Introduction: Worms worms worms... what's in a plastic worm? If there's one bait I tend to take for granted, it is the plastic worm. Don't they all look alike? How different can performance be between brands and styles? Certainly color selection and availability can play a key role, but with a simple, straight tail worm, what else? We take a look at one product, the Reaction Innovations Flirt 6.95 to see what we can find out.
 

 
The Field Tests: The Flirt 6.95, at 6.75 inches, is longer than the typical straight tail finesse worm. Most of these types of worms measure around four to four and a half inches. The 4.95 version of the RI Flirt is actually the original and made to answer that call. The 6.95 is a newer worm and intended to trigger the bigger bite. We headed to Clear Lake, California to see how effective it might be.

Rigging: Given the Flirt 6.95 is a bit longer than your typical finesse worm, I didn't fish it on a split shot or drop shot rig. Instead, I used it like I would a standard worm and rigged it at the business end of both a shakey head rig and a weighted Texas rig featuring a tungsten bullet weight, glass bead, and all. One thing I did not do was fish this worm weightless. At only 6 grams, it's still rather light and would take an eternity to sink on its own. I no longer have this type of patience, but of course, that might be something you're looking for so by all means, do not let our tests dissuade you. My point simply is, this is a worm, as versatile as any other whose only real limitation is your imagination.