I just received a shippment of ringworms, paddletails, and supperdoos and have a question. What is the oil that the plastics come coated with? Is it supposed to attract fish? If not, doesn’t it bother fish?
Dude. you are obviously new to the game !! NO the oil will not affect a thing, if you read all the past fish reports , this is what puts fish in the boat. The main concern I would worry about if I were you is, How to fish the baits properly, keep ckecking the IDO web site and pay close attention to the reports… You will be a believer.. “hairjig” 
Not exactly sure what kind of oil it is but it’s a heck of a recipe……..Welcome to the site
Hey sandacz!
Didn’t see it was your first post! Welcome!!
I can’t tell you how many eyes I’ve caught with a “fresh from the package” B-Fish-N tackle plastic. No need to worry about that. Hairjig’s comments are right on target….learn to present the baits properly (this website is your best resource for that) and you’ll be in hog heaven.
Thanks guys! I will give these baits a good try on the Illinois River – hopefuly soon… The book on Illinois River is that those saugers ussualy don’t want anything other than minnows so I’m very currious how these will work – especialy when fished vertically.
That oil is a release agent that is used for removing the plastics from the mold. This also prevents them from fusing together in the bags. This oil does not seem to detour fish hitting them at all.
My guess is that you’ll do juuuuuuuuussssst fine. The guys whacking fish with plastics are just trying to keep that little secret to themselves.
The most important part of fishing these baits vertically is the old adage, “less is more”.
The less you do with the baits, the more fish you’ll catch.
Drop to the bottom, lift up 3-6″, give a sharp upwards snap, return to the position 3-6″ above the bottom, and then hold. Hold until you can’t stand it anymore. Then, either drop down to re-establish bottom contact and repeat, or, if you’re doing a good job of staying on top of your baits and the depth hasn’t changed, just go ahead and repeat the sequence without dropping back down again. I tend to re-establish bottom every 3rd or 4th snap…more often if the depth is changing or if the current or wind is making a perfectly vertical presentation challenging.
Thanks again! Would it be similar presentation for all three baits mentioned? Also, are there specific circumstances when you would pick one of these baits over the other or is it mostly try and see what the fish want on a given day?
Hey Sandacz,
Not sure either, but I might take a wild stab that the substance could possibly be used in packaging to eliminate possible binding together while in the package?? Either way my experience is with a sling or two I haven’t noticed it anymore. What I will say is fish them with confidence as they put a number of big big fish in my boat last year. I look forward to laying the hammer down with them again this spring on the Rainy River Run!!
Welcome to IDO Sandacz!! Lots of great info on here!! Feel free to visit me on the Rainy Forum!! I’m usually good for a few laughs, and love to show customers big fish every now and again!! 
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That oil is a release agent that is used for removing the plastics from the mold. This also prevents them from fusing together in the bags. This oil does not seem to detour fish hitting them at all.
The reason for the oil is as Jeff stated above.
However, the amount of oil can vary a great deal in each bag of plastics. I’ve had bags that are full of oil and others that hardly have any in them. Personally, I’m not a fan of the excess oil but understand its purpose and necessity in the production of these great plastics.
This is what I do when a bag of plastics has excess oil:
Lay a double layer of paper toweling out on the counter and dump the contents of the bag out on the paper toweling. Now roll-up the paper toweling along with the plastics. Scrunch the paper toweling up a bit with your hands and then un-roll the paper towel again. Voilla! Your plastics will not be 100% free of oil, but the paper toweling will have removed a great deal of the excess oil and your hands will no longer be covered with oil each time you grab another ringworm, paddletail or superdoo. Plus, if you like to use a scent, it will stay on the plastic much better. (I always, always use scent on my plastics)
I have been doing this for several years now and have never had any B’Fish’N Tackle plastics stick together while stored in the bag.
Good luck with those baits. They are awesome!
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Thanks again! Would it be similar presentation for all three baits mentioned? Also, are there specific circumstances when you would pick one of these baits over the other or is it mostly try and see what the fish want on a given day?
Boy, there are so many ways to fish each one!
I’ll let the walleye boys give you thier favorite ways…I’ll share one of mine.
On Lake Winni I would look for steep drop offs. If I found one that had a small ledge so much the better. I’m not a walleye guy so it would take me a bit to figure out the right jig head. I would cast out to the shallow water and work it down the break…trying heavier or lighter heads until when I let the ling go slack, the jig would “nick” the bottom…then it was lift and drop all the way down the break…IF it made it that far. Those wallabies would just C-LAM the ringworm….but that’s warm water fishing…
I’ll let the experts help you out.
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Thanks again! Would it be similar presentation for all three baits mentioned? Also, are there specific circumstances when you would pick one of these baits over the other or is it mostly try and see what the fish want on a given day?
I fish the three baits similarly when fishing vertical. However, there are opportunities to give each bait a presentation of its own. For example, I tend to pause much longer with paddletails and ‘doos, to let those tails really get down to business and trigger strikes. I do more regular lifting/dropping with ringies.
When I drag plastic, 80-90% of the time it’s with a ringworm or similar bait. The long, slender profile can be very productive when moving horizontally through the water column.
Paddletails get some work dragging and pitching but I tend to use them more vertically.
Superdoos are primarily a vertical bait, but you will find fans of dragging ‘doos here in the site.
Hard to fish them wrong as long as you remember, “less is more.”
Jason, Jeff, and Joe have covered it all…If you are really bothered by the excess oil, put a drop or two of Garlic or Anise oil in the bag.
You will not be sorry… 
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