Whiskas on a fish don't look so bad....

SPOONMINNOW

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I had a spike tail mold laying around and figured: why not attach the tails on either side of a worm or grub segment? I've wacky rigged similar designs and done very well for different species and figured the subtle quiver of the tips should do very well. I wasn't wrong:
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I named the design Whiskas because to me it resembles a thin mustache when attached to the mouth of a fish.
 

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I remember sitting around a campfire at a RS rodeo and Charlie Case was playing with a BIC lighter and Jacks worms.

He glued two together and came up with his version of the wacky worm, then started marketing them with his normal products. They were a hit to the anglers.
 

SPOONMINNOW

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Worked today as well as yesterday except in a different lake:
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Crappy and yellow perch were also caught on it. What a perfect day to fish: partly sunny, mild and a breeze not affecting the cast into weed pockets.
 

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I don't fish plastics much but this is something I want to try. Stingers are one of my favorite plastics. Do you melt these or glue them?
 

SPOONMINNOW

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Hold each end to be joined over a candle flame for a second. With a steady hand, I hold the slightly melted ends together for 3 seconds. The seam between the parts could be a potential tear once fish are caught so I use a battery-powered soldering iron to smooth it by melting the plastic on both sides toward the seam. If the lure is of a decent diameter, I roll the seam over the flame, turning the lure just fast enough so it doesn't catch on fire but still has a smooth surface.
 
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