Do Pre-Rapala Wiggle Warts Outfish New Model Warts?

[abkeenan]

What do you guys think? Yes, no, maybe so? Fact or fiction? Have my fair share of both and just want to hear others opinions on the subject.

[fishinwrench]

Still throwing my old ones thus far but I'd venture a guess that it's all in the head.

It wouldn't be like Rapala to take a proven bait and f*@% it up.

[powerdive]

It wouldn't be like Rapala to take a proven bait and f*@% it up.

...unless it was a Thunderstick or Hot-n-Tot. Rapala in their infinite wisdom redesigned some old faves when they bought the Storm brand so they'd be cheaper to produce, but the new designs totally bombed with fishermen. So now you have the Original Series, which are supposedly made with the old Storm molds.

I've never owned a Wart, but the Original Seriest Tsticks and Hot-n-Tots are OK. Perhaps it's all in my head, but they don't seem to have that magic "something" that the old baits do. But they catch fish.

[Feathers and Fins]

Nope but all required some fine tunninig out of the box it seemed and seems, the flicker shad is one of the few lures though I have ever had that right out the box did what it was suppose to, those guys hit it right somehow.

[Guest]

I don't think it really matters on the old/new wiggle wart.

I've had plenty of old models that would run up on their side, so those are worthless.

I say, if it runs true and roots along the bottom, then it will catch fish.

Buying old wiggle warts on ebay is a crap shoot.

Ive been burned too many times by mint condition wiggle warts that dont run true.

Plus, theyre double the cost for ugly ones and $20-$40 for the good craw patterns.

[Mitch f]

I bought a couple of the Rick Clunn Wart Hogs which are a knock off of the old Warts from Lucky Strike lures. They have had quality issues in the past and I hope they have them worked out. I'll test them this fall.

[Gavin]

I have no idea...Have any of you wart fanatics tried the Brad's Wiggler series of baits?

http://www.bsfishtales.com/wiggler.php

[CMF]

My answer to the original question would be: Sometimes. LOL ...... The OLD warts had that "searching" action and I think that's what the newer ones are lacking...(maybe) .....Searching is when the bait, just out of the blue, will kick out to the side and then return to where it should. Searching action baits are KILLER on walleyes and I'm sure bass too.....Reef Runner lures makes a bait called the RipShad in two sizes.....The bigger one usually runs without too much tuning and will kick out (searching) really good. The little ones are usually tough to tune, but a killer bait if you get one that will run true. Didn't mean to get off track from the warts. I just don't think alot of people here in bass country fish The Reef Runner brand of baits.

Martin

[Tfsh4bass]

Usually comes down to bouncing off a rock that has a bass by it BUT with that said I have over 100 pre (mostly painted bills) and have never thrown any of the newer ones

[rps]

Some years ago I caught a sale on Brad's Wigglers and bought a couple dozen in walleye colors - I have a stash of crawdad originals for bass. I use WW all the time trolling for walleye. The Brad's Wigglers looked just like original warts, but had a much higher percentage of "wouldn't run true and couldn't be tuned." Wound up the real cost for the Brad's was higher than if I had paid retail for Original Series WW.