They  look like curl tails with the curl cut off.  Whats the point ? 

If you are referring to the GYCB Kut Tail, they simply drive bass crazy!

Rig one on a MegaStrike ShakE2 and see what you think.

 

 

 

In general . Bass pro makes some and they looks like a factory defects . 

Strike King Rage Cut R Worm and Damiki Cutter Worm great baits.

So if I cut part of a Mister Twister Phenom  off , I would have a cut tail ? Why ?

I just invented the clip tail worm. I took a Jelly Worm and clipped part of the tail off. Thus a clip tail. 

 

It works great for finnicky fish. You can fish it on a Wacky rig , or a drop shot rig , or a texas rig , or a carolina rig , it can even be fished on the Bull dog rig and the bull dog rig hasnt even been invented yet .

 

I'm guessing someone was fishing a curl tail worm and a bluegill bit the tail off. They cast it out and caught a bass and a light bulb turned on . 

I Don't Get "cut Tail Worms"

You don't have to...the bass do!

Less action then a curly tail and more action then a straight tail worm. Subtle lil flutter

Understanding the proper cut tail worm rigging  helps :

 

1 .Smaller cut tails on a drop shot with the "rudder" turned sideways / horizontal (left or right - doesn't matter as long as it's sideways / horizontal).

2 . For a C-Rig and T - Rig have the "rudder"  turned straight down in a vertical fashion facing the bottom (helps to provide lift on the retrieve) .

 

You could also try to have the "rudder" pointing straight up / vertical on the retrieve although I believe having the "rudder" pointing down is better.

Feel free to experiment AS LONG AS you have the "rudder" pointing sideways / horizontal OR straight up and down / vertical !!

Pay attention to how you rig it (using above tips) and givie it a try !!

 

Lastly , buy a pack of cut tail baits already made (such as Yamamoto) ... All the R&D , plastic formulation , etc. is taken care of for you already . 

They are a pretty heavy worm as well, no additional weight is needed really, I've noticed in rocky areas the nose can drop into cracks, while the tale just sorta waves in the current.. They tear about like the senko.. But the fish will kill them. I average 1 fish per Kut- Tale.. Trim them back after a fish, oftentimes you have a short version to use later if you desire. That is, if you get them back..

The cut tail worm has been around for a long time, it was a trick that guides and tournament pros used for the exact reason Comfortably Numb stated. I was shown that more than 10 years ago but I could never bring myself to cutting the tail on a perfectly good curly tail worm but now manufacturers are making them like that eliminating the need to cut it yourself. Now that these are being made, guys are finding all kinds of different ways in which they work like buzzing them on top, or rigging it with the tail in certain positions to make the worm move a specific direction but it was originally a way to have a worm with some action just not a lot and they worked so well that now they are made like that.

Ah, now I know what they mean by Cut R. Just got some Rage Tail Cut R worms in my MTB. How would you rig them on a shakey head? Tail pointing down?

Cut tails always have a place in my tackle bag. I prefer the 4 inch size t rigged weightless on light tackle in pearl/gold or a watermelon color. Also work in drop shot, c rig, split shot, weighted t rig, shakey etc.

What's the best way to rig GYCB kut tail worms?? Texas rigs or shakey heads?? 

Both will work, but I prefer the MegaStrike ShakE2.

Both will work, but I prefer the MegaStrike ShakE2.

Haha yeah thanks for the shake head and the worms

Scale, if you look at all of your baits from a serious and impartial viewpoint, you won't "get" any of them.

 

Then think of how the bass "get" them and you can go nuts.

 

Studying the science behind their development and their impact on bass is very interesting.

 

Do some research and you will expand your world of bass knowledge.