Ribbon Tail Worm on Jig Head ?

[GRiver]

On 6/15/2022 at 7:10 AM, ChrisD46 said:

Nothing says you can't fish a ribbon tail worm on a jig head - how many fish ribbon tail worms this way ?

Ribbon tail are kinda my “go to” worm. I’ve used them on all kinds of rigs. I even save the old ones and use them as trailers.

[Mike L]

My PB was on a Culprit Fat Max!

Kinda says it all about how I feel about them. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[T-Billy]

9 minutes ago, Mike L said:

My PB was on a Culprit Fat Max!

Kinda says it all about how I feel about them. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

Good to hear. I just bought a couple Do-It essential series 7" ribbontail worm molds. It's very similar to the Fat Max. It's meaty for its length with a wide ribbontail. Should hold a flippin hook well, and fit nicely between the original 7" Culprit and the Ol Monster. Gonna make several dozen this afternoon.

[Mike L]

16 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

Good to hear. I just bought a couple Do-It essential series 7" ribbontail worm molds. It's very similar to the Fat Max. It's meaty for its length with a wide ribbontail. Should hold a flippin hook well, and fit nicely between the original 7" Culprit and the Ol Monster. Gonna make several dozen this afternoon.

Interested to hear how they come out and fish. 

The thing about the Fat Max is not only the fatter than usual body, but the design of the tail.
It doesn’t wrap itself around what I’m fishing it through especially when fished vertically 
The action is consistent 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[T-Billy]

35 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Interested to hear how they come out and fish. 

The thing about the Fat Max is not only the fatter than usual body, but the design of the tail.
It doesn’t wrap itself around what I’m fishing it through especially when fished vertically 
The action is consistent 

 

 

 

 

Mike

It'll be next weekend before I get to fish 'em, but I'll post an update after I do. I hear ya on the tail. Do-It uses that as a selling point for this mold.

Per Do-It: A staple of Bass Fishing for many years the Ribbon Worm delivers an excellent swimming action thanks to its specially designed tail. Wider at its base, this prevents it from wrapping around grass and stick ups, keeping you and the bait free to make a few more casts.

[Mike L]

13 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

It'll be next weekend before I get to fish 'em, but I'll post an update after I do. I hear ya on the tail. Do-It uses that as a selling point for this mold.

Per Do-It: A staple of Bass Fishing for many years the Ribbon Worm delivers an excellent swimming action thanks to its specially designed tail. Wider at its base, this prevents it from wrapping around grass and stick ups, keeping you and the bait free to make a few more casts.

Excellent!

 

 

 

Mike

[GRiver]

7 hours ago, T-Billy said:

meaty for its length with a wide ribbontail. Should hold a flippin hook well, and fit nicely between the original 7" Culprit and the Ol Monster. Gonna make several dozen this afternoon

Pictures please

[T-Billy]

8 hours ago, Mike L said:

Interested to hear how they come out and fish. 

 

1 hour ago, GRiver said:

Pictures please

Epic Fail. Molds are crap. Can't get the tails to fill out. Ran the plastic up to 360, heated the molds to 200ish, nope. Opened up the venting at the tail tips with a dremmel cut off wheel. Nope. 3hrs of messing with 'em, I'm done. My Senko and Ripper ES molds shoot great. The ribbon tail molds are worthless other than their weight in scrap. Boo!!! I had high hopes for this one.

8 hours ago, Mike L said:

Interested to hear how they come out and fish. 

 

1 hour ago, GRiver said:

Pictures please

Epic Fail. Molds are crap. Can't get the tails to fill out. Ran the plastic up to 360, heated the molds to 200ish, nope. Opened up the venting at the tail tips with a dremmel cut off wheel. Nope. 3hrs of messing with 'em, I'm done. My Senko and Ripper ES molds shoot great. The ribbon tail molds are worthless other than their weight in scrap. Boo!!! I had high hopes for this one.

[Mike L]

Well, at least you can say you tried. 
Sorry it didn’t work out 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

[T-Billy]

55 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Well, at least you can say you tried. 
Sorry it didn’t work out 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

Thanks. Bout $90 down the drain. I've been making plastics for a long time, and have a bunch of molds. These are the first I couldn't get to shoot. 

Apologies to the OP for the hijack. I've got a screwlock jig mold very similar to the poison tail. I think I'll pour a handfull this week and drag an Ol Monster around on em next friday night.

[waymont]

On 6/17/2022 at 8:10 AM, softwateronly said:

Fin-Tech

How's the hook up ratio with this jig head?

[TnRiver46]

On 6/17/2022 at 9:09 AM, J Francho said:

My grandfather showed me how to rig a worm on a ball head jig back in the late 70s. He called it a jig worm and it was killer for bass. 

Still is!

On 6/19/2022 at 5:56 PM, T-Billy said:

Thanks. Bout $90 down the drain. I've been making plastics for a long time, and have a bunch of molds. These are the first I couldn't get to shoot. 

Apologies to the OP for the hijack. I've got a screwlock jig mold very similar to the poison tail. I think I'll pour a handfull this week and drag an Ol Monster around on em next friday night.

Just think how many ribbon tail worms $90 would buy…….

[T-Billy]

11 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Just think how many ribbon tail worms $90 would buy…….

Not near as many as those molds would make if I could get 'em to shoot. Next time I make baits, I'm gonna try wiping the cavities down with mineral oil and see if that helps.

[Spankey]

For what it’s worth, if you like fishing a smaller ribbon tail worm (5”), Dry Creek Outfitters puts this size out. Good quality. In my area finding a smaller finesse size ribbon tail worms dried up years ago.  I stumbled upon this company a couple of years ago. 
 

I fish smaller sized buzzbaits. As a trailer I use these or a Zoom 4” curly tail. 

[TnRiver46]

Just now, Spankey said:

For what it’s worth, if you like fishing a smaller ribbon tail worm (5”), Dry Creek Outfitters puts this size out. Good quality. In my area finding a smaller finesse size ribbon tail worms dried up years ago.  I stumbled upon this company a couple of years ago. 
 

I fish smaller sized buzzbaits. As a trailer I use these or a Zoom 4” curly tail. 

I’ve heard they have great tubes also

[Spankey]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve heard they have great tubes also

I’ve heard that also. I use tubes being a river rat. You don’t hear guys talk tube much these day. Tube are here to stay. 

[Darth-Baiter]

I think several presentations are very similar in nature.  
 

I like the Zoom ribbon tail rigged a myriad of ways.  Shakey, Tex rig, jig head,  all good. 

[softwateronly]

16 hours ago, waymont said:

How's the hook up ratio with this jig head?

I've had a few days that were not good.  In my mind, operator error, bite detection, and tail grabbing were more the issue than the head itself.  I've definitely spent most of my time with 1/2oz 8/0.

 

scott