TackleTour

How do you savage a great skirt when the rubber band collar holder starts wear out?

Green floral wire works really well.

Or tie it on with some old braid if you don't want to replace the rubber collar (braid is the easier option for me but I've done both).

small zip tie

Super glue

Single strand of copper wire from stranded THHN wire, wrapped twice, twisted tight, cut close to the bait and then fold over the tag end tight to the bait. I do this to every jig, chatterbait, spinnerbait and buzzbait I own.

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:36 am

Single strand of copper wire from stranded THHN wire, wrapped twice, twisted tight, cut close to the bait and then fold over the tag end tight to the bait. I do this to every jig, chatterbait, spinnerbait and buzzbait I own.

I do the same thing with copper craft wire.

johnnybassboat wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:14 pm

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:36 am

Single strand of copper wire from stranded THHN wire, wrapped twice, twisted tight, cut close to the bait and then fold over the tag end tight to the bait. I do this to every jig, chatterbait, spinnerbait and buzzbait I own.

I do the same thing with copper craft wire.

I wire my skirts, too, but I leave the tag ends long (1 1/4"+-), twist them all the way up so they're rigid, cut off just the tips, and bend that wire twist back down the hook shaft to act as a bait keeper. I use 28 gauge galv. wire from Home Depot.