Here she is, ready to hit the water this weekend. Looks like a warm front is coming in, and maybe some pretty good fishing, I hope. I couldn't go yesterday, and REALLY wanted to with the perfect conditions going through.

Thanks, Beav!! I added the stinger (you know I put this ugly thing on all the Turd baits I have) so she is ready to stick a big girl.

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Hey PC,

I have caught dozens of fish on the turd with a stinger hook over more than 20 years use, and have never 'throat hooked' one yet. The stinger usually ends up in the outer mouth of the fish somewhere, usually in the corner. Note the hook is very small, also.

In fact, the stinger turns the bait from a 20% hook up because the fish slap at it from the rear so much, to a 90% hookup, usually right in the corner of the mouth. Realx, the fish that eat this thing are more than safe.

Your logic would indicate any bait with a rear hook,--- like say, a big bucktail, and a front hook like, say, the Ghost tails have, or maybe a Jerko or a Suick with three huge trebles, (or a creature, since the fish would obviously eat the entire lure)-- would be exceedingly dangerous to the fish. ???????? 

Gut hook? Sheesh. Look at the picture again. The rear stinger hangs a WHOLE 3/4 inch lower than  the other two hooks, and simply takes the place of a rear hook, which the Turd can't sport because of the blade.

tomcat,

The bait is very subtle, and doesn't churn up the water much at all. I like to toss them in ANY conditions, including very rough water, and simply reel steady and slow, just enough to get the tail popping side to side, and spinning in between pops.

Legend? Who? Where??

Nice shot, anyway...

As Sponger says, gooder one!

FSF,

If you mean that the back hook gets fouled on the stinger, it doesn't.

Jointed bodies reduce the tail from doing what it is supposed to do, and actually, the less wobble the better so the blade can dig in and really pop. The bait is a pretty close copy of the Heddon Vamp Flaptail; just ALOT better looking.

I have caught fish on this bait behind lots of folks, so anything is possible!