don iovino's wiggle wart update

[merc1997 Bo]

here an update on Don Iovino's wiggle wart.  

don called me today to order more heads to ship to his skirt tier.  he also told me that he had mailed me one of the wiggle warts.  to also add to the conversation here, don also used to work for wiggle wart.  so, he knows exactly how they were made, the type plastic, thicknesses, and rattles.

so, i will post pictures when i get it, and whoever thinks they are the most expert original wart fanatic are welcome to come over and we will go throw it and compare deflection and ect. to the originals.  one thing that don did say that was changed was the running loop.  he said they will run straight right out of the box without tuning and they have better deflection off of objects than the originals.

so, will post pictures when it arrives in a few days.

ten bucks for a good wart?  could be a great deal.  he introducing 4 original colors.

bo

[dtrs5kprs]

Good info Bo. Thanks for thinking of us.

[fishinwrench]

Are they going to be available by March ?

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Isnt a $10 wart called a Rock Crawler? 

 

[MOsmallies]

3 hours ago, merc1997 said:

one thing that don did say that was changed was the running loop.  he said they will run straight right out of the box without tuning and they have better deflection off of objects than the originals.

Thanks for the update Bo...

In regards to your quote above, wasn't part of the wiggle warts nostalgia that they ran somewhat sporadic and had that hunting action? This makes it sound like that may have been "fixed".

[merc1997 Bo]

1 minute ago, MOsmallies said:

Thanks for the update Bo...

In regards to your quote above, wasn't part of the wiggle warts nostalgia that they ran somewhat sporadic and had that hunting action? This makes it sound like that may have been "fixed".

the actual hunting action is after it deflects off of something.  they really take a good sideways deflection after they come in contact with something.  according to don, the new ones take on an even wider track after deflection.

if a crank bait does not run straight in the diving process, one could never really get it to depth.  it would tend to just come up to the top and not dive.  if you really watch many crankbaits, they keep more in a straight line after deflection and do not track off line.  there is also a difference in wanderig back and forth and just running off to one side.  a good wiggle wart after deflection has a wide off track line path and then returns to center until it deflects off the next object.  this wide deflection pattern is why the original warts are still the best.  the other part is the exact sound pattern they have due to particular plastic used and the material the rattles are made with.

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

Isnt a $10 wart called a Rock Crawler? 

 

a rock crawler is a different lure than a wiggle wart.

bo

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Are they going to be available by March ?

i did not get a time line from don.  since he has some in hand, i would think it would be about any time.  they most definitely will be in tackle warehouse.

bo

[MOsmallies]

1 minute ago, merc1997 said:

the actual hunting action is after it deflects off of something.  they really take a good sideways deflection after they come in contact with something.  according to don, the new ones take on an even wider track after deflection.

if a crank bait does not run straight in the diving process, one could never really get it to depth.  it would tend to just come up to the top and not dive.  if you really watch many crankbaits, they keep more in a straight line after deflection and do not track off line.  there is also a difference in wanderig back and forth and just running off to one side.  a good wiggle wart after deflection has a wide off track line path and then returns to center until it deflects off the next object.  this wide deflection pattern is why the original warts are still the best.  the other part is the exact sound pattern they have due to particular plastic used and the material the rattles are made with.

Great info! Makes sense

[fishinwrench]

8 minutes ago, merc1997 said:

i did not get a time line from don.  since he has some in hand, i would think it would be about any time.  they most definitely will be in tackle warehouse.

bo

What are they being called ?   I'll start looking for them on TW after the new year.