Trying Berkely Ribsnake

[Beetlebz]

So I noticed an interesting phenomenon all last summer when the sun got high and the bite got bad. I typically resort to dragging C-rigs in the dog days of summer, usually with a 7" power worm. One afternoon walmart was out of normal colored power worms and had one bag of the ribsnakes. They were catching fish better on the C-rig than the power worms but only at a dead standstill... sometimes soaking for 1 or 2 whole minutes. I figured it was the power bait scent, so that's how I fished it. Dead stick c-rig. It worked, usually. 

 

This spring I have been fairly successful Texas rigging 7 inch power worms as long as I stay away from green colors. Pumpkinseed and motor oil mostly. Short drag, little shake, little soak. It's been working. Tried Texas rigging a watermelon ribsnake and fishing it the same way with about the same amount of success. I switched to a pumpkinseed ribsnake and boom. Literally. Every. Single. Cast. Different days, different conditions, same results. Even right after someone thoroughly fished the same area. I don't really get it.

 

I guess I'm confused as to why it works. If it was the power bait scent it should have been working on my jigs which haven't been bit all spring (I have a bottle of the powerbait) and the worms. If it was the presentation then the worms should have worked I'd think, unless they wanted a bigger profile. But if it was the bigger profile, why haven't any jigs worked? All spring they haven't been eating much of anything off the bottom but they can't get enough of the ribsnake. I know bass can be picky but if it's just this perfect storm of size, profile, color, scent and presentation I feel like it wouldn't be as consistent of a bit as it's been.

 

Or maybe I figured it all out. I've won bass fishing. Or not. ? what are y'alls thoughts

[Avalonjohn44]

Man, I bet Reaction Innovations is kicking themselves for not coming up with a worm called the Ribsnake just so they could write this on their bags: Ribbed for her pleasure.

[Bluebasser86]

They're a great shakyhead bait in the winter for me.

[thinkingredneck]

Enjoy it while it lasts.  Bass can change what they like, in my experience.

[fishballer06]

3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

They're a great shakyhead bait in the winter for me.

Another vote for using them on a Shakeyhead. 

 

Don't be afraid to Neko rig them too ?

[Beetlebz]

9 hours ago, thinkingredneck said:

Enjoy it while it lasts.  Bass can change what they like, in my experience.

This is going on 2 years!

 

5 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

Don't be afraid to Neko rig them too ?

Ive been putting off getting neko rig supplies forever now. Mostly because I have a metric crap ton of grass literally everywhere and it would get hung in the first 10 seconds. Same with a ned. I should try this though when I'm struggling to find bites on new bodies of water... shakey head too. I have some big 3/8oz 4/0 shakey heads that would be great for dragging on sand flats. Good ideas ?