is it best to use soft plastic with tails with lots of action, like a curly tail, boot tail, ect...
compared to, say a stinger tails, tubes, ect.. when casting jigs ?
thx,
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is it best to use soft plastic with tails with lots of action, like a curly tail, boot tail, ect...
compared to, say a stinger tails, tubes, ect.. when casting jigs ?
thx,
I use mostly the stinger tails. They have a lot of action to them. If you hold one between to fingers your pulse will keep the tail moving.
I think you have to have both. Fish can be finicky. Seen more than not days they want a bait with little to no movement, just gliding through the water. Keep some of both and change up often if not getting bit. Fish will tell you what they want.
thx guys for the input, thats good to hear.
i've been getting them on all of the styles under a float and pitching docks.
time to move out, and start doing some casting.
The road runner head is hard to beat.I most always start with one of those tied on.Have had alot of luck with the shad pole ct lately.
i did some casting today for the first time this year, and caught one on a marabou roadrunner.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowhunter63
do you guys prefer the marabou or the plastic tails on those ?
Can't tell you how many kinds, styles & colors of jig plastics I have, but it's a lot. Use to use curly tails most of the time, but as of the last several seasons, the straight tailed plastics (BGBS especially) have been consistent, reliable producers. Roadrunners are my second most productive jig to be casting. I prefer the original marabou, not noticing any increase/decrease of hits when switching to the ones with plastic trailers. I believe it's the blade more than the trailer, that seals the deal with these lures.
thx for the info. you guys are great help. really appreciate it
any of you switch out the stock plastic on the Roadrunners and put your own favorite plastic on ?
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Originally Posted by Crestliner08
I tend to use Roadrunners "as is" and mostly marabou ... even trimming the tail hair down some.
When casting jigs, I favor shad stinger style plastics, but will put on a paddle tail/boot tail on occasion. I use Slabanator shad bodies, Bobby Garland baby shad, and Panfish Assassins for the most part.
... cp :kewl
good to hear. i've had great success with the ''stingers'' under a float, and glad to hear you like them casting.
thx for the brands you use, i need to restock.
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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
My #1 is a 3in. curly tail. ice out till ice in.
a friend & I caught and release over 75 crappie this evening, and kept another 22 to eat. ranging from 8.5'' to 10.5''.Quote:
Originally Posted by bee
all on twister tails. tried alot of different lures, just to see... the twister tail rules at this time.
Sounds like a great trip.
I use all of the offerings at one time or another. Some of the time the action of the bait isn't as important as the time they have to look at it. Using the right action body on the wrong weight head will still not get it done. I tend to use light heads and the "pitch and glide" where you pitch to a given target and take a half a turn on the reel while holding the rod tip at 10 o'clock, creating a long bow in the line, and let it fall. As it does you watch the line, much easier with hi-vis yellow, and set the hook from the wrist if the line does anything you didn't tell it to. Different weight heads give the fish more or less time to react to the bait as it drops through their happy zone and changing this gives more options. I started one day with a 1/8 head with no results. I lightened the hed 4 time and each change to a lighter head generated more fish til I got to a 1/64 that was giving almost a fish on every cast. Curly's, stingers and assassins still ride my box and get used when the fish tell me what they want. You will find what works best on your waters and then you will become confident in a certain presentation and the process will get easier.
great tip, i'm going to try that. i can see how that would work perfect.
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Originally Posted by skeetbum
I prefer stinger tail when long lining, paddle tail when trolling, and tube tails when slip floating. Each has a purpose.
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I've caught alot of fish this year with stingers & paddle tails under a float, pitching docks.Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
caught 6 just like this (13.5'') on a stinger under a float tonite, along with a bunch of smaller ones.