Big Worms

[dtrs5kprs]

Flip tails were reintroduced again a year or two ago. Saw them in my Bass Pro catalog.

http://www.basspro.com/Fliptail-Big-Daddy-and-Mom-Worms/product/1208080452126/

They've had a bunch of Fliptail baits in the outlet store. Really think they missed on their price point with the new ones. Didn't seem as soft either. One of my first purchases after getting my hands on a BPS catalog in about 1983 was a 100ct bag of blue Fliptail worms. Loved them, and later the lizards.

[5bites]

What is the deal with the flip tails? Unique action?

[dtrs5kprs]

What is the deal with the flip tails? Unique action?

Nostalgia, partly.

They are a little different in design, thinner and flatter as you get towards the tail. So yes, a different action.

[fishinwrench]

I remember a tale told by Tom Mann Jr. about catching a big Georgia bass and having it spit a live 2' cottonmouth out in their boat while they were unhooking it.

That would wake you up, wouldn't it?

[Old plug]

They. were about the first to employ tha flat end to the tail along with that thin tappered ending. There was nothing unique about it. What it did was in the hands of the fisherman.

The photo is of one of the original Flip Tail series of worms. It is real close to 50 yrs old. They will catch fish just as well now as then. This was one of the 9" models that was about 81/2" long. At 5.99 for a bag of 25 they were a good buy.

[5bites]

They. were about the first to employ tha flat end to the tail along with that thin tappered ending. There was nothing unique about it. What it did was in the hands of the fisherman.

The photo is of one of the original Flip Tail series of worms. It is real close to 50 yrs old. They will catch fish just as well now as then. This was one of the 9" models that was about 81/2" long. At 5.99 for a bag of 25 they were a good buy.

Good pic.

I wonder what difference a tail really makes on a worm? Twist tail vs. straight vs. flip tail?

[Old plug]

I have found they both have their place. Mostly it is just the amout action they generate and some designer whim. Plastic worms hace been mostly my thing for many years and they still are amazing things to me.

[fishinwrench]

The only hangup I have with bigger worms is they are hard to shoot into tight spots because the tail invariably catches on something, and they don't "skip" very good. The biggest worm I throw is a 10" and I always bite 1/4" off of it.

[Old plug]

Silliest thing I ever done with a plastic worm is fish it under a cork. I know how good popping a corka are in the spring over a jig is for crappie and jigs so I go to thinking. What about a bobber and a worm. I tried it awhile and got tired of trying to cast it. I still think about it now and then. Maybe try it out over open water in the late evening when they rise. Then could just side arm it about anywhere in the area they are rising.

[Pepe]

Pressured fish get used to the baits they regularly see (so say the "experts"). This is probably a more significant factor for multiply-released fish. The slight difference of a baits look or vibration could be enough to make a difference.

This seems to be demonstrated by cycles of popular & tournament winning baits. I really like this board, in part, because of the age diversity on contributors. New ideas and older memories of what worked several cycles ago.