Rooster Tails
03-08-2005, 05:30 PM
#21
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 25,116
RE: Rooster Tails
Dear Jason,
I've had GREAT success with them.I've lost count of how many bass over 5lbs I've caught with them. They only sell small ones here at Walmart so I order 3'8 ounce from Cabelas. I always use white. If bass are schooling I cast a little ahead of the school. I once caught 23 bass in 15 minutes doing that. Every cast was a bass. However; under nornmal conditions I usually cast the lure and count down.Every second is about 1 foot. If I was in a tournament I would let the lure hit the bottom and just retrieve it fast enough to spin the blade.I used to have bass in a large tank. They spend most of the time sitting on the bottom. For best results to fish these you need a high speed open faced reel with no rod stiffer than a medium.Otherwise the blade has a hard time spinning. The only down fault is the small hooks: that's why I use 3/8. I 've caught striped bass, channel catfish to 13 lbs, bluegill ,gar, chain pickeral and crappie with them. They are also hard to fish in weeds where I switch to a white weedless spinnerbait.
Hope I was of help.
Chuck
I've had GREAT success with them.I've lost count of how many bass over 5lbs I've caught with them. They only sell small ones here at Walmart so I order 3'8 ounce from Cabelas. I always use white. If bass are schooling I cast a little ahead of the school. I once caught 23 bass in 15 minutes doing that. Every cast was a bass. However; under nornmal conditions I usually cast the lure and count down.Every second is about 1 foot. If I was in a tournament I would let the lure hit the bottom and just retrieve it fast enough to spin the blade.I used to have bass in a large tank. They spend most of the time sitting on the bottom. For best results to fish these you need a high speed open faced reel with no rod stiffer than a medium.Otherwise the blade has a hard time spinning. The only down fault is the small hooks: that's why I use 3/8. I 've caught striped bass, channel catfish to 13 lbs, bluegill ,gar, chain pickeral and crappie with them. They are also hard to fish in weeds where I switch to a white weedless spinnerbait.
Hope I was of help.
Chuck
03-08-2005, 05:35 PM
#22
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 25,116
RE: Rooster Tails
When fishing small tournaments the other guys get ticked at me for using them . They are that good. They are not easily available here. I've got to order them. I'll be fishing in a tourny on the 19th and I'll be using them in the right situation.{ schooling fish and points}
Chuck
Chuck
