[Mac10]

I bought a pencil soldering iron at Wally World Automotive for under 5 bucks. I took a piece of copper wire, about the diameter of pencil lead and wrapped it three times around the tip and let a half inch of copper wire stick out the end. When the wire gets heated, it's great for repairing holes and hook tears in soft plastics....just insert the wire and press together as you pass the wire through the torn area.....

I also use the fat barrel just behind the pencil tip to weld pieces of plastic together when "creating" lures. I heat both parts at the same time, one on each side of the barrel. Welding an old lizard head to a Culprit worm gives a great snake to fish with. Welding zoom ultra vibe speedworm tails onto lizards gives a good topwater buzzbait. I weld the ribbon tails from the lizards onto grub bodies for a longer profile.....and on and on it goes!

[Norcalbassin]

Thats a great idea. I never thought about using a soldering iron. I've just been using a knife and a lighter.
Norcalbassin

[Mac10]

Norcalbassin,

I mostly use the wire for repairs and the barrel for fusing parts together, rarely use the tip itself, but if you need to use the tip, the copper wire just slides off. Good fishing, Mac

[Mac10]

I also use a plug strip to hook my soldering iron up. Also plugged into the strip is a window fan to exhaust fumes out, (very important) and a single bulb clamp light.....in the on position. When done, I turn the strip off, shutting down the iron, the fan and the light. Both the fan and light serve to remind me when the iron is on or off.

[willie525]

i use a wood burner from a craft store. and yes i make stuff like that too.

[isaiah edwards]

next time i'm at wally world i'll pick me up a pencil soldering iron
or a wood burner

[Roboworm99]

or use mend-it glue

[mark poulson]

Mend-it is actually an MEK based solvent. It remelts and refuses plastics, without sticking to your fingers. Tom Leogrande at Bass West Mag. came up with it, or at least he's marketing it. I think it's available at BassDepot.Com. It's great for repairing swimbaits. You can't tell where the repair was, it's just as soft and flexible as the original bait. No like super glues, which turn stuff hard.
I've used a Worm Welder, from Don Iovino, for years. Same idea as a cordless soldering iron. It runs off two AA batteries, and is a life saver when you're down to you last worm of a hot color. I keep it on the boat.

[highwayman]

I've seen plastic bait glue advertised in Stamina cataloge,it's quite pricey 10$ for 2 oz.