12-15-2018, 03:52 PM
Quote:the tail creates such a vibrations that it drives those little fish nuts. The bigger fish seem to just take the whole lure.
Years ago the Sassy Shad by Mr Twister was one of my go to lures for all species. For panfish, 1" and a 1/16 oz jig head; for everything else, 2-3" Shads rigged on 1/16 or 1/18 oz ball head jigs. Same for Mr Twister curl tail grubs - caught a lot of fish on them if fish were chasing lures.
But much of the time I found fish aren't in the chasing mood and started using Slider Worms, thin straight tail grubs, Crappie Magnet cone tail grubs and other lures that moved slightly - just enough for fish to detect slight lure actions. That's what I found got me the most bites especially on super slow retrieves or using those lures under a float.
Fish senses are keenly aware of everything within a certain radius and may or may not attack a lure to feed. In any case, getting them to attack for whatever reason is the goal and finesse fishing seems to be the best way.
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