sidewinder

Rattle Chamber
in tail

The Sidewinder is extremely versatile. With the air chamber in
the tail causing it to stand up, the bait is ideal for shakey
heads. Also great for Texas and Carolina rigging or dead-
sticking. The slow sinking Sidewinder can also be fished near
the top “fluke style”. It snakes over or through thick cover.
The tip of the hook can be exposed yet it's hidden in the
rings, making it weedless. It is outstanding for “wacky
worming”, says Stanley, “When hooked in the middle the air
pocket and everything about it goes crazy.” Paired with the
Stanley T-Wacky hook either 1/16 or 1/8-oz., the weighted
hook and slow-sinking Sidewinder “fight” each other, giving it
a life-like action whether the bait is hooked through the middle
or the nose.

When eaten, the multiple rings collapse in the fish's mouth
giving the real-feel of live bait. “The bass will hang on to what
feels like moving prey and when you set the hook, you can
hardly miss,” says Stanley. The rings are so flexible that when
trying to grab the bait in the water, it feels like trying to hold
on to a live worm or snake.

The 5 1/2-inch Sidewinder can also be trimmed to a 4 to 4 ½-
inch length and fished as a “jiggin” eel, with the air pocket in
the tail giving it a floating snaky action; or insert a rattle in the
chamber making the Sidewinder a deadly muddy-water jig
trailer. Put a rattle in then slip it on a spinnerbait and you
have the worlds first rattling spinnerbait trailer!

The Sidewinder is available in eleven top producing colors
and will be sold in top retail stores throughout America.

For more information please contact Ken Chaumont
kenchaumont@fishstanley.com

Sidewinder by Stanley

The Sidewinder's “soft ringed” body sinks slower and with a
life-like movement that drives bass crazy. Multiple rings
surround the soft bait from tip to tail, trapping air as it's cast
and giving it slight buoyancy. As it falls, the tiny air bubbles
escape allowing the bait to sink deadly slow. The Sidewinder
remains in the water column longer maximizing its visibility in
the strike zone.

What makes the Sidewinder so deadly, is the rattle chamber
in the tail. For muddy water or night fishing, you can put a
rattle in the chamber for added attraction. But, when using the
Sidewinder without a rattle, the chamber becomes an air
pocket that causes the tail to stand straight up. A slight shake
of the rod allows trapped air bubbles in the rattle chamber to
escape. The Sidewinder resting on the bottom is a deadly
imitation of a crawfish. A slight twitch of the bait by the angler,
releases air bubbles, making the bait “breathe” much like a
crawfish does when laying in hiding.