Mister Twister soft plastics

[Mobasser]

Looking through some of my older plastics, I found 3 bags of Mister Twister phenom worms from years ago. I caught many bass on these years ago, but moved along to other things. They are great plastics, and were a standard for many bass fisherman. I don't see them mentioned here very much. I looked at their website, and noticed they have some newer products, and a mag buzz 12" worm, which looks like it would make a great hot weather worm too. Anyone still using Mister Twister plastics? I'm going to give them a shot this year. I always thought they were very good lures years ago, and kind of an innovator in plastic baits

[Scott F]

Back in the day, my go to smallmouth bait was an unpainted, 1/8 oz ball head jig and a 3 inch pumpkin and pepper grub. I would buy Mr Twister curly tails in bags of 100.

They were, and still are a very good value. I still carry a few with me but I don’t often tie one on. I know they still catch fish and I’m sure they always will.

[Catt]

Still slaying em on the Big Pond ?

[scaleface]

Mister Twister  Phoenom , Manns Jelly Waggler and a whole bunch of other 6 inch worms with the curl tail are my favorite style of soft plastic .  Rig them curl down and it practically eliminates line twist. 

[WRB]

Excellent Split shot/slip shot finesse worms.

Tom

[Crestliner2008]

Got my start with smallies and Mr. Twister 3" grubs on a plain ole' 1/8 oz. ball head jig. Caught tons of big smallies on those great lures.

[WRB]

The original Phenoms curl tails tend to stiffen up with time and need to be boiled for a few minutes, laid on a flat surface straight to cool. This makes them soft and then they swim at very slow speed.

Tom

[Mobasser]

4 minutes ago, WRB said:

The original Phenoms curl tails tend to suffer up with time and need to be boiled for a few minutes, laid on a flat surface straight to cool. This makes them soft and then they swim at very slow speed.

Tom

I read a thread you posted before about Dick Trask, boiling these worms for his split shot rig. Interesting stuff

[Catt]

4 hours ago, Mobasser said:

mag buzz 12" worm

 

That worm accounted for a 45#+ sack on Rayburn this year!

[Mobasser]

Yes Catt, it looks like good one

[MIbassyaker]

I still use the phenom as a jigworm. Watermelon, pumpkin pepper, Grape/Blue flake/white tail, and perch are my favorite colors. Also the 3" and 4" twister tails -- some of the best skunk repellent ever made.

 

I wish they'd bring the Thunderworm back.

 

EDIT: Oh, forgot about the lizards -- I use those too. They have a longer tail section than most 6" lizards, almost like a ribbontail worm.

[2tall79]

I still have a healthy supply of the little known Mister Twister Slither Worms I throw every day I'm on the water.

[ItsHardwick]

I used the 12” mag buzz worm this summer on Kentucky lake. It was excellent, I like them very much. Especially the plum type color. 

[scaleface]

Mister Twister  made the first fluke style lures I seen . They were two toned , good looking lures and came with a jig head . They also made buzzbaits and spinnerbaits . I still have one of the  spinnerbaits . A very unique lure with two blades on a three way swivel . It puts out tremendous vibration .

[Mobasser]

27 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Mister Twister  made the first fluke style lures I seen . They were two toned , good looking lures and came with a jig head . They also made buzzbaits and spinnerbaits . I still have one of the  spinnerbaits . A very unique lure with two blades on a three way swivel . It puts out tremendous vibration .

I mostly used the 6" phenom worm in grape, black and motor oil. The ones I found last night are probably 20 or so yrs old I guess. Grape was my favorite for several yrs. When I found em I remembered how good they worked rigged Texas style. I'm gonna fish em this year, and may order some more. When I saw that 12" mag buzz worm, I thought- hot weather and night fishing. Perfect! I'm glad their still making them. I think since 72? Good baits for sure

[Bankbeater]

I just restocked my supply of sassy shads. Those little swimbaits will catch anything. 

[scaleface]

7 minutes ago, Bankbeater said:

I just restocked my supply of sassy shads. Those little swimbaits will catch anything. 

Once fish  were showing up on sonar at the mouth of a cove . I spent several hours trolling Sassy Shads back and forth and caught a   bass or crappie on every pass .

[waymont]

20 for $3.00

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Mister_Twister_Phenom_Curly_Tail_Worm_20pk/descpage-MTPWR.html

[redmexican5081]

6" all black phenom worms are one of my favorite to throw. My biggest "problem" with them is how fast the pickerel eat them around me, I can easily go through 20-25 a day.  I bought a 100 pack about 20 years ago from the local tackle shop.  I opened them maybe 2 years ago and they still had their awesome banana scent and light oily coating. I haven't purchased any recently, do they still come in the banana scent?

[Paul Roberts]

Yes! Downright inexpensive they are too. Still kinda like the old days.

 

The 6" twister is still a GoTo for me. I used to buy them in 100packs. Still have some.

 

[ohboyitsrobby]

Clent Davis won the forest wood cup on a mag buzz worm. 

[tfred1399]

Is anyone using any of the Mister Twister Poc'it craws or Poc'it Phenoms?  I like the idea of them, but haven't seen them around all that much.

 

[Festivus]

I think they are a good soft plastic and underrated. The sassy shads have great action. They also make an Exude line that is supposedly marketed for the saltwater world but I'm gonna use their fluke style Exudes in freshwater soon. It supposedly has some scent/bait/coating mixed in and will release it when wet and gives the soft plastic and even more slippery/natural feel. 

[MIbassyaker]

3 hours ago, tfred1399 said:

Is anyone using any of the Mister Twister Poc'it craws or Poc'it Phenoms?  I like the idea of them, but haven't seen them around all that much.

 

Yes, I have some of each. I use the poc'it phenoms the same way as the regular phenoms, as a jigworm. The Poc'it craws are a little like a Berkley Chigger Craw, only longer-lasting and not made out of power bait.

 

I haven't really been able to tell whether the "bubble" effect of the pockets does anything.

[primetime]

Exude used to make a bait called a Fan Tailed Shrimp which looked like a chigger craw with a rattle chamber in the front, actually it looked more like a Paca Craw with a rattle pocket in the front. Had good colors, Redfish killed them, they also were apparently good pitching baits as well. 

 

I still have bags of the Prototype Slimy Slugs they made in tri alive colors, I have a few bags of orange firetiger 4.5" sluggos that work well in stained water. The colors are good....They still make good baits, they just don't do the marketing or have the sponsers needed, but they have the best clearance sales on their website all year long......99 cent bin you find the Floating hawg Frog which is similar to the Manns Toad, buzz bug...They have a bait similar to all the others, made in same OEM, they just pick alot of gimmics like the pocket series etc.

 

The G-Grub was a popular bait for guys who fished for Walleye and were good pond baits since they looked kind of like a hybrid leech with the rage style tail years ago....Plus the spots on the lizards and G grubs made them good for sight fishing....They do change baits every year it seems....

 

I still use Keeper hooks with small worms under 6" on split shot rigs or weightless, light line. They will bend on heavy line and big fish, but growing up that is the only hook I used until Gamakatsu hooks came out. Keeper hooks weighted are also good, same with the Kahle style for Tubes. People think they are like the Mustad Keeper style hooks which tear up your baits and suck, but the keeper hook will keep a 6" culprit or Phenom tail on the hook for multiple fish,  can skip and it stays straight.

 

Exude is popular for saltwater down here. The Flukes and Twitch bait which looks identical to the Damiki Stinger stick bait is popular in saltwater and MR. Twister Grubs are obviously good. 

 

Next time you need a few fish and can't find the .99 Luck E Strike 6" stawberry scented curly tail worms at walmart which work so well (For Real) a Black blue tail phenom tail is awesome no matter how you fish it. 

 

Mr. Twister makes good baits, Culprit makes fantastic baits that never get the press they deserve imo. Lunker City would be another under rated company. Lunker City has a killer lineup of soft baits for fresh and saltwater besides just the Sluggo.