What the hell is a hobby store going to do for a bass fisherman you ask? Well a lot, actually. I have been going into Hobby Town or similar hobby stores for years, and it was just the other day I realized a handful of the things I use a lot of people probably do not even know about.
Let’s just start with Super Glue: I go through so much of this stuff – I use it almost every time I am getting ready to fish or am out on the water. I use it for all sorts of stuff from gluing baits or jig heads, to making quick repairs on the water. The hobby store not only has all different types of Super Glue type glues, from really thick filling glues to thin watery ones, and even flexible ones I use on soft plastics. You can also find accelerators for instant cures at a fraction of the cost you would pay for it at a tackle store.
Paint : Hobby stores carry all different types of paints perfect for repairs or repaints of your favorite baits. It is also a great place to find a low cost airbrush if you want to learn how to repaint your lures as well.
Epoxy : These stores will have all kinds of epoxies for repairs or recoating of your baits, or building or fixing your fishing rods handles, etc.
Small tools for just about anything: A lot of tackle repairs require smaller tools, which makes some of the model building tools a great solution.

Hard plastic repair glue for crank baits: The stuff I use is called Tenax-7R. This is a hard plastic glue that has pulled many of my rock pounded crank baits back from the junk pile. This is not the only type – there are a lot out there. Make sure you pick up some small applicators for this stuff , and do not use too much it melts the plastic together and will destroy paint if you are not careful.
This is just a small list of stuff I use from the hobby store for my bass fishing related needs – go check it out for yourself.