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These guys are 3/4" and 1" split tails that I caught a lot of gill's on back in the early 1970's. The jig heads are from my first Do-it mold and are 1/64oz and 1/80oz collar less round heads. Found them in a old 3700 Plano box. They kind of remind me of some of the baits popular today.
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I'm sure they'd still work. Many lures from the past work as well if not better than many of the newest ones sold. That split tail design I still use with a Beetle Spin overhead spinner.
The old lures work as well as ever.
<IMHO> I believe that many of the new lures are made to catch Fisherman not fish.
Hi Tom, those are cool looking baits. There size what I need for the 5-6 inchers..:) I can’t seem to fine any lately multiple visits to BPS...guess the Covid19 has lots to do with that.
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...oh the smaller jig heads will be perfect for these small plastics I picked onlineAttachment 383670
I used them on troutmagnet jig head with moderate success.
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Yeah,stores got everything for crappie, but nothing for bluegills,places like Academy sporting goods think all we need is a worm...Lol, I can find all the Crappie Magnet stuff I want... But, no Trout Magnet lures.Quote:
Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1
Anything that catches 'gills catches crappie, perch and bass. Trout Magnets and Crappie Magnets work equally well with the right jig head (right hook size and weight).Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno2000
Line diameter also makes a big difference. My 2# diameter braid/6lb test is all I need when used with 1/24 oz or 1/16 oz ball head jigs.
When it comes to lure shapes there are 6 major shapes one can count on equally - (the two shapes on the bottom of LVSpinfisher1's post not one of them). Finesse action is key which is why I carry these: a power bail type tail curl tail, claw grub, no-tail grubs, cone tail, thin straight stub tail, Slider type finesse worms, soft sticks wacky rigged or regular, French Fry stick segments with different tails and a flat thin tail added to different grub body designs. None are greater than 3.5" in length/ many less that 1 3/4". Some even cast small tube lures.
The slowest retrieve with pauses should be able to demonstrate the most finesse action. Here are some examples of the above:
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The gills around here only peck at the bigger crappie plastic. It wasn't until I dropped down to the smaller Mister twister micro craw and Trout magnet that I started catch them constantly.I wish the bigger crappie stuff would work, so I wouldn't have to keep special ordering everything.
Same here. Try the 1” slider grub if you haven’t. Amazing gill bait. Actually great for everything. Super slow fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno2000
I hear a lot a about those, but everybody says the fish bite the paddle tails off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dannyrossjr
LV, look up a member H2ohammer, Brian. He makes some excellent small plastics that work well for our local gills. He just released a maggot imitation recently you should see.Quote:
Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1
I can't speak for your area, but the Dick's Sporting Goods / Field & Stream stores in our area carry a modest supply of TM 9 piece packs, and some of their Floats as well. I was suprised to see them when I went there as I wouldn't have thought they would carry them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno2000
Even with troutmagnet size I’m having moderate rate of hook set. I always thought it’s me but once I switch to plastic on smaller hook fished under split shots I knew it was the smaller fish biting just the plastic and miss the hook on the jig head.
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Here's a hint for all you that don't get hard water every winter. Look up the down sized plastics and jigs made for ice fishing. Lots of tungstens made for hard water, and they go down without floating and take the line with them! Lots and lots of tiny plastics, and they are starting to really advertise towards the beginning of the ice season.
You can also get the tiny jig heads directly from Bobby Garland on line, and the inch and a quarter rattailish plastics, too. All Bobby Garland has are 48th and 64th, but they have reverse tangs that are small enough to make very little distortion in tiny plastics but still hold very well. Take a side cutter and carefully remove the tang for an even tinier jig head. They are also unpainted but that hasn't seemed to have made much difference with gills for me.
I shop on line quite a bit and try to go directly to the manufacturer if possible for a far better selection.
We do have have a Dick's Sporting Goods ,but there's no TM lures .Quote:
Originally Posted by Yankee Bill