|
Forums59
Topics1,038,966
Posts13,956,550
Members144,184
| |
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
 Wiggle Wart
#12615815
02/07/18 10:39 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,905
Topwater2
OP
TFF Team Angler
|
|
OP
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,905 |
Looked on line for Wiggle Warts and found older ones starting at $50 and new ones under $10. What are your thoughts about the new ones and what's your favorite color? Are they a fish catching machine?
FishKen
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12615825
02/07/18 10:44 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,218
B.Hollingshead
Extreme Angler
|
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,218 |
Best cold water crankbait made in my opinion, any of the reds
Branden Hollingshead
38-DD's and counting
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: B.Hollingshead]
#12616018
02/08/18 01:03 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200
Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
|
|
HOT Mess!!!
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200 |
Best cold water crankbait made in my opinion, any of the reds Absolutely, the old ones hunt better than the new ones.. Many years ago I threw the WW. In craw orange/brown from February - April focusing on 2-10 foot... Of course Fork was a different lake back then, but the results were better than average.. FYI... Good luck on your decision 
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: B.Hollingshead]
#12616025
02/08/18 01:08 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,023
fouzman
Methuselah
|
|
Methuselah
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,023 |
Best cold water crankbait made in my opinion, any of the reds +1. Newer ones are decent and can be tweaked to be good. The originals are worth $50 for a reason. No good in heavy wood but that bug rules dirt and rock in cold, mid-depths.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616069
02/08/18 01:29 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,905
Topwater2
OP
TFF Team Angler
|
|
OP
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,905 |
I ordered a Red Craw and a Tennessee Shad. Our club will be on Falcon the 17th and 18th so I'm hoping the Red Craw might be a good color for February. I have always paid top dollar for my arsenal but I'm retiring at the end of this month. Have to watch my spending and start on the honey do list. I'll take the honey do list over a day at work any day. 
FishKen
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616076
02/08/18 01:31 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 416
H2ODawg67
Angler
|
|
Angler
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 416 |
 Have fun on your retirement. Wish I was there.
Formerly H2ODawg
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616079
02/08/18 01:32 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,023
fouzman
Methuselah
|
|
Methuselah
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,023 |
Retirement? Bless you and enjoy FishKen. My only concern fishing that bait on Falcon would be the hooks and the scattered brush. Good luck!
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616092
02/08/18 01:40 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 335
Richard McCarty
Angler
|
|
Angler
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 335 |
I fished Missouri lakes, and other rocky lakes quite a bit, and seriously doubt that most fishers could detect the difference.
Most Texas anglers simply don't fish rocky lakes enough to catch enough fish on these smaller crankbaits, to be able to determine if one crankbait model catches fish better than the same,(only newer) model.
I have a bunch of the old WWs, and am simply waiting for the right sucker to come along.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: fouzman]
#12616126
02/08/18 01:51 AM
|
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 4,533
bigbass94
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 4,533 |
Retirement? Bless you and enjoy FishKen. My only concern fishing that bait on Falcon would be the hooks and the scattered brush. Good luck! Agreed. Watch out for all of the brush at Falcon. Those bushes are bait grabbers for sure. Fish are shallow this time of year, so upsize your line when you're throwing it and you should be fine. Best of luck to you and congrats on your retirement.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Richard McCarty]
#12616413
02/08/18 04:35 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200
Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
|
|
HOT Mess!!!
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200 |
I fished Missouri lakes, and other rocky lakes quite a bit, and seriously doubt that most fishers could detect the difference.
Most Texas anglers simply don't fish rocky lakes enough to catch enough fish on these smaller crankbaits, to be able to determine if one crankbait model catches fish better than the same,(only newer) model.
I have a bunch of the old WWs, and am simply waiting for the right sucker to come along.
Richard,  I have at least 10 I can part with.... when that buyers comes along... I'm with ya... Any intersest in selling that white topwater spitter you throw...LOL...
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616477
02/08/18 05:57 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 170
MMosher
Outdoorsman
|
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 170 |
I have over 100 pre rapalas and yes they're better than the newer ones. They're made to use and I use em. When they get beat up I have them repainted. They're fish catching machines in my deep clear Ozark lakes. The newer ones aren't half bad but don't hunt like the old ones do.
I love the smell of two stroke in the morning.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616563
02/08/18 12:35 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 563
texasAUtiger
Pro Angler
|
|
Pro Angler
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 563 |
I couldnt enjoy fishing with a $50 bait at 10. Too worried Id lose it.
Ranger z21
Mercury 250 ProXS
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616635
02/08/18 01:41 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,605
James Biggs
TFF Team Angler
|
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,605 |
I agree $50+ each makes them nerve racking to fish with. I found Daves custom baits Rock Warrior while fishing at Table Rock. Hands down the best non pre rapala wart Ive used. I think they were in the $15 range. I cracked 22lbs on lake Waco a couple weeks ago on it.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616655
02/08/18 01:59 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 12,111
BCBassCat
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 12,111 |
One of the best day's I've ever had was on the old Sub Wart. 35-40 fish in less than 2 hours all 2-3 lbs. Chartreuse black back. They wouldn't touch KVD 1.5.
|
|
|
Re: Wiggle Wart
[Re: Topwater2]
#12616740
02/08/18 02:38 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,387
KingOutdoorsCo
TFF Celebrity
|
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,387 |
I have 20 or 30 that I really don't fish in east texas because of the type of water we have. I save them for special occasions when we I need a bait to hunt in 8 to 11 feet on structure that is primarily hard bottom and rocks. You have no idea how many rocks I have caught with a wiggle wart so warts and trees do not mix well.
Brant King
King Outdoors
903-975-4909
brant@kingoutdoors.co
wwww.kingoutdoors.co
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|
