I've choose the "17in.Bronson" for my first blog. Why? Because it was education for me on soft plastic. This very large worm is a exclusive product to the IFBBA (International Federation of Black Bass Anglers). Designed to the specifications of the IFBBA president Arthur Bronson., this straight tail worm is hand injected with the softest plastic, by a hand poured craftsman named Drew Davis. This worm was made in 17" and 12" for anglers who pursued trophy sized bass, or the angler looking for that kicker fish in a tournament.
The IFBBA is an organization that promotes diversity in bass fishing, and host several tournaments throughout the country. To promote the organization and its tournaments, the IFBBA believed it can do this best by offering products no one else carried. So the 17 and 12 inch Bronson was born! The IFBBA used the worms as a marketing tool to bring anglers to its booth at Boat and Fishing Shows throughout the country in 2012. Their are some other great baits I will add, but I'll save those for another post! I have never fished the worm at that point, but need more information about the worm so I wouldn't look like moron trying to sell them to someone. I gave Mr. Drew Davis a call, explained my situation, and he gave gave me a schooling.
This worm floats! Why? No salt. Most anglers, including myself believed that a soft plastic must have salt! We anglers have had it beaten into our minds that salt in baits is a necessity, because it makes the bait taste like living prey! WRONG! That salty taste that bass look like so much is not salt, but iodine! Iodine is found in any living organism that has blood. The next question is, "Well, doesn't salt have iodine in it?" To my amazement and education, by law, tackle manufactures are not allowed to use iodized salt in plastic. So why do they put salt in plastic? FILLER! Good ole` economics at its finest. Plastic is petroleum based, and I know all of us felt the bite at the pump! Cost cutting practices have reached to your tackle box. By adding salt to soft plastic as filler, its takes less plastic to make your favorite worm or creature bait. So why does this matter? ACTION! This worm has more action than a adult movie! It quivers, shakes, shimmies, and a bunch of other things that I just haven't seen in a plastic worm before. Especially at 17 and 12 inches.
So, with no salt their must be attractant used. NOPE! Attractant I came to find, affects color and integrity of the soft plastic. Drew's exact words, '"They will come out looking like a booger!" So, he uses 100% crawfish oil that is added while the plastic is molten!
To sum things up, all soft plastics are not the same. In a later post will continue the review of the 17in Bronson. I will talk about to fish it and the best hook and size to use. Thank you for reading my first blog!
