What's the most underrated soft plastic? 2024
hookset on 3 reply :
The Slug-go.
In its day ( early nineties) this was the soft jerk-bait. Slug-go's where on the top tray off many skinny water bassers.
At six inches long, this was a big fish bait for sure.
Well then a soft drop bait came on the scene and the furor over the Senko has reduced the the Slug-go to backrooms or a few diehard fans.
Occasionally a fisherman may stumble upon it or a fishin' buddy will slide you a few to try out.
Hookset on 3
Blade-Runner reply :
Soft jerkbait is at the end of my line from spawn on out...Deadsticking has it's place but I wouldn't say it has supplanted flukes/Sluggos.
I love fluke swinging behind 'mechagodzilla' cranks/spinnerbaits during high-pressure springtime in IN. I can almost always count some fish when shallow prevails with soft jerks.
Not underrated to me. ;D
RoLo reply :
The same as Hollywood box office, lure sales are driven by herd instinct.
As a result, there's a throng of grossly underexploited soft plastic lures.
To name just a few:
> Gambler Ace
> Zoom Big Critter Craw
> Strike King Zulu
> Gambler Big Stick
> Kalin Mogambo Grub
> Yamamoto Kut-tail
> Gambler Pop'n Toad
Roger
Team9nine reply :
I'd have to go with the BPS Caterpillar Stud Fry, now discontinued. Flip it, texas-rig it, Carolina rigged, wacky, weightless skipped, it does it all and flat catches fish, and good quality fish, too. Found some packs in an estate sale last year and was able to get restocked thankfully.
-T9
Carrington reply :
id have to say the senko ;D
Marty reply :
I'd have to put on the list the old-fashioned, 35+ years old original Mister Twister curly tail grub.
RoLo reply :
QuoteI'd have to put on the list the old-fashioned, 35+ years old original Mister Twister curly tail grub.
Yeah, when the Mister Twister grub was first introduced, I thought I discovered Gold.
I must have been one of the only anglers ordering direct from the company (Lindy or Northwoods, now Mepps)
After several orders, they'd actually send me lures unsolicited that they discontinued.
I still have several packs of their discontinued 1/8oz white hair jigs.
Roger
Fishing Rhino reply :
The Strike King 4" elaztech finesse worm. They are darn near indestructible, and absolutely impossible to impale on a barbed holder.
But, I've solved that problem. Heat a safety pin in a candle flame and pierce the head along the centerline to a depth of about an inch. It can then be penetrated by the barbed bait holder.
A drop of crazy glue, and it's there to stay.
A word of caution, do not store them with other types of plastics. They will disintegrate.
RyneB reply :
I vote the mister twister single tail grub. Ill hit the illinois river with a pack of white mister twisters and absolutely wear out the white bass and an occasional smallie, catfish and sauger.
Raul reply :
There are many underrated soft plastics, mostly because most of our newest members don 't know the good ole baits:
Mann 's Stingray Grub
Mann 's Augertail Worm
Culprit 's 7.5 inch ribbontail worms ( now in my neck of the woods only we old farts use them )
Slugo 's in all it 's sizes
Catt reply :
Most anglers underestimate the fish catching capability of a Texas Rigged Craw Worm, second would be the simple 6' Hook-tail Worm.
roadwarrior reply :
Gitzit
Slug-Go
Gene Larew 7 1/" Salty Ringworm
GYCB Kreature
Single Tail Grub
Rage Tail Anaconda
LFT Live Magic Shad
flippin and pitchin reply :
Bingo. That's my vote list.
QuoteThere are many underrated soft plastics, mostly because most of our newest members don 't know the good ole baits:Mann 's Stingray Grub
Mann 's Augertail Worm
Culprit 's 7.5 inch ribbontail worms ( now in my neck of the woods only we old farts use them )
Slugo 's in all it 's sizes
TopDog reply :
I am shocked that no one has mentioned the good old reliable 7 inch Berkley Power worm.
Crestliner2008 reply :
I have to agree with the Sluggos mentioned previously. They came into glory for a very short period of time, which was very unfortunate. I really believe they deserve a place in every serious bass fisherman's box.
One more which doesn't get much publicity - the Fat Ika! 
Primus reply :
Hear are a few of mine...
3" Senko's or Dingers on a 1/16 oz #6 hook mushroomhead
Zoom Centipede with a 1/16 oz nail weight in the tail, glides backwards and is great around docks
Yamamoto Slim Senko- I love throwing this around shallow cover with a 2/0 owner offset hook
Blue Streak reply :
I am going to add the Berkley Beast. No one talks about them and I think they have been discontinued. But I have fished them for a couple of years and once I learned how to present them they were a darn good bait. I used the big ones and used a 4/0 or 5/0 weighted hooked with them and just let them sink slowly into cover. Those things had a a shimmy to them that looked like a baitfish fluttering to the botom. Pretty effective.
LunkerLust reply :
I have caught a lot of bass on 4" Renegade worms, including my PB of 7.5lbs.
I use senkos more often lately though, mostly because they cast alot farther.
Shad_Master reply :
The one that gets the most attention around these parts is the Lake Fork Tackle Ringworm - it is a staple around here and probably more fish caught on it than any other soft plastic - but it never seems to get mentioned on this forum.
Zoom makes a "double ringer" that is very similar and will occasionally almost lead to fist fights at the ramp as to whether or not they are interchangeable.
J Francho reply :
Ribbon Tail Worms.
New baits come and go, but the ribbon tail worm will always catch fish.
Hooked_On_Bass reply :
QuoteRibbon Tail Worms.New baits come and go, but the ribbon tail worm will always catch fish.
Dwight Hottle reply :
I still have several packs of their discontinued 1/8oz white hair jigs.
Roger
Rolo
Save those jigs for your smallie trip. I'm sure they will work on Erie
RoLo reply :
QuoteI still have several packs of their discontinued 1/8oz white hair jigs.Roger
Rolo
Save those jigs for your smallie trip. I'm sure they will work on Erie
Good advice Dwight
Till now, they've been my mainstay for chain pickerel (jig & dead minnow)
Roger
Vinny Chase reply :
Yum Ribbontails
It seems like they arent talked about much and IMO they are the best soft plastic worm ever made. There have been days were i cant even catch weeds, and i tie a ribbontail on and start catching them left and right
bassin is addicting reply :
yamamoto double tail hula grub...
pitch it...hop it...swim it...
CWB reply :
Another vote for the Slug-Go. It was the only bait I threw for a few years.
Marty reply :
QuoteI am shocked that no one has mentioned the good old reliable 7 inch Berkley Power worm.
It's a great lure, but some may not consider it underrated because it hasn't dropped off the radar like most of the other lures mentioned.
It's highly rated in my book!
moby bass reply :
I just picked up another pack of 6" white Slug-gos today.
I have a big variety of them. The key to fishing them, you have to let the fish have it for a count of 2 and set the hook on 3. I'd like to try some of the 9" but I can only find them in rainbow. Don't know where I'd get any replacement hooks either.
RoLo reply :
QuoteThe Strike King 4" elaztech finesse worm. They are darn near indestructible, and absolutely impossible to impale on a barbed holder.But, I've solved that problem. Heat a safety pin in a candle flame and pierce the head along the centerline to a depth of about an inch. It can then be penetrated by the barbed bait holder.
A drop of crazy glue, and it's there to stay.
A word of caution, do not store them with other types of plastics. They will disintegrate.
Indeed!
Not only will they disintegrate, but will destroy every plastic product they contact.
The end result is a non-salvageable glop of melted plastic.
I also found out the hard way that some plastic storage bins are also off limits, it must be "worm-proof" plastic.
It's best to leave them in their original packets, then they can be stored anywhere.
As Rhino will tell you, they're well worth the bother
Roger
bugman reply :
QuoteOne more which doesn't get much publicity - the Fat Ika!
The Fat Ika may get talked about in this forum (thanks to RW) but just about any place I go most fishermen have no idea what a Fat Ika is.
Primus reply :
Quoteyamamoto double tail hula grub...pitch it...hop it...swim it...
That's a great choice and it's a fish catching machine, one of my all time favorite soft plastics.
hookset on 3 reply :
QuoteI just picked up another pack of 6" white Slug-gos today.I have a big variety of them. The key to fishing them, you have to let the fish have it for a count of 2 and set the hook on 3. I'd like to try some of the 9" but I can only find them in rainbow. Don't know where I'd get any replacement hooks either.
Try this link: http://www.lunkercity.com/
They will gladly fill your order.
hookset on 3
hookset on 3 reply :
Thanks BR members.
There are some oldies but goodies that even I forgot about.
Good Stuff!!!
BassThumb reply :
How about a 4" black curl-tail worm?
luvNchatterbait reply :
COME ON GUYS!!!! ur forgetting the best soft plastic ever made.........MANNS JELLY WORM, scuppernong or grape ;D
iceintheveins reply :
I really love sluggos, and the sluggo el salto as well. IMO the most underrated soft plastic is a centipede though. When the bite is super tough or the fish spooky, a light carolina rig or split shot rig with a 4" zoom centipede will get you a few bites.
hookset on 3 reply :
QuoteI really love sluggos, and the sluggo el salto as well. IMO the most underrated soft plastic is a centipede though. When the bite is super tough or the fish spooky, a light carolina rig or split shot rig with a 4" zoom centipede will get you a few bites.
Ice,
That reminds me to put those back in my finesse box.
I once caught a 10lber on a plum colored Luck e Strike 4 inch french fry.
I was fishing on a golf course pond down in Naples, Florida.
To this day,it still stands as my PB.
Regards,
hookset on 3
SimonDM17 reply :
I'd have to agree with the ElazTech 4" worm, or perhaps their Z-Too. It had a tendency to run a little crooked and misbehave, but with a 3/32 oz. weighted gammie, about 2/3rds of them had a fantastic action; walk-the-dog underwater, wide or tight, and then an amazing wobble on the vertical fall. plus they were close to indestructible, I had one bait on for over 30 fish.
Next to that, I'd have to say the Yum Craw Papi. It's a huge favorite of mine, but I've never seen anyone else use it. Great clear-water bait on a light jighead.
bigfruits reply :
love the 2.75" papi on 1/4oz bitsy bug jigs.
bass do too.
Bass_Fanatic reply :
No doubt in my mind, Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad 5.5...
iceintheveins reply :
QuoteQuoteI really love sluggos, and the sluggo el salto as well. IMO the most underrated soft plastic is a centipede though. When the bite is super tough or the fish spooky, a light carolina rig or split shot rig with a 4" zoom centipede will get you a few bites.Ice,
That reminds me to put those back in my finesse box.
I once caught a 10lber on a plum colored Luck e Strike 4 inch french fry.
I was fishing on a golf course pond down in Naples, Florida.
To this day,it still stands as my PB.
Regards,
hookset on 3
Centipedes are one of my go to baits when the fish are just lockjawed. My favorite color is watermelonseed but the pinkish, purplish hues of the luck e strike french fries are good too. In shallow water when the cover isn't too thick you can fish pedes weightless on 6 - 8 pound test. That's my ultra finesse technique.
dale reply :
How about the old
Do Nothing Worm was great c-rig bait
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