Ribbon tail worm

[buckmaster27012]

Is a ribbon tail worm a thing of the past? I've got a box full but never pull them out and debating on taking them out of the boat. I never hear locals talk about using them and nobody I fish with even mentions then anymore. Its either trick, monsters, or senko. 

[VTFan]

I personally never used them. Don't know why, just didn't even though my brother used them and caught the heck out of bass and did until he picked up a wacky rig and a drop shot rig. My humble opinion is that people try new things and the old stuff sort of gets laid by the wayside. I myself went back to some old school Beetle Spins this year for bass and..yep...they still catch bass like they did thirty years ago. JMHO

[Mike L]

Not for me 

I got my PB on a 7” red/shad Fat Max and always have it ready...

My first choice is always a Magnum UV Speed Worm but when the bite is slower than it should be the Fat Max is next. 
There are no other options 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Catt]

Yamamoto 10” Ichi Worm down to a 5" Bonehead worm.

 

[Big Swimbait]

As far as ribbon tails go, I have caught more fish on a Culprit Original 7.5" in Fire & Ice than any other, and it's not close.

[Mobasser]

I'm a fan of Culprit worms. 7" blue, purple, and black. It's a great worm, and one of the classics. 

[bowhunter63]

The old Culprit still catches em I throw it on heavier spinning gear they way they told us to in the 80 s . Red Tequila shad. Still get em at Walmart . 

[KP Duty]

I fished a Culprit for years before I saw on the packaging how it should be T-rigged.  Culprit says to rig it with the hook in the side...the side with the tail bend.  Makes sense.  

[gim]

I sometimes use a Berkley Power Worm which has a ribbon tail.  I think they make them in two sizes.

 

I'll Texas rig them with a bullet weight and drag/bounce it through some weeds.  The panfish love to peck the tail though.

[F14A-B]

You talking about these? … yea they don’t work. Give me all you got. 😉

[tholmes]

I've been fishing Culprit worms since they first hit the market (late '70s?) and still use them plus some other brands of ribbon tails. They are my #1 confidence bait for sure. I use mostly darker purple. red and blue colors with Tequila Shad being my #1 color. I almost always have one rigged up.

 

Tom

[bowhunter63]

Try them on a weighted keel hook . They swim great 

[king fisher]

Last year I couldn't buy a bite on a Ribbon Tail and caught my biggest of the year on a straight tail worm.  This year I can't get a decent bite on a straight tail worm, but have had days when the only lure in the box that gets bit is a Zoom Ole Monster.  I don't know why, but with bass like this wanting ribbon tails, that is what I'm going to throw.  

 

[LrgmouthShad]

Zoom Ol Monster has been one of my top baits this year

[crypt]

Culprit. Zoom SS Utail.   Berkley Power worm.....oh yeah I use em......

[woolleyfooley]

Does a zoom ol monster count a ribbon tail worm? I use them plenty. 

[rgasr63]

1 hour ago, king fisher said:

Last year I couldn't buy a bite on a Ribbon Tail and caught my biggest of the year on a straight tail worm.  This year I can't get a decent bite on a straight tail worm, but have had days when the only lure in the box that gets bit is a Zoom Ole Monster.  I don't know why, but with bass like this wanting ribbon tails, that is what I'm going to throw.  

 

Great catch !!!

[rgasr63]

I have tried just about all of the worms mentioned so far. My favorite ribbon rail is the BPS 7.5 in. Worm this year. I also always carry the purple color Culprit worm. My most productive worm this year was the Zoom Z craw worm. My fall season was cut short with knee replacement. The trick worm and a ribbon tail worm will probably always be in my tackle bag.

[TOXIC]

Take your pick.  I guarantee one of them will work. 

[papajoe222]

I only throw two styles of worms, ribbon tail and straight tail. If I were forced to choose one over the other, the ribbon tail would be my choice.  Culprit, Zoom and NetBait. If I weighed them all, I'd bet somewhere around ten pounds at the season's end. Add five for the spring opener.

[Mike L]

14 hours ago, woolleyfooley said:

Does a zoom ol monster count a ribbon tail worm? I use them plenty. 

The 12” Magnum would be a true ribbon. 
The other style in different sizes is more of a U shaped swimming worm cut. 
I guess that would come down to your own definition 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

 

 

[Jar11591]

Not a thing of the past for me. Always lots of bags of Culprit Ribbontails in my boat. #1 Texas rig bait during the summer months. 

[GaryH]

Culprit ribbon tail June bug. Has been a go to for many years and still performs. 

[Alpster]

Culprit black shad. The 4" make great spinner bait and jig trailers. 7.5" most of the time, 12" when the conditions are right. Caught more bass on this than all other baits combined.

[Fyrewulf]

A good old fashioned Culprit is still as deadly today as it ever has been. It's just not the shiny new toy.