YUM! Ribbon Tail , Tequila Sunrise. my worm of choice

[Dodge631]

so i guess this will be a review of my favorite worm and hopefully others will find it useful as well .

So when it comes to fishing with soft plastic lures, my worm of choice is the YUM ribbon tail with the colors tequila sunrise. I don't know how many of you use it and will agree with me or disagree with me but hopefully you will gain some knowledge based on my experience with these!


Im not going to make any promises for you but it worked well for me on a lot of trips. obviously i get skunked every now and then, actually a lot last year because i didn't know how to put "Action" into a lure

with the 7.5" i don't get anything huge but when i use 9" or higher i tend to see bigger fish. I've caught them on clear and cloudy days with this. seems to work best in clear water but I've caught some in muddy water ponds. the last two times i went fishing i used this and caught fish both times. you can read those  here ->http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=94654.0
i do use others, but this one works well for me. the other color schemes do not really do it for me.but give it a try and tell me what you think!

happy fishing

[TheLastRodBender]

picked up 2 packs when i found them at Dicks in a clearance box for $2 per pack... i like them but havent had too much luck on them.. then again i havent REALLY given them a shot.

[Dodge631]

picked up 2 packs when i found them at Dicks in a clearance box for $2 per pack... i like them but havent had too much luck on them.. then again i havent REALLY given them a shot.

I got some plastics i havnt really given a shot. sometimes these things don't work for me well either but out of all my soft plastics, I've gotten the most out of these.

[pawpaw]

I fish a Berkley Power Worm and a C tail worm in the tequila sunrise color a lot. The Power Worm is similar to the Yum ribbon tail worm.

[saint romain]

For ribbon tail worms, tequila sunrise and red shad have always been my go to colors. Until I was introduced to creature baits not too long ago, those were the only two colors I needed to catch fish. Ive destroyed my share of ponds with those two and a white trick worm! But I fell in love with spending my paycheck on fishing, so I haven't had a chance to revert back to any past glories yet 

[Dodge631]

i used to have great luck with the reaction innovations Sweet beaver. wich is also called a "bug" by other brands. i use red shad too. tequila i like best

[Diggy_]

That is my favorite color for most brands.

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[HunterFB]

Tequilla sunrise and it's neighboor, grape shad, are all fun. Interesting that the color purple is a very short wavelength in the color spectrum, thus, it has it's true identity deeper in the water than say, a red.  Think of a rainbow, and the darker the color on the rainbow, the deeper the color stays true.  So, the purple in the worm is very close to what we are seeing in 6 inches of water as fish are seeing from 6 inches all the way down to 15 feet.  Blue is another that is really good.  That is part of why many folks swear by a black anc blue jig under the dark shade of heavily matted weeds. 

I am not trying to sound like an expert, but I have been studying the effects of water on colors from as many sources on-line as I could.  (because I had it mixed up for years).  Still, I agree with the purples...although my favorite is watermelon anything.  It is right in the middle of the spectrum of colors, so it is a pretty good place to start for lots of bodies of water. 
Was it also something you liked about the ribbon tail action?  I like that type opposed to a straight tail, and find it hard to give trick worms a shot because they don't dance like I think they should.

Ribbon tails-  If I were a fish, I would eat them.

[Dodge631]

ribbon tails i guess. ive used the dinger in junebug with good luck

[revolutiontime95]

Tequilla sunrise and it's neighboor, grape shad, are all fun. Interesting that the color purple is a very short wavelength in the color spectrum, thus, it has it's true identity deeper in the water than say, a red.  Think of a rainbow, and the darker the color on the rainbow, the deeper the color stays true.  So, the purple in the worm is very close to what we are seeing in 6 inches of water as fish are seeing from 6 inches all the way down to 15 feet.  Blue is another that is really good.  That is part of why many folks swear by a black anc blue jig under the dark shade of heavily matted weeds. 

I am not trying to sound like an expert, but I have been studying the effects of water on colors from as many sources on-line as I could.  (because I had it mixed up for years).  Still, I agree with the purples...although my favorite is watermelon anything.  It is right in the middle of the spectrum of colors, so it is a pretty good place to start for lots of bodies of water. 
Was it also something you liked about the ribbon tail action?  I like that type opposed to a straight tail, and find it hard to give trick worms a shot because they don't dance like I think they should.

Ribbon tails-  If I were a fish, I would eat them.

That is all true, however; many experts believe bass cannot see the colors blue or purple. 

[Dodge631]

i thought blue and purple had the longest wavelengths. purple is on the ultra violate side of the spectrum right?

[revolutiontime95]

Yes, I believe so.  Supposedly purple should go down further than almost any other color. 
Problem is that bass cannot see blue.  At least, a lot of biologists believe they can't see blue. 
In which case, it would probably be registered as some shade of gray.  I think that's why black and blue lures work so well....it just looks all dark.  I find black to pretty much always be productive. 

[bassmaster3541]

I use Zoom Ol' Monsters in tequila sunrise all the time