7" Thumper

[Choporoz]

Strike King 7" Thumper has been a staple for me for years.  It is my way of downsizing when CutR isn't quite getting it done.  The Thumper is thin, but not exactly finesse....it is 7", but fishes like it's 5".   It moves water, but can be crawled with minimal wag.  Not quite curly tail...more than cut tail or speed worm tail.   It appears to be getting phased out for some reason....or maybe just supply chain issues...I'm not sure, but they're getting harder to find.  I'm stocking up now.  But wondering if anyone has what they consider to be a similar alternative. 

[fishwizzard]

That's going to be a tough one, the combo of slim, non-tapered body with a cut/speed tail isn't something you see a lot.  

 

If you care more about a soft, floppy worm, then the Producto Jiggle Tails might be worth a look.  I wanna say there is/was a JDM worm that looked a little like it, but a quick search isn't bringing much up.  

[Choporoz]

@fishwizzard, Thanks.  I will check into those.  If i read someone else post what i wrote, I would think they were a little nuts.  I open TW worms page and theres probably 150 different worms there.  No doubt a dozen would work where a Thumper would.  I suppose it's a confidence thing.  But I'm surprised those are getting tough to find. They sure have always been killer for me.  I'd rather see the 10" go away since I feel the Anaconda is better in that role.   I'll try to get a hold of SK, but they never answered my emails in the past.  

[fishwizzard]

42 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

@fishwizzard, Thanks.  I will check into those.  If i read someone else post what i wrote, I would think they were a little nuts.  I open TW worms page and theres probably 150 different worms there.  No doubt a dozen would work where a Thumper would.  I suppose it's a confidence thing.  But I'm surprised those are getting tough to find. They sure have always been killer for me.  I'd rather see the 10" go away since I feel the Anaconda is better in that role.   I'll try to get a hold of SK, but they never answered my emails in the past.  

I know how you feel, I’m a plastics junkie in general but I have a special fondness for worms. I limit myself by only allowing myself a single plastic shoebox to store all my “extras” in.

 

I mean sure, there are also some worms in both the Ned box and the drop-shot box

and some in the non-pictured stickbait box and a general “Finesse plastics” box.
 

but other than all those worms,  I really try to keep it tight on how many packs of worms I keep on hand at a given time.