bassologybaitco Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Just a quick note, Bubba Robinson of Rat Trap Bait Co has flat rubber skirting available in a good selection of colors. He's not online but you can reach him at rattrap2@verizon.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonfishn Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Just called him 863-967-2148, he's down in Auburndale Florida. I guess he's having this made specially for him? Limited supplies at present so give him a holler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bskizl Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I just spoke with Bubba and he said he got out of rubber completely and the only thing he carries is silicone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 You can buy it from fishing skirts dot com, it is called "Flatline Rubber." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jighead61 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I purchased the "Flatline Rubber" when it was first released. Sadly it was not what I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJK Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 You can buy it from fishing skirts dot com, it is called "Flatline Rubber." Is that what some manufactors are calling it Old School rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I purchased the "Flatline Rubber" when it was first released. Sadly it was not what I expected. What did you expect? The round rubber is called "living rubber", the flat is now "flatline rubber". There is a lot of confusion with both these materials, especially from the younger anglers that weren't around when this stuff was the only material. I had a guy insist on rubber skirting, and then a few months go by and he is complaining that the skirt melted and clumped together, and of course I agreed. It turned out he wanted silicone, he didn't know there was two type and all he heard was guys talking about how good rubber skirts are. Rubber is good and has a lot of action but if you store it for long periods, it should be placed in a bag with unscented talc to keep it from sticking together. The flat line rubber I have is almost identical to the rubber that was around in the 80s, the difference is the old stuff came in a roll and you had to pull the individual strands off, now they have it in pre made tabs, it seems easier to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
