IronClads Soft Bait Brands, World's first permanent soft lures launched

Hi Guys and Gals in the UK, Happy to be aboard with you all...I hope you are all well, getting out fishing, slaying em & that your summers are great! If you get a chance, check the links and video links below...lucked out with the PopSci award -1st in fishing history -totally humbled! Ecommerce site almost here. World Tackle Trade News and Angling International has introduced our technology nicely in article over the last year. These are designed for us ---anglers.
Best in the outdoors,

Ben Hobbins, Inventor, Pres/CEO Lake Resources - IronClads™ soft bait brands, http://www.buyironclads.com
Co-Founder, Lake Delton Fisheries Restoration Project, http://www.restorelakedeltonfisheries.com
BOD, FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Committee, http://www.FishAmerica.org
Winner, 2009 Popular Science Top 10 Invention Award, http://www.popsci.com
1st Place, overall ''Best of Show'', Chicagoland Outdoor Show, http://www.chicagolandsportshow.com/best.php
Video Links:
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=inwi10 , Show# 727
> http://www.anglerschannel.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=radio.home&filename=2008-07-25-08-Ironclads.wmv
> http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/07/450a.html

Welcome to the forum Ben, just been watching one of the videos with an interview of yours. Certainly looks an impressive product,and with such a durable soft bait,you've got to be onto something.
Have you any UK retailers as yet then?

No. Do you guys have leads for a good, reputable distributor for the UK?
Thanks for asking. Let the guys know about these lures...all you need is one and catch 20, 30, 50...fish on it...absorbs scents well also.
Best, Ben
Have to run for a while, giving a presentation to a school district on entrepreneurship in about an hour.
Thanks, cheers, Ben

I can see them being particularly popular with our predator anglers,Doing well for both Pike and perch.
One popular uk store for lures and general fishing accesories is http://www.harrissportsmail.com/ ,but Im sure the lads can reccommend some others for you to try.
Im sure if you were after uk testers for them you'd get a few lads off here.

welcome to the site ben,

Hey thanks Nidge Mac. Ancestors all from UK on the Hobbins side. Other are the Scands..I guess we are all just northern tribesmen when you think of the UK origins too! You guys are going to love these. G search ''ben hobbins popular science ironclads'' you will get a lot of information on these new lures guys and gals. Soak up the pheromone gels and sprays nicely too...you know what that means...a permanent, ironclad soft bait that can't get torn off for all species....best, >8)))))))))))))>< Ben

How pike proof are they Ben? I have used a number soft plastics and there terrible at getting tails ripped off and slash wounds. There are soft plastics that are a much tougher than say standard Bulldawgs but I find that the action of the tails is inpeeded by the tougher plastic.

how would the material you use react with other soft plastics
such as formula x jelltex or teh more usual ones found in castaics dawgs etc?

Leaving soft palstics next to each other is the biggest mistake I have ever made, not a good idea.

I understand some of the reasons but not all as also some others on here wont.. do explain more Mr Woodski.. and do get scientific if needed...

Well basically if you put two rubber baits next to each other (generally different makes say a fox replicant and a bulldawg) then they will melt each other and also pull the colour from one lure to another

is that in general or can it be avoided if kept at the correct ambient temp/environment..

or could it be avoided by keeping your lure box tidy and say seperating then with something as simple as a piece of greaseproof paper..

You just need to store them seperate Daz or make specific, some are worse than others but I have a few Bulldawgs that have leaked colour into other soft plastics and some that have just melted into a blob

I have had them melt into the lure box