03-11-06, 01:24 AM | #1 |
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Rooster Tail
I picked up some rooster tails today, never caught a bass on one, but hear theyre bass killers...anybody know about this???
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03-11-06, 04:04 AM | #2 |
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They can be. They, along with other inline spinners and regular spoons have saved my phanny many time from going home skunked when everything else I tried failed.
I always keep a few on hand for the "just in case nothing else works" scenario. Their only drawbacks are they won't fare well in heavy/grassy weedy cover with their stock treble and the lighter ones like the 1/6 oz can be a pain in the rear to cast with a baitcaster.
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03-11-06, 02:24 PM | #3 |
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I see guys use the yellow or white up here in creeks, if I throw on at the lake I usually get warmouth bluegills, but I do know they catch a ton of dif. species of fish....
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About beginning of July below the dam on the Wisconsin River in Central Wisconsin you can throw a Mepps Size 3 and hammer the smallmouth. They hit in-line spinners like a ton of bricks. Even the little ones.
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I've never caught a bass on one, but they work well for crappie in the lakes and ponds I fish in central North Carolina.
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Usually, again I said usually they are small fish baits. Get some of the bigger ones, or a spinnerbait, and you have a better chance of catching bigger fish. It's like using minnows vs shiners. Minnows catch a ton of crappie, once in awhile a bass,and smaller fish, but the shiners catch the bass consistantly.
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what is a rooster tail can you post a pic
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They are great for smallmouth. I use #2 and #1 yellow.
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caught my first bass on one of those. theyre easy to fish, all i did was retrieve it straight. didnt even set the hook... just felt something heavy on my line, and i kept reeling, then i saw the fish.
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ya, I've caught bass, trout, bream, whiting, bluefish, even catfish on roostertails. They're pretty great.
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dont worry cranky, with trebles you dont really have to set the hook, its a good idea but not necessary
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well yeah thats why i caught those. if i had to set em i never woulda caught anything lol
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I fish a creek by my hometown quite a bit and rooster tails absolutely slay the rainbow and browns there. Even pull a smallie and a couple perch out once in a while. Its crystal clear and I've found that blue and white seem to produce the best.
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