Rigging Soft Plastics

Does anyone do this? I had some extra time here at the shop and was thinking about organizing some tackle. I leave my plastics in the bag, in the waterproof box....Would they rust?

I don't follow.

Why would plastics rust? Are you talking about rigging hooks in the plastics and putting them back in the bag? Why would you do that? 95% of the time when I need a new soft plastic I already have a hook on the end of my line.

Maybe I misunderstood, feel free to correct me.

Yes putting hooks in the plastics then back in the bag. I was talking about the hook rusting...

I used to pre rig some neko rigs so I didn't have to dig around for nail weights, octopus hooks, rattles, etc; but I've gotten away from doing so. The hooks will rust if there's salt in the plastics. Another factor-- I've found that the color/type of worm you feel the most confident in at a specific moment in time changes a lot; particularly if you fish a bunch of different lakes.

I didn't make that clear did I....

Figured it would rust...Thanks for saving me some time.

Guess I just don't understand why you would do this? Most soft plastics cost around $.30 each, these days. Hooks cost between $1-$2. So would you be cutting off and re-tying every time you lost or tore up a plastic? Makes no sense to me, rust or not.

In case you break off, dull the hook, bend the hook.

waste of time for the most part
also if bait has salt added they will rust!!

Back before all the grass in our lakes mysteriously died, I fished a neko rigged green pumpkin trick worm 90% of the time. The night before I would weight every worm and dip every tail in chartreuse. Saved me a lot of time on the water.

Just pre rig your hooks and leave the plastics in the bag until you need them.

this............saving 5 seconds

Are you breaking off a lot or bending a lot of hooks man? If so you might want to change hooks or line. Especially if it's becoming such an issue that you're thinking about pre-rigging plastic worms.

Only thing I pre rig is a Carolina rig. I'll make a few up, but I don't put the plastic on the hook until it's time to use it.