Charlestonfisherman Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I just brought two of my slideswimmers out of retirement and realized the skin had gotten pretty loose on one of them. Do any of ya'll know how to tighten the skin back onto the body of the bait? I have thought about using a heat gun like i do with heat shrink tubing, but I don't want to ruin the skin on the bait. If anyone has tried this before and has a good way of doing it, it'd be a huge help. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volfan Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Heat gun, and go very slowly. Works best if it's hanging but with something holding it steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanhick Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Wouldn't keeping it out in the sun obtain the same result as a heat gun? The Skin on my OG BB Bass is loose and water gets behind it and makes the bait opaque to the point where the bass pattern is all cloudy. Edited July 24, 2017 by urbanhick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDBEAD Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 There's surprisingly little tolerance under that skin, even if it appears "loose" Something that may cure both the loose skin and Chuck's water issue is pulling the front shell and brushing a light coat of epoxy over the bait. I mean LIGHT too because too tight a fit is a real pain in the ass to get the shell back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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