[ineedaboat]

Yammy Grubs just plain own!

X2! I've caught lots of fish on those! SM bass and walleyes...... And one slimer LOL

 

[roadkill]

i think they are both good. i prefer the curlytail for slow start stop crawling along the bottom. the padle tails work better for me with more of a swimming type retrieve. i dont think either one will be disapearing anytime soon

 

[Pynkerton]

They both have a time and place for me. If there is going to be any start / stop action along the bottom, its all about the curly tail, but anything I use for a constant retrieve at any speed I use the paddle tail.

At the end of last summer I bought some Yamamoto hybrid stickbaits with a boot tail. Can't wait to see how the bass / walleyes like them! I think the swimming action can coherse a lot of fish that normailly might not be biting other baits. Plastics are my "lemme try this one" baits. But I definitely stick to the brighter colors for walleye, darker colors for bass.

 

[James]

I haven't tried too many paddle tails. I like it on the swimming Senkos, and those tiny paddle tails that come in an individual tube (can't remember their name..) from Sportsmans have worked.

I really like Culprit's tassle Tail grubs. Their tail is in strands like a tube jig. When slowly bouncing them on the bottom, they still have action when you pause them on the bottom.

 

[The_Mad_Catter]

I like paddle tails (specifically walleye assassins) for early season eyes in glow in the dark color.

For bass white 3 inch curlies reign supreme with siver/silverflake coming in second IMO

 

[michael in parker]

Since I mainly fish Aurora, I prefer to use the swim tails in natural colors. I usually target walleyes but by using the natural colors, I can catch trout, perch, and bass.

This year I am going to try to move to the brighter colors. Maybe, I will experiment by having one bottom bouncer rig in a bright color and the other in natural color and see which one dominates.

 

[Guest]

Doug Stange loves the paddletails, for everything. I thought he was nuts at first, believing that on those Canadian, In-Fish waters, anything will catch fish. I am becoming a believer though now. The paddletails are a great bait for walleyes. I've caught 12 inch eyes on a 5" bait, telling me that Stange is correct. A walleye does take some mighty big baits.

For the slower presentation when the paddletail isn't working, I like the curlytail.

I guess it boils down to, when one thing isn't working, and you know your fishing over the fish, try something else.

Another thing I do, when i find a group of fish, I will fish them until I stop catching them (no more bites), then I will change to a different presentation (action) and see if that coaxes a couple more bites.



For colors, I always prefer natural colors, motor oil, green pumpkin, and white or pearl.

 

[hurltim]

Yeah, that's why I said one of the dumbest. Shoot even kodiack can catch trout.. >

: :

I got a trout for ya....

Ahh...So I see you went ahead and had one mounted...Nice !!

ROTFLMAO!!!! That was a good one!

 

[hurltim]

The Sassy Shad has been one of the best selling soft plastics for a long time. There is a good reason for it: It catches fish.

Bernie was going over the use of these at his seminar at BPS for lakers. Interesting stuff.

 

[GrnMtn Eye Chaser]

I prefer the curly tails - as stated, better action at slower speed retrieves. Another reason for the curly tails, is that they drop back down more slowly, giving the fish more time to respond to the offering.

I also primarily use bright colors - chartreuse being #1 - especially on stained waters. In real clear water (not many places I fish are that way - I've heard A-town is, but haven't been there) I have found that natural colors sometimes work better, but the 2 friends that I most look up to on walleye angling both swear by the chartreuse (they have 100+ years of experience between them) and it has rarely let me down. I do use other colors, but I always start with at least one rod having chartreuse.

Michael - I've tried your experiment many times since it's the primary way that I search for fish and the bright tails almost always catch the fish for me. Do it and give us some more feedback - it's definitely an interesting topic. I'm a little surprised by so many natural color users here ???


By the way, I bought a bunch of the paddle tails last year and I don't think I caught a single fish on one. I have to admit that I didn't start fishing them until the fishing got tough in the fall so my experience is certainly not the whole story and I intend to try them more regularly this year.

 

[andyrm66]

Eyes and rainbows both sahre the spot for stupid fish. Bass are no-where near them. HA

 

[batman]

I find I get stuck in phases. I fished paddle tails almost exclusively and last year found myself going back to the twister more. Sometimes I get hung up on tubes for too long but all my really big fish have come on tubes so I'm biased. Nothing beats a paddle ripped through cover for those early season Wipers though. Come on open water.

 

[Guest]

i use only curl tails. my fav for any application is Kalins cotton candy! in 3 or 5 inch. very sweet plastic. clear with blue/green and silver flakes. on a bare lead head jig its money.

i also like the banjo jig ;D

 

[john]

I don't buy the pinks and blues and oranges, not because of any high powered rational scientific theory, but just because they turn me off in the store. I take one look at 'em and hate 'em.

That's sort of the thought process I go thru, too! ;D

 

[Walking Eagle]

I don't buy the pinks and blues and oranges, not because of any high powered rational scientific theory, but just because they turn me off in the store. I take one look at 'em and hate 'em.

That's sort of the thought process I go thru, too! ;D

zman doesn't like the blue and orange ones either. >

 

[hobiecat]

I don't buy the pinks and blues and oranges, not because of any high powered rational scientific theory, but just because they turn me off in the store. I take one look at 'em and hate 'em.

That's sort of the thought process I go thru, too! ;D

zman doesn't like the blue and orange ones either. >

Zman's favorites are Black and White... ;D.

 

[john]

I don't buy the pinks and blues and oranges, not because of any high powered rational scientific theory, but just because they turn me off in the store. I take one look at 'em and hate 'em.

That's sort of the thought process I go thru, too! ;D

zman doesn't like the blue and orange ones either. >

Zman's favorites are Black and White... ;D.

That way you get the skunk - one way or the other.

 

[deputycinnamonbear]

I would have that these are my go to baits 80% of the time. the other 20% is castmasters. I find that curly tail with a beetle spin blade in either gold or silver killer on so many different types of fish. In my youth fishing the Grand River in Michigan we would use a white twin tail with silver blade to cast into the deeper holes near seaweed beds for bass large and small mouth and rock bass. I had not fished with them for years until a particular skunk filled day at Navajo res. As I was walking back to the car to get a different tackle box I found a rusted beetle spin on the ground. (I am all ways picking up lock lures sinkers and line I reuse what I can fix what I can throw the rest away at home) I thought what the heck I would give it a try. I caught fish the rest of the day until the blade fell of and dropped into the rocky shore never to be seen again. I went to ever tackle store in the four corners and could not find any. Ended up ordering them on line. I even left a couple blades hung on the outside of my shed to rust this winter

 

[Heron Laker]

I haven't had much luck with paddle tails, but it's probably because I don't fish with them near as much as I do curly tails. I usually only use plastics early in the season and it's usually bright colors. I am going to experiment more this year.

 

[kokehead83]

I use the cully tails for completly different things than i use the padle tails for. For example I will slow troll a curly tail grub for trout, throw it on a jig head and go for smallie and walleye but with the padle tail i use it as a smin bait for wippers and large mouths some times for lake trout as well jig for them with a large swimbait.

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