Remember Creme Lures?

[Micro]

Anyone else out there have a few Creme Lures in their boxes?

I have a half dozen or so of the Creme worms - you know, the pre-rigged worms with the little metal spinner blade. As low-budget as these things are, I've found them effective all out of proportion to their low price. There is nothing to fishing them. Just cast and slowly retrieve. One of the greatest bass baits of all time.

Creme makes a little swimbait (in various shapes and sizes), too called the Lit'l Fishie.

http://www.cremelure.com/store/store_sub.cfm?Category_ID=2

Has anyone tried it? I've been reading reviews and it seems that everyone that has tried them thinks they are the bomb. I may pick some of the 3 inchers up.

There's lots of emphasis these days an high-end ultra realistic looking baits. But it's hard to beat some of the low budget stuff.

[Guest avid]

Creme scoundrel was the first "rubber worm"

that twin hooked prop job has been around as long as i can remember.

they still sell em at the wal mart.  Haven't used one in a dogs age but they always caught bass for me when i did

[.dsaavedra.]

lil fishies look nice. cheap and worth trying!

ive used scoundrels (dual hooked prop job) before and i didnt catch jack squat. i dont like em too much. but thats just my one experience with them.

[RoLo]

As mentioned above, Nick Creme introduced the first "rubber worm"

around 1950 and dubbed it the "Creme Scoundrel".

Although the scoundrel was like a junkyard threaded on a gut leader,

it slayed the bass! In its day, the scoundrel quickly became

my favorite bass lure, since the first time I used it in Mountain Lake, NJ

(long before Mann's Jelly Worm). Back then, a plastic worm was

something that bass were not accustomed to seeing, and they seized it

with abandon, seemingly oblivious to all that unwieldly hardware

.

I don't use the Creme Scoundrel anymore because not only have our lures become more sophisticaed, but so have our bass.

Roger

[fourbizz]

I have a couple of the Creme lil fishies. they really are kind of nifty little baits.

I don't think that the creme corp realized what their lil' fishie would inspire one day.

This is a pretty good big bass bait and uses the same mid-bait wing principle to get its action. not a realistic bait to look at, but put it in the water and it looks tasty!

[islandbass]

Oh yeah. That exact one has even caught me some trout.

[Catt]

Crème Lures have a cult following and are still extremely effective; their 2 ¼ Angle worm was the first finesse worm. The Scoundrel in 4, 6, and 8 are deadly rigged with a spot remover/shaky jig head or wacky rigged (they come in 99 colors). I can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned the Scally Wag or Scally Wag II extremely popular bait for flipping.

The Lit'l Fishie 1 ½ is the most popular bait on the big pond of monster white perch especially in the white blue back, I can't keep them on the self at Academy.

When asked what would be the hottest new bait Rick Clunn declared every thing old will be new!

[Crestliner2008]

SHHhhhh....that lil 2 1/2" angle worm is one of my DS staples! DYNOMITE! ;D

[Lightninrod]

What a memory this thread brought up!  I and my best friend were on the edge of the Tamiami Trail canal, just west of Miami, Florida back in the 70s.  We were talking while I was fishing, throwing an 8" black/chartruese tail Scoundrel T-rigged worm out into the middle of that wide canal.  

I just let it rest(didn't know the term "dead-sticking" back then) on the bottom for a minute or two as Terry and I talked.  I took up the slack and started to retrieve the Scoundrel.  It stopped and I thought I'd picked up a snag.  Then the line started moving slowly, by itself, off to the side.  I knew it was a fish then.

I set the hook and then reeled in(no fight to speak of) my first heavy Bass, an 8 lber.  That was the one that got me 'hooked'.

Thanks for the memory!

Dan

[Micro]

That is a cool story.

My first big (for then) bass was caught on a Creme pre-rigged worm.  I was a kid and a friend and I were fishing a neighborhood pond.  Some of the land owners had build a walkway on the edge of the pond that stuck out over the water about 4 feet.  It went for 20 or 30 yards or so.  We had just wrapped up our fishing for the day and I was walking along the walkway with my rod tip a few inches above the water dragging that worm on the water.  A bass exploded out from underneath that walkway and hit that worm.  It scare the life out of me.  It pulled out line under drag and, in my excitement, I laid my rod down and pulled that fish in by hand.  I don't know how much it weighed, but it looked big to a kid.  

[Raul]

As gear becomes more sophisticated anglers forget that what always been there catches fish, the Scoundrel and another old reliable, the in-line spinner will still catch you fish.

[Micro]

As gear becomes more sophisticated anglers forget that what always been there catches fish, the Scoundrel and another old reliable, the in-line spinner will still catch you fish.

Old reliables.  That's why I keep a box full of Mepps and a few Heddon Lucky 13s laying around.  

[Catt]

My first bass was caught on a black Scoundrel with a yellow stripe down the back that I found in the bottom of a wooden hull rented boat.

I'm one who firmly believe that today most anglers over complicate the very simple process of catching bass. People often respond to failure and frustration by over-complicating theory and technique. As much as it helps our egos to regard a difficult task as complex, this type of thinking is often the biggest obstacle between you and your fishing success.

[Raul]

Exactly !

Mizu no kokoro

"Mind as clear as water"

Which in plain good ole redneck English ( easily understandable ) means:

Free you mind ...... your arse will follow.  

[.dsaavedra.]

fourbizz what is that swimbait you posted a pic of and what are those mid-bait wing jobs?

[.dsaavedra.]

WOW! was just looking that the bugs page on cremes website and theyre bugs are very realistic! more realistic than most fishing flies. these must be popular among trout fisherman...if they arent popular they should be!!! they are pretty pricey though...near $2 each...but still...give em a look http://www.cremelure.com/store/store_sub.cfm?Category_ID=5

[fourbizz]

its called a Stocker Trout

just imagine that each of the wings is like a diving bill on a crank.

as the catch water they pull the tail section to one side, then the other wing pulls it back to the other side. it looks good in the water.

creme did the same thing with their little fishies, but the "wings are the flaps on the side that are made out of soft plastic

[.dsaavedra.]

ok thats cool. well apparently they must work, but i would think that both the flaps would catch water at the same time and just create a whole bunch of resistance....not so?

[fourbizz]

what causes a crankbait to wobble instead of just diving straight down.....?

hydrodynamics.

it catches  just enough to start to one side, then it is pulled as far as it can until the resistance becomes too much, then it will start back to the other side and the process is repeated.

[JayW]

I caught a lot of Bass off those worms back in the early 80's! Like someone said earlier... I still see them at Wal-Mart. I even still have one in my tackle bag somewhere... I just haven't used in in forever!  

[.dsaavedra.]

what causes a crankbait to wobble instead of just diving straight down.....?

hydrodynamics.

it catches just enough to start to one side, then it is pulled as far as it can until the resistance becomes too much, then it will start back to the other side and the process is repeated.

oh thats true...

but what makes one side catch more than the other?

[fourbizz]

i don't know, but it is the same force that makes a crank swing to the left or right first.

I would imagine that any asymmetry in the bait would cause one side to catch just a hair more water to get started.

it just works ok, leave me alone, LOL jk  

[topwater buzz]

Brings back good memories. Back in 60's my Dad who take me to my grandfather's pond and tie on a purple Creme worm. Complete pre-rigged with beads and spinners. Had Zebco 33 and two piece Zebco rod. I would fish for hours with same bait and I can still remember plastic smell they have. One time I was fishing alone. Hooked really nice bass and I can still 30+ years later remember it jumped out of the water,purple worm dangling, hands sweating and peeing down one leg before it got loose. No one believes me to this day but I will never forget that day. The day I was hooked on fishing. Creme worms and a life time memory!

[Jamy Kunjappu]

Yes! My son caught his personal best largemouth bass with the creme lure scoundrel worm 2 weeks ago and really likes them. We still find them around tackle shops today. 
Video of him catching that bass with the creme worm lure here. At the end of the video he actually mentions first finding the creme lure in his Great grandpa's tackle box! 

 

 

[Bankbeater]

Caught my first bass on a purple 6” Creme worm many years ago. They are great fished weightless in the weeds.