Yum Dingers

[MartinTheFisherman]

Hey BR, 

 

I'm at Walmart and the fishing section in empty! I did see some Yum Dingers on sale and I noticed that now they have 12ct instead of the normal 8ct for the 5inch and 4 inch size has 15ct instead of 8ct! For the same price of $2.47! Anybody know why they are including more per package now?

[RoLo]

 

Many years back, I had access to a private pier on Lake Walk-in-Water and a wharf on Fedhaven canal.

I seized the opportunity to compare the performance of different stick worms during an unweighted descent.

It wasn't about angler performance, but evaluated the difference in stickworm performance (shimmy on the fall). 

The top performer was a Yamamoto Senko (Anyone heard of that one?).

The Wave Worm Tiki Stick was middle-of-the-road, while the Yum Dinger brought up the rear (deadmeat). 

The only plastic stickworm that rivaled the Senko was the "Gambler Ace". The Ace is the same length,

same weight, same finish & same action as a Senko. All that said, I've been prejudiced ever since ☺️

 

 

Roger

 

 

 

[jimmyjoe]

   If I were to guess, I'd say it has nothing to do with Yum and everything to do with a Walmart contract. But like I said, that's just a guess.    ?     jj

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I liked the Dingers until a couple years ago, they changed the formula and are lighter now.

[Ogandrews]

Maybe to try to get people to buy them instead of the senkos that work better. I know senkos are more money, but I’ll keep paying the difference for a better performing bait.

[camman]

Maybe the packages are old?  Those were the quantities of the old packages before they lowered the price and number of baits per bag

[ChrisD46]

Due to the Yum Dinger's lightness , the only ways I use them are as follows :

 

1. VMC or Owner Whacky Jig Head 1/16th oz. and 1/8th oz. 
2. VMC Drop Dead Weighted EWG Hook 3/32nd oz. and 1/8th oz. 
3. Punching / Flipping Rig : Rubber Bobber Stop , Tungsten Bullet Weight (pegged) , Flipping Hook .
4. Neko Rig with Nail Weight in the nose.

 

*For non - weighted wacky rig and T-Rig with light EWG hook the Strike King Ocho and Yamamoto Senko perform with a better fluttering action when sinking than does the Yum Dinger . 

[nascar2428]

I have know idea why the quantity has increased. Like others before me, dingers are the lightest stick baits around and the main reason I do not fish them. I was at my local Walmart yesterday and the fishing aisle was shockingly bare.

[Hook2Jaw]

I have smacked fish on Dingers since I started fishing them and will continue to do so.  I do it with most of YUM's baits.  I'm certainly done with buying Yamamoto Senkos at 7 bucks a pack, I was done with that 3 or 4 years ago.

 

I have no idea why they've added more to the package, but when I get home I'll check and see if the two packs I bought recently have an increased amount.

 

Edit : it seems those packages have the F2 on them, indicating they're the old run.  That may be why you have more in the package.

[Black Hawk Basser]

My Walmart fishing section was almost devoid of bass plastics as well.  I also bought some Dingers yesterday for $2.47. ?

[Jermination]

always stock up on tons of these when i get my bass pro gift cards at christmas. I prefer to throw them because of the hook slit on the egg sack. Very easy to make a shaky head or texas rig weedless with that little slot. soft stick baits are going to rip up regardless of what brand you buy

[Fishes in trees]

For me, Dingers ( and the various iterations, Thumping Dinger & Swimming Dinger) work good when tx rigged & a small tungsten sinker.   I've had next to no luck using them wacky rigged or Neko rigged.

[NYWayfarer]

The fact that they are lighter than other stick baits is what makes them great for certain situations.

 

I love them for shallow water ponds  and drift Fishing rivers. The slower fall rate is awesome for these applications. I use the Swim N Dingers for my Neko rig worm of choice.
 

When I need a heavier stick bait I use Yamamoto Senkos, BPS Stik O’s or 6th Sense Clout worm.

 

Walmart has lots of Yum baits with mislabeled and under/over packed packaging in their clearance bins.

[JediAmoeba]

Yum dingers are just too stiff.  I have a bunch but they are the worst stick baits I have ever used.  Maybe they work in unpressured waters but in actively fished waters they don't produce very well imo.

[Angry John]

Everyone has a favorite stick bait and they just like line act differently.  My preference is the dean Rojas cane thumper.  They do not have the heavy salt content of the yam bait.  In shallow water they sink a lot slower and in some cases that's a real benefit.  I also use the 4" on a dropshot to good success.  They also dont rust a hook overnight.  A bait is a tool and compared to each other will not be exactly the same.

[DitchPanda]

We all know how great yamamoto senkos are...they are the standard for a reason. I use the bps stik o a lot and like those fine especially when the 30pk are on sale for cheap.

That said my two favorites are the gambler ace which seems to be the closest to a senko I've found. The other favorite is the dinger...yeah it's light but I like that for fishing in grass as it falls slow and doesn't hang in the grass as bad. If I want a faster fall I just use a heavy wire hook.

[MartinTheFisherman]

I looked at a pack that I had and the copyright year was in 2016 and it had 8ct, the ones I bought yesterday had there copyright year in 2017 and they had 12ct... It may be a mystery that may never be solved...

I'm going back tomorrow to buy some more, I've always had luck on Yum Dingers with a weighted hook.

[schplurg]

Just a heads up - my local Walmart is out of stock on a lot of items but you can order online from them. I ordered almost 2 dozen crank baits to stock up, most Ozarks and a few Cotton Cordells.

 

I like to use the cheap baits where barbless hooks are required. I have a Plano filled with just those for my local ponds.

[MartinTheFisherman]

7 hours ago, schplurg said:

Just a heads up - my local Walmart is out of stock on a lot of items but you can order online from them. I ordered almost 2 dozen crank baits to stock up, most Ozarks and a few Cotton Cordells.

 

I like to use the cheap baits where barbless hooks are required. I have a Plano filled with just those for my local ponds.

When are you going to make more videos at that barb less spot? I love your YouTube videos! 

[Armtx77]

I have thrown Senkos and Yum in the same size and color. The Senkos just flat out, out fished the Yum, by almost 4 to 1 on moderately pressured water.

 

I will just keep stockpiling Senkos and at some point, I will start hedging against the price of inflation or when the archeological dig happens at my home. Those scientists will wonder why this particular human had cases of plastic sticks, not fit for human consumption.

[ChrisD46]

19 hours ago, Angry John said:

Everyone has a favorite stick bait and they just like line act differently.  My preference is the dean Rojas cane thumper.  They do not have the heavy salt content of the yam bait.  In shallow water they sink a lot slower and in some cases that's a real benefit.  I also use the 4" on a dropshot to good success.  They also dont rust a hook overnight.  A bait is a tool and compared to each other will not be exactly the same.

*The Cane Thumper is a paddle tail swim bait .

[Peddiesake]

I’ve gravitated away from dingers three years ago (too light, too stiff) to stiko.

My home lake highly pressured so I mainly use 3”. BPS has a good color assortment in that size. Weightless in pad holes from shore. Color of choice is sprayed grass account for 90% of my stick bait catches. Five packs a year does it. Average 3-5 fish per bait.

I find $9/pack to be unreasonable Mr. Yamamoto!

[Angry John]

3 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*The Cane Thumper is a paddle tail swim bait .

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[MGF]

Just goes to show...different strokes for different folks. I've caught an awful lot of fish on the dingers. Every place I fish is heavily pressured. I tried some senkos because I heard how much better they were. I don't think I caught anything on the whole pack...fight the stupid 0-rings and having baits fall off the hook. I went back to the dingers.

[MartinTheFisherman]

2 hours ago, Peddiesake said:

I’ve gravitated away from dingers three years ago (too light, too stiff) to stiko.

My home lake highly pressured so I mainly use 3”. BPS has a good color assortment in that size. Weightless in pad holes from shore. Color of choice is sprayed grass account for 90% of my stick bait catches. Five packs a year does it. Average 3-5 fish per bait.

I find $9/pack to be unreasonable Mr. Yamamoto!

I love the BPS Stick-O they cast a mile and are cheap!