Repairing Shads
 

I'm curious if any of you have had success with repair big rubber shads when they get the small tears behind the hook?

I have close to a dozen that I think I'm going to try to repair for further use...

Thanks!

If you heat that plastic up with a flame it will quickly stick back together again. I know it works with Sluggos.

That should work, but maybe try heating it up slowly, since some of the shad lures have a reflective holographic film inserted, and direct heat may amage this film and distort its effect.
I used to use superglue, but the hardened glue would affect the suppleness of the plastic, and thus affect the lure's action.

Im with Tim, ive used super glue on sluggo's and as long as the tear isnt to big it seems to work fine. I have had it effect the swim, but sometimes that has worked in my favor making it swim like an injured bait fish, as long as it doesnt spin circles. I havent tried heating them.

The flame will mend a small tear but will it seal a deep tear over the thick portion of the rubber ?
I guess it can be done just be careful not to burn the digits.

heat a knife over a torch... melt plastic... Whamo! healed!

I remember seeing a gizmo on one of the big store websites (Basspro, Cabelas etc.) that was a "plastic" mender. It was AA battery powered and had a tip that heated up, so I would guess that some plastics can be saved.

Super Glue works ok. It drys kind of brittle so it's never as durable as it was the first time but it certainly works. I'm using a bunch of shads I repaired over the winter this spring.

I've never used it but Hogy has a plastic repair glue that stays flexible. I'd imagine that works even better.

Hospitals use those to cauterize small blood vessels. Then throw them away. My pops used to bring home dozens of them a week from the hospital. They also contian energizer AA batteries.

i repair them all the time using zap a gap. works fine...

Hot knife ...
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old screwdriver and a lighter...

zap a gap is the only glue that I have found to work... and work WELL

Shoe Goo, stays flexible.

You can always try some of Billy Mays Mighty Mend it:smash:

Cool - will try a few of these ;)