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NEWBIE QUESTION...!! #2587522 08/26/08 07:59 PM
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why does some of the bait companys use salt on thier lures?



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Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: FISH tycoon] #2587652 08/26/08 08:45 PM
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it makes the bait more bouyant so it slows the rate of fall....rick

Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: fishtoad] #2591171 08/27/08 07:12 PM
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I thought it was for taste. And to corrode your hooks. smile

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Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: Mo] #2591204 08/27/08 07:18 PM
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I thought it was to make them less buoyant and increase the rate of fall/sinking?

Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: Just_Old_Fisherman] #2592141 08/27/08 11:59 PM
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man... i don't know what its really for now. hmmm


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Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: FISH tycoon] #2592320 08/28/08 01:05 AM
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to make them hold on longer! salt also makes the bait fall faster!

Re: NEWBIE QUESTION...!! [Re: FISH tycoon] #2596168 08/29/08 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted By: FISH tycoon
why does some of the bait companys use salt on thier lures?


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