Retying

[Big dreams]

Leave them on. Also on a side note, all lures I cut off while fishing are kept in the cup holder. I don't put them away for a day or two so that they can dry off before putting them back in the boxes. Don't want them to rust.

[Lund1625]

I retie everything the night before a derby. That way I don't have to wonder if I should retie when I make the cast. I'm thinking about other stuff at that point.

[Stingray23]

What is the reason for that

Several reasons. I do not want any kinks or bends in my line, I dont want any hooks exposed, I do not want to scratch up my reels(I remove them as well)......

[DrewFlu33]

I usually grab hold of the lure and give it a real good hard jerking pull. If it holds good to go.

This. If you check it and it doesn't break, seems like it's good to me!

[joefish]

I fish some lakes with zebra muscles and have the habit of retying often. Depending on what I am throwing it will be every third or forth cast. After you throw a few lures off retying doesn't seem like that big a deal.

What he said...

[BP in ME]

I've always retied anything on mono, esp. light lines. It definitely weakens over time but I don't know exactly how fast.

[crawdadking]

I retie everything before a tournament except braid and retie often baits that contact the bottom, especially around rocky banks.

[mattmann7]

Does leaving lures tied on for extended periods of time effort the line quality? I know a lot of people cut their lures off after every tournament when storing them. Their are others that never take their lures off unless they are retying. Which do you do and why?

I use light line so it's important to retie often. After each trip I cut the lures off. This forces me to pre-examine where I am going to fish the next time out and plan which baits I want on to start. Once on the water I may scrap all my baits and retool if the conditions warrant.

[towboaterpete]

I am home a month at a time. I leave lures on from day to day re tie as needed. But then I am gone for a month working, everything comes off at that point. Along with loosing all my drags on reels.

[jigman51]

I retie expensive lures more than cheap ones.

[RazorCat]

I'll retie after 5-6 fish, or when fishing heavy cover with mono or fluorocarbon. Lures stay tied on between trips though.