Super glue? holding trailers or worms on hooks or jigs

[beeflover]

I've tried superglue, seems to work but I get it on my hands and usually the next time I try the tube the caps glued on so tight I can't even get it off. Anybody have a specific idea for a good type of glue to use for this?

Oh and how about bait tape, I bought some from TW for $6 and there was only 8 little pieces in there, works great but thats almost a $1 per bait which is way to high for everyday. I wonder if there's anything at the hardware store that would work like that?

[gunner55]

I read an article in In-fisherman this winter where Gord Pfyzer(sp) said he uses Loctite Super Glue Gel.A lot of lure makers use it to put the eyes on the hardbaits they make.He had another tip where he actually cut the barbed baitholders off his jigheads with a pair of sidecutters & put a short length of shrink tubing on.Supposedly it worked much better than anything else he had tried.It's seems he also said that it worked better if he did most of it at home where it was warm & dry.

[CAMAN]

I use the Loctite Gel as well, works great and very little mess. A tip for the cap, apply a thin coat of petroleum jelly to the threads after opening for the first time.

[gunner55]

Just a little update it is the March/April issue & the article is about using different jigheads for smallies.Plus it's the softbait mfgrs. that use it for putting the eyes on & nothing about doing it indoors.I got to believe that going the shrink tubing route would be easier inside though.Good tip Caman as I woud've never thought of that.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I use a product called a Hitch Series Trailer Hitch.. Invented by one of our members here on HSO.. No need to glue my fingers together any more..

[wormdunker]

I use a product called a Hitch Series Trailer Hitch.. Invented by one of our members here on HSO.. No need to glue my fingers together any more..

+1 to this. Love Trailer Hitches. I do use Super glue on occasion. When I do, I buy the one with the pin in the tip. It seems to last longer for me. Sometimes get more than a season out of one bottle.

[Wayne Ek]

I use a product call Fishing Glue, most of the big box stores have it. It comes in tube form or the one I like which is a small bottle (like a finger nail polish bottle) with a small brush. Less mess and you can tighten the cap down and it doesn't dry out as quick as the tubes.

[h8go4s]

I use the Loctite Super Glue Gel. Works great. I also scrape the paint off the keeper shank and cut 2-3 barbs into the lead with a knife. That works better than the molded-in barbs.

[thatoneguy]

Are the trailer hitch things a PITA to put on, or is it pretty simple? I do like the concept and could see where you would get a lot more casts in a tournament if you don't have to constantly fiddle with your trailer.

[wormdunker]

Simple,at least no more difficult than glue. I buy bulk packs though.....pike.

[RK]

I use a product called a Hitch Series Trailer Hitch.. Invented by one of our members here on HSO.. No need to glue my fingers together any more..

This... Hitch Series rocks, whether it's the trailer keeper, the jig keeper or the T-rig keeper.

Said it before, but it bears repeating: There are very few products I'd hate to be without, and this is one of them. The do what they're supposed to incredibly well.

There are times when I use glue (more often walleye fishing than bass fishing tho) and for that I do use the Loctite super glue. It just works better than other glues for some reason.

[RK]

Are the trailer hitch things a PITA to put on, or is it pretty simple? I do like the concept and could see where you would get a lot more casts in a tournament if you don't have to constantly fiddle with your trailer.

Takes about 5 seconds. The trailer hitch can be fidgety on some jig brands I guess, but have yet to find a jig it won't work on. The two brands I use 99% of the time - Northland and North Star - work great.

It's amazing how long trailers and jigworms last with these things. As long as the claws don't get ripped off you can catch a lot of fish on one trailer. That actually matters with baits that have scent impregnated in them like Power Bait. The more chewed up they get, the better they smell.

[Timmy D]

Deitz, wormdunker & RK, thanks for the kind words about the Hitch Series keepers! It is always nice to hear that these are helping guys save money and fish better.

I was a super glue user before the Hitch Series Trailer Keepers - not any more!

[bassfshin24]

I started using the Hitch series last year and love them. Of course I only had a few and they got bit off by pike. Bought 20 or so this spring and already pre rigged a bunch of jigs.

Here is a NS Black series jig with a hitch series added and some rattles added ;-)

[Deitz Dittrich]

Thats it.. and the jig worm version is just as useful.

[JP Z]

I even get quite a bit of use out of the T-Rig Keeper as well. Money well spent is all I can say.

[Vallejo]

+1 for the hitch series!! Super easy to use and the trailers stay on forever!

[Hawg]

Thanks guys, I've never seen the hitches before. I'm going to try some.

Question, are they inexpensive enough to justfy not just bending up some paper clips?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Less than $6 for a 20 pack.. I'm sure you could do it with a paper clip, however, theses have spring to them, which make them easy to use..

[bonebaby0]

Hitch Series Trailer Keepers are on everyone of my jigs. Simple product, easy to use/rig, inexpensive, AND no more messing with your trailer slipping down. They flat out work and add many more casts to your day on the water.

[JP Z]

Hawg, they are also Stainless steel so they won't rust out on you. Even if say you leave then on a salty worm over the winter

[Hawg]

Thanks guys, looks like a reason to stop at Gander on the way to the bar today Happy Easter all.

[wormdunker]

I don't think Gander has them, I order them directly from the company.

[HellaBass]

Another cool option to hold jig trailers on is the Jig Sling -

[Superduty]

The product looks better than the videographer...I think the third demo was finally in the frame.