To answer your question, I will give you my experience with salt. Some people make the baits with salt in them and some people add salt to them after they are made. If I were going to do salt, I would have it added while the bait is made. I do not like salt for several reasons. The main reason being you do not want any leadheads laying around the salt baits or in the same box. The salt will rust your hooks. Some people love salt, but I dislike it. I would just leave them as they are and save the mess.