All of the above + add a package of MaxScent Lunch worms to your bait bag...

 

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1 hour ago, lynxcat said:

Rage Cut R falls apart too easily. I went through an entire bag yesterday. What’s a more durable alternative?

Define “ falls apart”.
I’ve been using them since they came out in 05 or 06 for almost every outing and have never had a problem. 

 

 

 

 

Mike
 

25 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Define “ falls apart”.
I’ve been using them since they came out in 05 or 06 for almost every outing and have never had a problem. 

 

 

 

 

Mike
 

Tail gets ripped off, primarily. 

4 hours ago, lynxcat said:

Tail gets ripped off, primarily. 

If you have toothy fish in your lake that could explain it from either them grabbing and ripping, or letting it sit on the bottom using braid with an excessive amount of slack. 
 

I never seen or heard of them coming apart from just swimming and hooking up. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

I just received a boxful of Rage Cut-R of both short (3 in) and larger version (7 in). Not sure how I'm going to use the shorter version although it's a Ned bait. The larger version looks large enough to go weightless. Well, I can't wait to try them tomorrow. I'd also like to thank my dog, Beck, for tipping me off when the box was delivered. It's never good when you have to explain....

1 hour ago, Eddie101 said:

The larger version looks large enough to go weightless. 

No.

The bait is designed to be fished with a bullet weight to help enhance the tail action.

I let the bait settle to the bottom and use a steady retrieve. Tick the bottom and pop

it whenever you hit something.  

On 4/3/2021 at 11:06 PM, rtwvumtneer6 said:

Zoom Speed Worm is a confidence bait but the Gambler Burner Worm is a player, too.

 

Darn it, I was about to reply with the Gambler Burner, but you beat me to it. For some reason, I caught more on that than the Zoom and Rage.

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

No.

The bait is designed to be fished with a bullet weight to help enhance the tail action.

I let the bait settle to the bottom and use a steady retrieve. Tick the bottom and pop

it whenever you hit something.  

I had no idea. Thank you, bossman! 

@Eddie101, let us know how that 7" CutR works for you.  I'm a huge fan of the 6", but haven't had much luck with the longer one

4 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

@Eddie101, let us know how that 7" CutR works for you.  I'm a huge fan of the 6", but haven't had much luck with the longer one

I meant to buy 6" so obviously it was a mistake as I don't typically throw anything that bulky   Well, we'll find out of its capability soon enough! Stay tuned...

I don't know about the 7" Cut-R but the 6" is a really interesting bait fished weightless, and there isn't anything else quite like it.  The tail waves exactly like a baitfish tail fin on a horizontal fall, and they can be jerked or swum as well -- you can fish them as a stick worm, a soft jerkbait, and swimbait all in the same retrieve.

 

Never had any trouble with durability, except occasionally a very committed sunfish making off with the tail.

4 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

No.

The bait is designed to be fished with a bullet weight to help enhance the tail action.

I let the bait settle to the bottom and use a steady retrieve. Tick the bottom and pop

it whenever you hit something.  

Do you use the NED version, and if you do, do you use it any different or non-conventional way? 

No

On 4/7/2021 at 6:49 PM, Choporoz said:

@Eddie101, let us know how that 7" CutR works for you.  I'm a huge fan of the 6", but haven't had much luck with the longer one

Well, here is the answer. Man, they were killing it - Texas rigged w/ 1/4 tungsten -  today, and now I'm a believer. I'll be using my seven inchers from now on

5 hours ago, Eddie101 said:

Well, here is the answer. Man, they were killing it - Texas rigged w/ 1/4 tungsten -  today, and now I'm a believer. I'll be using my seven inchers from now on

Sweet, I was looking for some at bass pro yesterday. Shelves were bare. It was terrible. They didn’t have anything I went there for so I only spent $100. Lol.