Today I finally ran out of my stash of the old Havoc Federale 10" worms from Berkley. I mean the solid body ones, not the ribbed ones. Can anyone point me in the direction of a fat body 9 or 10 inch ribbontail worm to try? I rig weightless in the shallows and a 1/32 nose weight in deeper water (6 to 10 feet deep). I prefer salty worms, not scented worms. Scented never did anything for me.   Thnx.   jj

Ton on Ebay cheap.

 

Salt in a bait is an old fisherman's tale if you ask me.

I've do better with other worms, but if I specifically wanted a salted worm, I'd go with Don Iovino Curly Snake worms. I believe they are 9". They have a rather thin profile in contrast with most other baits, which I prefer for fishing the grass. They move like hell, and they are super salty. They are quite durable too. I do well with this bait.

9 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said:

 

 

Salt in a bait is an old fisherman's tale if you ask me. 

   Just going by what has worked for me. jj

24 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Just going by what has worked for me. jj

I hear ya. Many think the same way and it does seem to help sales. As with scents....it cant hurt and anything that adds confidence is a huge plus

 

9 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said:

Salt in a bait is an old fisherman's tale if you ask me.

What's an old wive's tale? It actually has a function.  It adds density to the plastic, altering the sink rate.  Plastisol alone floats.  You can ask any bait maker, and they'll tell you the same.

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

What's an old wive's tale? It actually has a function.  It adds density to the plastic, altering the sink rate.  Plastisol alone floats.  You can ask any bait maker, and they'll tell you the same.

I was speaking of salt for making bass hold on to the bait longer.

Well, seeing as 90% of baits have it, it doesn't bug them.  I really never heard that saying, though.  Salt just makes them sink. It's also added to the bags of some baits to keep them from sticking together.  Salt is cheap.

So, at risk of ignoring your requirements....I don't know how much salt....and they do have some scent...but, I highly recommend 10" Rage Tail Anaconda.  Got the fat body and great action even on a real slow drag

1 minute ago, J Francho said:

Well, seeing as 90% of baits have it, it doesn't bug them.  I really never heard that saying, though.  Salt just makes them sink. It's also added to the bags of some baits to keep them from sticking together.  Salt is cheap.

May have been purely ad copy marketing....but companies advertise that as a selling point...the fish holding longer part.  Roboworm even has it still right on their website.  My guess is that salt was added to adjust buoyancy and the sticking together part, but someone in marketing somewhere decided that they'd sell more if they could convince fishermen of one more edge

I think it started when Kalins or Lerew added salt many years ago and it became the craze. 

Roboworms have salt only in the head portion, while the tail floats.  That's what makes them a good DS or shakey head bait.  They also float to the top after the salt dissolves.  I guess I don't pay attention to all the marketing.

17 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said:

Ton on Ebay cheap.

 

Salt in a bait is an old fisherman's tale if you ask me.

 

All blood is Salty!

 

I've thrown Gene Larew for years simply because they are salt impregnated. In my observations the bass hold on longer & the salt adds weight which helps when using lighter presentations.

   Looked at the Rage Tail Anaconda. That looks just like what I want. Thanks!    jj

    Tuesday I asked here for some advice. Yesterday Choporoz suggested the Rage Tail Anaconda. This AM I went to a local store and got one pkg red shad, one pkg watermelon. This PM I caught bass ..... but only on the red. That's the way it's been for 2 years now. I go fishing with 2 friends, and they catch bass off browns or dk greens or lt greens. I catch fish off dk reds. Oh, well. A fish is a fish. Thanks, Choporoz!   Ain't this place great?    jj

Culprit Fat Max for a truly big bodied ribbon tail