Posted By: zaspook
Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 09:07 PM
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
Posted By: Rhino68W
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 09:12 PM
Maybe Grandebass air tails with foam inserted in them? Like an ear plug
Posted By: CCTX
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 09:38 PM
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.
Posted By: bigbass94
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 11:14 PM
Z-Man Zinkerz Here's a floating stick worm for you.
Posted By: JacksonBean
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 11:30 PM
Maybe Grandebass air tails with foam inserted in them? Like an ear plug
The rattlesnake also stands up pretty well if I remember correctly.
Posted By: RiveraTackleCo.
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 11:33 PM
All of our plastics float....zero salt...very durable.
Posted By: Donald Harper
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/01/16 11:57 PM
All of our plastics float....zero salt...very durable.
+1 for Riveratackle - They are here on the forum for our support and Carlos is a great guy to deal with.
Kcinjectionbaits all regular plastic floats. We have it,an can even put in flotation additive if you like.
Posted By: Nutman
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/02/16 12:05 AM
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
Posted By: zaspook
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/02/16 12:54 AM
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.
Posted By: RiveraTackleCo.
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/02/16 03:24 AM
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
Posted By: captain-kilroy
Re: Floating soft plastics?? - 08/02/16 03:33 AM
Does anyone remember the old tube worms?