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Bait rating

Last edited: 2021-12-21

These are the ratings each bait will give when attached to the rig lures.
There are 6 ratings per bait - one for each stage of the tournament (spring - summer - fall - winter 1 - winter 2 - championship).

These values do not apply to the buzz, spinner & rubber lures. The 4 pork baits have their ratings omitted as they cannot be attached to the rig lure, anyway.

Finally, as an aside, the bait calculation code actually has a programming error! Many of the intended bait ratings ended up unused, and lure ratings are used instead. Most likely it went unnoticed as it actually has a very small effect - both the intended and unintended ratings are all within 0-4. This error is reflected in the table below.

Straight worm 6 inch   | 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3
Straight worm 6 inch   | 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3
Straight worm 6 inch   | 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3

Straight worm 4 inch   | 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1
Straight worm 4 inch   | 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3
Straight worm 4 inch   | 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1
Straight worm 4 inch   | 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 4
Straight worm 4 inch   | 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4
Straight worm 4 inch   | 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1

Worm 3.5 inch          | 1, 2, 1, 4, 4, 2
Worm 3.5 inch          | 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2
Worm 3.5 inch          | 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3
Worm 3.5 inch          | 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3

Straight worm 3.5 inch | 2, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1
Straight worm 3.5 inch | 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1
Straight worm 3.5 inch | 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3

Ring worm 4 inch       | 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 3
Ring worm 4 inch       | 4, 1, 0, 3, 4, 3
Ring worm 4 inch       | 4, 0, 0, 4, 4, 2

Straight worm 4 inch   | 2, 4, 3, 1, 1, 4
Straight worm 4 inch   | 1, 1, 4, 4, 2, 0
Straight worm 4 inch   | 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1

Stick bait 5 inch      | 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3
Stick bait 5 inch      | 1, 2, 4, 2, 1, 4

Paddle tail 4.5 inch   | 4, 2, 1, 4, 4, 2

Paddle tail 3 inch     | 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1

Paddle tail 5 inch     | 4, 4, 1, 0, 1, 4
Paddle tail 5 inch     | 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4

Paddle tail 3 inch     | 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 0
Paddle tail 3 inch     | 1, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3

Tube bait 5 inch       | 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3
Tube bait 5 inch       | 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4
Tube bait 5 inch       | 4, 1, 0, 1, 4, 2

Tube bait 4 inch       | 3, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4
Tube bait 4 inch       | 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1
Tube bait 4 inch       | 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1

Tube bait 3 inch       | 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3
Tube bait 3 inch       | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Tube bait 3 inch       | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Grub 6 inch            | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Grub 6 inch            | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Grub 6 inch            | 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2
Grub 6 inch            | 2, 1, 4, 4, 1, 1

Grub 8 inch            | 0, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2
Grub 8 inch            | 2, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2
Grub 8 inch            | 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2

Grub 5 inch            | 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 4
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 2, 3, 4, 1, 0
Grub 5 inch            | 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1
Grub 5 inch            | 0, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3
Grub 5 inch            | 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4

Grub 4 inch            | 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3
Grub 4 inch            | 4, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3
Grub 4 inch            | 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 1
Grub 4 inch            | 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3

Grub 5 inch            | 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3
Grub 5 inch            | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Grub 5 inch            | 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4
Grub 5 inch            | 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4

Grub 4 inch            | 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3
Grub 4 inch            | 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2
Grub 4 inch            | 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Grub 4 inch            | 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3
Grub 4 inch            | 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4
Grub 4 inch            | 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3

Pork                   | N/A
Pork                   | N/A
Pork                   | N/A
Pork                   | N/A