Thread: 2.5" Willow Tail

Good lookin baits no matter who made the mold! Good job.
Unfortunately your always going to have ppl that go out of their way to push one brand over another.

Here are pics of the two baits side by side.

The 2.5" Willow Tail has an overall bigger body both in length and girth as well as it is ribbed. Having a longer body allows for a bigger hook like I like to use (Size 1, 0/1). The Willow Tail also has a thicker tail. The Willow Tail mold makes use of 2 screws to clamp instead of hand clamps. To date I have had no problems with Jacobs screw method and actually prefer it. I just have my portable drill on the bench with the clutch set to 3. Only an 8 cavity mold and priced higher. Out of the two baits, the Willow Tail shoots like a dream.

The 2.5" Mo Magic has a smaller body and can fit a size 1 hook but will be right where the body meets the tail. It is better with a Size 2 hook and down. The Mo Magic has the best tail action. It breaks off the sprue cleaner. It is a 12 cavity mold and priced less.

Out of the two the Mo Magic is still my favorite to fish with but both have their time and place and both will be in my tackle box and store.

Very nice!

The cupped tail on the Jacobs bait probably stays rigid until you jig it. I have fished this style of bait before but I really prefer others for my panfishing.

I have about 19 different panfish molds, one of which is a Jacobs, two of which are new in Do-It's line-up. The Jacobs mold tossed baits similar to a Brewer bait with a more pronounced and bulkier tail button. Not a bad bait, but sunfish can struggle getting that heavy button in their chops. The new 1'5" Do-It paddletail bait is like a gift from heaven. The bodies on this bait are slightly segments like Jacobs, just not nearly so aggressive. The tail button and connecting web are where the real difference is apparent. The new paddletail has a smaller, thinner tail button and the web design is such that the tail action requires nothing to set it in motion and is of a size that makes it a sunfish friendly bait.

That new Essential Series plastic that Do-It has come along with is one that merits some trying if you are a panfish nut. In fishing with this plastic quite a bit on a trial basis this summer and fall I have not had a single welded tail nipped off by sunfish nor have I had a tail shortened by a sunfish. The baits are significantly tougher than those made using other plastics but still have all the action in the world. I soften the plastic for panfish baits as I don't care for medium plastic in small baits, but I haven't seen any ill effects from softening it. You should try this stuff.

I definitely wouldn't fish the Willow Tail 2.5" for sunfish, maybe the 2".

The Essential is on my X-Mas wish list!

I will be getting the new Thump Grub molds by Do-it in both the 1.5" and 2.5". I'd be using the 2.5" down here in the South though as 1.5" is too little or at least for me. Even the little fish down here like the bigger baits. This was a 3" Mo Magic. Almost bigger than the fish! lol



Here is pic with the 2" Willow Tail I was speaking of. It is quite a bit smaller than both the 2.5" baits. I wonder if they will come out with a 1.5" or so Mo Magic?

The Flapjack mold will kick out a bait very much like a smaller Mo's would so I doubt that a 1.5" Mo's is very high on the list. I haven't heard any rumblings about one anyway.

If they did come out with 1.5" mo's it would probably be used for blue gills the most popular sizes through the South are 2.5 and including the whole US a 1.5" mo's would be ideal for ice fishing I would think when I come out with this new plastic bait the crappie bug we had the 1.5 made for us which really works great but it is not a popular size with most of the crappie fishermen so we're getting the 2.5 and 3 inch made up which is somewhat similar to what you guys are talking about here.

This is a 1.5