Curl-tail worm

A worm with a single grub-style curl at the end: less action than a ribbon, more than a straight tail — the all-round worm that also swims.

Soft plastics are the biggest family in bass fishing: 36 shapes, each designed for a rig, a depth and a mood.

• Shape = design purpose: fish, worm, craw, creature, tube, frog
• Finesse tier vs power tier: the same shape at 3.5 in and 7 in is two different techniques
• Tail type decides the action; body decides the fall
• Rig it the way it was designed to be rigged

1. What it is — A 4-7 in worm with a short sickle curl. The curl kicks on a slow retrieve and flutters on the fall.
2. Designed for — The middle ground: dragging and hopping a Texas rig where a ribbon is too much and a straight tail too little, and swimming it slowly over grass on a light jighead. 4…
3. Trade-offs — Master of nothing — the specialists beat it at both ends.