176champion Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 I bought a couple of these today, cause they where pretty....lol cheesemaster 1 I know everything about nothing and know nothing about everything! Bruce Philips
abkeenan Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 It's pathetic that the last pic in that trio is Rapala's take on the V209 Natural Red Craw. They still catch fish but still, missed the mark by a mile. Champ188 and dtrs5kprs 2
176champion Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 Those are WW's all 3 I know everything about nothing and know nothing about everything! Bruce Philips
abkeenan Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 8 minutes ago, 176champion said: Those are WW's all 3 176'er, we are aware those are all wiggle warts and you chose the best colors possible. I have and throw all 3 of those colors. Was just commenting on the color pattern of the last one. Not sure if you know this but the following is a brief (or not so) overview. Before Storm was bought out by Rapala around year 2000ish, the wiggle warts made by Storm are call "Pre Rapala Wiggle Warts" which are highly sought after and go for more money that the ones they currently produce. Go to Ebay if you want an idea of pricing of new vs old "pre rapala" warts. Reason being that they were made up of different materials, components and just overall had different characteristics than the current models. Along with the subtle changes Rapala made to the bait came changes in classic colors patterns that Storm had and what I am alluding to in my previous comment. Here is a pic of what the V209 Natural Red Craw looked like when Storm was running the show: As you can see there is quite a disparity between the above and the 3rd pic you posted. Nothing wrong with what you have...I still throw the new version of V209 and do well. But just look at the glaring difference. This isn't the only color scheme to have been horribly replicated by Rapala either, there are MANY. Sorry for the long winded response just thought I would clarify why I posted what I did. trythisonemv and Riverwhy 2
trythisonemv Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 This answers a few questions I was afraid to ask for fear of sounding silly! I am a trout guy so been trying to learn bass lingo on here! Good explanation
snagged in outlet 3 Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 I just learned I have the storm WW's. Pete
abkeenan Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 58 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: I just learned I have the storm WW's. Pete Rapala still makes them under the Storm brand. New warts will have the STORM logo marked on the bottom of the lip. The old "pre rapala" models will only have "wiggle wart" stamped on the bottom of the lip.
MOsmallies Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 Just got 2 pre-rap warts in the mail today. They are unfished and have the dimple in the line tie. $8 a piece to my door! Now they just need to be boxed up and sent to Baitwerks... Quillback, mixermarkb and abkeenan 3
abkeenan Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, MOsmallies said: Just got 2 pre-rap warts in the mail today. They are unfished and have the dimple in the line tie. $8 a piece to my door! Now they just need to be boxed up and sent to Baitwerks... Nice find. Now who is your wart dealer at those prices?
Members BuckMaxx Posted February 9, 2016 Members Posted February 9, 2016 Stay off eBay I don't need people running up bids.
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