I'm confused...What do craws have to do with the conversation?

I think the Anaconda is unique and a great value. I've caught some

nice bass on the bait and the biggest bass ever caught in tournament

competition was caught on this soft plastic.

What's the issue?

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The Annie has a unique action, unlike any twist-tail worm I've seen.  The fin on the back ungulates exactly like, well, a fish with a long dorsal fin.  That action looks slower and wavier than the twist-tail trailer on other worms.  There aren't any other baits out there like it.   It looks alive.

The Annie has a unique action, unlike any twist-tail worm I've seen. The fin on the back ungulates exactly like, well, a fish with a long dorsal fin. That action looks slower and wavier than the twist-tail trailer on other worms. There aren't any other baits out there like it. It looks alive.

I don't think anyone is arguing this. The main point here is the cost outweighs the benefit.

This website is replete with people that buy more, and better than they need.  And we're going to quibble over a couple of bucks.  

: 8-) :-?

Sorry just wanted to get all of the pompous smilies out of the way with one post.

Since when do you care about tournaments. Youre the number one tourney basher on this site.

I've got a 13-1 on a power worm, what you got on the anaconda?

fourbizz,

Here is a video that shows the Anaconda  http://ragetail.com/images/RAGE_TAIL_NEXT_GEN.wmv

I don't think there is or ever has been another worm that looks or swims like this and as far as the Craw comparisons, your photos perfectly illustrate just how much difference there is between those two brands which is a substantial difference IMO. It is all other brands that copied that shape and design, not Rage Tail.

As far as the prices of Rage Tails being higher than some of the others...I agree that they are. See we have found common ground now lets go have a beer  

Big O

www'ragetail.com

I've got a 13-1 on a power worm, what you got on the anaconda?

14-7 tree branch.  Beat that.

Many of the lakes I fish always have muddy or heavily stained water. I love to sight fish but on these lakes it is difficult at best.  I usually resort to swimming a lizard through spawning flats but I might have to give swimming an Anaconda a try. I used it once last year in clear water and didn't catch anything on it but I can tell you this. It's got a different action than any of my other 10" worms. It should give off allot more vibration in that muddy water. Who knows, I'll at least give it a good try.

fourbizz,

Here is a video that shows the Anaconda http://ragetail.com/images/RAGE_TAIL_NEXT_GEN.wmv

I don't think there is or ever has been another worm that looks or swims like this and as far as the Craw comparisons, your photos perfectly illustrate just how much difference there is between those two brands which is a substantial difference IMO. It is all other brands that copied that shape and design, not Rage Tail.

As far as the prices of Rage Tails being higher than some of the others...I agree that they are. See we have found common ground now lets go have a beer

Big O

www'ragetail.com

I am suprised to hear that your claw was the first of that general design. That being the case, I apologize for that. I had been fishing the paca chunk for at least a year before i ever saw the rage tail so I just assumed it was the first.

As I said, I do own them, they are different, and nice baits. Im just turned off by the lack of a black one, price, and more than anything else, some of the "fan-boyism" that seems to go along with them.

And as per your request, the first Miller Lite of the evening has just been cracked

This one is 13.40

Right back atcha Fourbizz, I'm on my 2nd one already, you gotta play catch up now.... ;D

Big O

I didnt want to compete with you, just RW and his "HIGH" recomendations, lol ;D

I don't think RW was high when he recommended it.  A little tipsy, maybe.  

You boys better watch out the 4 or 6th Bud Lite made me lob my attack at Flippin.

Here is an article for your reading and viewing pleasure

Strike King Pro Greg Hackney, nicknamed Hack Attack', set a new 3-day total with a whopping 109 lb. 6 oz. weigh-in at the FLW East-West Fishoff at Falcon Lake in Zapata, TX in November.  His weapon of choice was the RageTail 10[ch8243] Anaconda worm in Bama Bug and Red Bug colors.

When he spotted bass under the boat, he cast out past the school. Instead of turning on his trolling motor, he let the wind push the boat and drag the Anaconda right into the school. He never turned the first bass that took his bait. The big bass took the Anaconda and kept going, finally breaking the line. It was a monster.  He sat down in his boat, and tied-on a new Anaconda. On the next three casts, he caught three 7-pounders in back-to-back casts one weighing 7-pounds 14-ounces, another 7-pounds 11-ounces, and yet another 7-pounds 8-ounces. On the first day, he ended up with 32 pounds of bass, and was in 4th place.

On the second day, Greg caught two bass on the Plum 10[ch8243] Anaconda.  He also used the new RageTail Lobster with his new Hack Attack Jig to show the bass a different lure.  He used a green-pumpkin-colored jig with a perch-colored skirt and a watermelon-red Rage Lobster on the back. He put the Rage Lobster, which is a really-big craw, on the back of that light jig to slow-down the fall of this jig. The bass wanted a bait with a big profile that fell really slowly. He would drag the lure through the brush very slowly to get the fish to bite.

The last day Greg caught four bass on the Anaconda and one bass on the Hack Attack jig. He weighed in 15 bass in the tournament and 12 of those were caught on the Anaconda, while three were caught on the Hack Attack jig. This was the first time he had fished the Anaconda in a tournament. He said the 7-pounders he caught during practice built his confidence in the bait. The Anaconda is a big worm but also has a really-big tail. About 2/3 of the worm's body is tail with a unique swimming action and a big profile that really turns-on the big bass. Hackney quoted, I've decided the Anaconda will be the only worm I fish. I caught nearly 110 pounds of bass using the Anaconda.

He took home a purse of $25,000 and qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup.  Not only did he set the 3 day FLW record, but he now owns the heaviest single day five bass limit at 39 lbs. 11 oz.  Great job, Greg.

You boys better watch out the 4 or 6th Bud Lite made me lob my attack at Flippin.

AHAHAHA!!!!

;D

Posted by: fourbizz Posted on: Today at 10:04pm

mattm wrote on Today at 10:03pm:

You boys better watch out the 4 or 6th Bud Lite made me lob my attack at Flippin.

AHAHAHA!!!!

 

Wait a second.  Do you mean that smiley for real or is it pompous ;D.

LMAO.

this is the most pompous smilie there is.

it should be named "******" instead of "wink"

Lol....I think. Its even a bigger ****** since I can't even quote to make the smiley show up.

Heres another Article if you want to read a little more.

Ward wins in Kentucky

Local pro takes first Stren Series victory

By Rob Newell - 26.Jul.2008

MURRAY, Ky. As the old saying goes, timing is everything, and nothing could be truer in the sport of professional bass fishing just ask Mike Ward of Paris, Tenn.

Like dozens of other pros fishing the Stren Series Central Division event this week, Ward ran down to the Paris-Danville area on Kentucky Lake each day, chucked big worms and jigs on ledges, and caught fish.

The only difference was, at the end of four days of fishing, Ward had amassed 78 pounds, 5 ounces of bass to win the Stren Series event worth $25,000 and a new Ranger boat and motor package.

And why Ward came out on top is still a mystery to him. Sure, Ward knows the water well; he works the night shift at UPS so he can fish during the day. But many of Ward's competitors know the water around Paris well, too.

Yet Ward was able to turn in daily weights of 22-2, 20-8, 19-0 and today's 16-11 without falling off the winning pace.

If I had to point to one thing, it might be timing, Ward said. Every good place on the river has the right time to be there it might be 8 o'clock, it might be 11:30, it might 3 in the afternoon but every place has a time when fish start feeding, and I was very much in tune with that this week.

It comes as no coincidence that the time frame Ward knew best was from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Since I work at night and early mornings, I don't get to the lake until about 10 o'clock on the days I fish, he mentioned. I know the best places to be from about 10 until noon.

As it turned out, many of Ward's competitors would run straight to some of his best holes first thing in the morning, fish them for a while without much luck and pull off at just A last-minute feeling to throw a crankbait produced these two tournament winners for Mike Ward. about the time when Ward was looking to get on them and bingo, the fish would start biting.

For much of the week, Ward fished a Strike King 10-inch Anaconda Rage worm and Strike King ¾-ounce jig tipped with a Rage Tail trailer.

While other competitors were fishing matted grass edges in some of the same areas Ward was fishing, he chose to stay away from grass and focus completely on hard-bottomed ledges, specifically shell bars.

I fished the grass for a day in practice, but I couldn't get that going like some of the other guys, so I just chose to stick with bare ledges out away from the grass, and that's what I won on.

Well looky here what I found, something else to read, another article...Hope you enjoy

Kevin VanDam won the 2008 Bassmaster Elite Event at Kentucky Lake, taking home a payday of $100,000 plus. Using the Series 6 Strike King crankbait in the sexy shad and chartreuse colors, Football Head jig with a Rage Craw trailer and the new 10" Rage Tail Anaconda.  With this win, he moved past the $3 million mark in all-time career winnings on the BASS circuit.

The week before, he finished second-place at Wheeler Lake in Alabama with similar bait choices  being the Sexy Shad crankbait in a Series 5, Football Head jig with Rage Craw trailer and the new 10" Rage Tail Anaconda. Apparently, these finishes fired him up and gave him the momentum he needed to capture his fourth coveted "Angler Of The Year" title.   Terrific season, KVD!

If I keep going...I'll need to go to the beer store again....You ready fourbizz, I'll meet you down there... Heck, Did you pass out already, I'm just gettin started  ;D

Big O

Here are some fish that were caught on the Anaconda and Jig n Lobster by some Old Fat Guy.....I think I'll have some Pizza with my beer. Fourbizz, you gonna be at the Kentucky Road Trip? I'm gonna try to make it and maybe we can fish together with.....Anacondas....how'bout it?

Big O

GORILLAS!!!!

Im still drinking. Setting the pace ;D

Man those are some big fish.  I can dream...