Tips on how to straighten a warped Slide Swimmer tail?

[SupremeFishing]

Does anyone have any tips/tricks on to straighten back out a warped Deps Slide Swimmer 250 tail?:/

I would greatly appreciate any advice, thank you!

[fxckjoey]

I don’t know what they’re made out of, because i’ve never used one. but if they’re any kind of plastic/soft rubber, you can get some water up to a simmer and roll it back and forth until it’s pliable, and it should straighten back out as it cools. hang it from something so gravity is pulling it down. you can add some weight to the tail as well to speed up the process. 

[Doomlurker]

Lay it on its side. You could lay a book on it as well but not necessary 

[billyo]

apply heat and leave between to heavy books for a few days  ,but not to much heat

[Badfish562]

I havent needed to boil water like I do for any kinked softbaits but for any bent 250 or Hiro tails I will crank the bath tub faucet to hot and let it run over the tail for like 30 seconds. Never had any need for than that but I do keep my baits hung under a shelf with eye hooks so the bending is only possible while in use and not caused from storage. 

[billyo]

Proper storage is key LOL .

Edited February 16, 2020 by billyo