Thread: Twister Tails

Originally Posted by callmecamo

I tried to use these last year and was very disappointed with their lack of action. Just my experience.

I figured if they actually swim at 0.3 that they wouldn't be much count very much faster. The tail probably turns into a straight out stick.

So how often are you using curly tails for spider rigging

Originally Posted by Quackrstackr

I figured if they actually swim at 0.3 that they wouldn't be much count very much faster. The tail probably turns into a straight out stick.

In my experience, the problem is just the opposite. You've got to burn them through the water to get the tail to do anything. Remember, sample size of 1 package here. Maybe they changed them, maybe not.

Originally Posted by callmecamo

My favorite twister tails today are Fle Fly Go Go minnows and Arkie Pro XL minnows. They are almost identical other than their color availability. Action at slow speed is as good as I've found anywhere.

I'm a big FF Go Go Minnow fan with a Road Runner head.

I agree with CrappiePappy about grub tail design. I use curl tail grubs maybe 5 % of the time, but only one design that like Skeetbum said,

a thin tail which has more action at the slowest speed

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Mr Twister curl tail grubs were the only grubs I used for years, but I found that I caught more fish at the slowest retrieves using lures that had the best subtle action at those retrieve speeds. The width of the Twister grub is to wide and the tail too thick for anything except a moderate steady retrieve or vertical drop. The tail attachment is too wide IMO:



Compare it to a Berkley a PowerBait Ribbontail Grub where the tail attachment and tail width in general are thinner:



(The above is actually a hybrid grub using the grub body from one grub and the tail of a Power Grub Ribbon Tail by Berkley. Berkley's current Power Tail grub is no different actionwise than Mr Twister.)
The tail whips back and forth versus the Twister Tail that flutters like a flag. I've by comparing the two in the same water, that the above design works better for me.

I have a ton of Mr Twister tails and improve their action by making the curl tail into a straight tail similar to the ones on the right:



Now I can retrieve it very slowly with a few rod twitches or subtle changes in speed and get the best subtle action possible which get me more fish than the original design.

Even the design below - a carrot shaped tail like those made by Slabinator - works better than curl tails:



Thin paddle tail worms also do well in a 2 3/4" size:



Sorry to hear the bad news about your dad. I went through the same thing with my parents.

Interesting experience Spoon. Seems like about anything will catch a fish under the right circumstances.