Wiggle warts

So I'm going thru the fishing sites looking at baits and tips/tricks to use them.
One of my favorite bass baits is a wiggle wart.
So I'm on Cabelas.com looking at them to see if there's anything new and I run across this in the reviews....


August 16, 2010
Great crappie secret
Wiggle Warts are the best kept secret for catching giant slab crappie. I tournament fish a lot in Mississippi, home of the world record crappie, and lots of local tournament fishermen are hung up on Bandit crankbaits. Bandits are really good. I like them, too. But, my personal favorite is a Wiggle Wart. Better action. I am unhappy with the price of crankbaits. I suggest the crankbait mfgers go back to basics--especially for the newest crankbait market, the tournament crappie fisherman. Look, we fast troll these things for reaction bites and a crappie does not care how pretty or detailed the paint job is. They feed up. They can't even see the top of a crank bait. Solid colored Wiggle Warts are my favorite. I paint accent colors on them as I see fit. The old solid white or "blank" Wiggle Wart was the right idea. Put less expense in paint jobs and packaging. Give me a solid colored crankbait for half the price----please.
By: dipnet


So does anyone use them for crappie. If so what colors and techniques do you use.
Thanks in advance...

When I trolled I tried the ones I had, with moderate success. I tried many colors of Bandits and also painted my own, but none of the wiggle warts I had were anything close so it was like an apples \ oranges comparison. The warts had a tighter wiggle than the bandits. I still have most of my good producers but the troll thing doesn't work near as well down here as it did in TN.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

When I trolled I tried the ones I had, with moderate success. I tried many colors of Bandits and also painted my own, but none of the wiggle warts I had were anything close so it was like an apples \ oranges comparison. The warts had a tighter wiggle than the bandits. I still have most of my good producers but the troll thing doesn't work near as well down here as it did in TN.

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Nothing is as good as TN.
I used to have family on Norris Lake.
The striped bass and bass fishing was off the hook.

I have some I use but don't find them near as productive as bandits. Arkie baits are better and cheaper. Pico has come out with a few that I really like. Their bait has something, I don't know if it's the wobble or sound or a combination of the 2. Mitch dosnt have many color's out yet but when he gets them out in crappie color's they are going to be killer. I think it's like anything else one day they want one thing and next day something else. My most productive bait over the years has been the crappie crankR that was made by rebel. Soon as they got bought out by pradco it went away. Just like when they bought bandit, crappie color's started going away and prices went up.

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Originally Posted by Cray

I have some I use but don't find them near as productive as bandits. Arkie baits are better and cheaper. Pico has come out with a few that I really like. Their bait has something, I don't know if it's the wobble or sound or a combination of the 2. Mitch dosnt have many color's out yet but when he gets them out in crappie color's they are going to be killer. I think it's like anything else one day they want one thing and next day something else. My most productive bait over the years has been the crappie crankR that was made by rebel. Soon as they got bought out by pradco it went away. Just like when they bought bandit, crappie color's started going away and prices went up.

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I like Arkie as well. They have some pretty cool baits.

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