Rage Tail Shad

[SoFlaBassAddict]

So I finally jumped on the whole rage tail thing today.  Wanted some Rage Toads, but the BPS I was in only carried the Shad.  Holy god does that thing throw up a ton of water/movement.  Can't wait for tomorrow morning to rip this across my lake when it's not so choppy.  It's just fun to watch it, I can't wait to see a bass rip it apart.  Wish I would have picked up some of these sooner...

[rowyourboat]

havent tried the shad yet, but i love the rage products ive tried

[soccplayer07]

amazing bait. one of my top producers last year...including the pic in my avatar. let us know how tomorrow goes. good luck

[Big-O]

Often at BPS, the Shad and Toads are on different aisles but they could have been out of the Rage Toads.

With the cold water temps in most parts of the country, buzzin' the top isn't much of a consideration but if you're in South Fla. you might be able to find some water that's still productive 

Below is a link that has additional info that you might find helpful and might try using a keel weighted hook in windy conditions.....helps keep the bait from skipping out on waves and also allows longer casts and sub-surface running.

http://www.ragetail.com/ragetailshad.html

Have fun and fish safe

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[jamarkwe]

I love the Rage Shad... But the tails rip too easy after a one or three fish....

Next year I'm gonna have to get me some glue... 8-)

[rondef]

The Rage Tail Shad is a staple in my arsenal of baits and it has produced extremely well for me when run across the top of the hydrilla.

[Shane J]

My favorite all time bait, and is responsible for my PB,as well. Use the right size hooks, and rig 'em up nice and centered and you will come to find this wobbly little sucker is pure dynamite! Man, I can't wait to be fishing my shads again in the spring!

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Often at BPS, the Shad and Toads are on different aisles but they could have been out of the Rage Toads.

With the cold water temps in most parts of the country, buzzin' the top isn't much of a consideration but if you're in South Fla. you might be able to find some water that's still productive

Below is a link that has additional info that you might find helpful and might try using a keel weighted hook in windy conditions.....helps keep the bait from skipping out on waves and also allows longer casts and sub-surface running.

http://www.ragetail.com/ragetailshad.html

Have fun and fish safe

Big O

www.ragetail.com

I had a decent topwater bite early this morning.  The temps here are supposed to drop even further (33 or so tonight), so I'm not sure how things are going to be tomorrow.  I fully plan on seeing though.

Actually, while I was playing around with it earlier I thought about using a keel weighted hook.  It looks pretty good running just under the surface.  Thankfully after checking that link you have, I realized I did rig it right on the first shot.  Pretty self explanitory I guess though.  I do like the idea of using it on a c-rig as my lake is pretty deep.

[Micro]

The shad is the one Rage Tail I don't like.  I've never caught a darned thing on one. 

On the contrary, the Space Monkey is the best bait ever devised by the hand of man.  If bass aren't biting anything else, they will take a Space Monkey. 

[noway]

The shad is the one Rage Tail I don't like. I've never caught a darned thing on one.

On the contrary, the Space Monkey is the best bait ever devised by the hand of man. If bass aren't biting anything else, they will take a Space Monkey.

The Rage Tail Shad was a big bust for me this past year.  Zip, nada, no ah ah.  Every top water bite I got was on the pause with Spooks, puppys and frogs.

[I.rar]

while they do look great running on the water , i havnt cought anything on one either. im wanting to give the other rage products a shot though.

[Big-O]

We might have scored some new colors for the next offering and will post'em when I find out 

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[NOVA Angler]

Had a lot of blowups on the Rage Shad last year.  Didn't hook up on a number of them, but they sure did want it more than other baits.

[CWB]

My favorite bait for most of the year by far.

The tails do tear but a little Mend-It goes a long way.

Hey Big-O,

What new colors?

[Avalonjohn44]

The Shad is the best of the Rage Tail line, as far as I'm concerned. It outproduced every other rage tail product I've tried (though the anaconda was close...). I still have not gotten a single bite on the Space Monkey though...

[brushhoggin]

i dont know why but ive caught decent fish on the rage tail frogs but never on the rage shad.

[rowyourboat]

what colors work well with the shad?

[Kenny418]

I am in the zilch column with the rage tail shad. I need to try to fish it more and get some confidence with it. As far as a space monkey, I guess I'm out of the loop on that one. Never even heard of it :'(

[Shane J]

As far as colors go, I can't be without plenty of black neon and green pumkin/chartreuse. I use the black for low light or overcast conditions, and the green when it's bright. For smallies, white or the smokey shad seem to produce best for me, however I have a friend who uses them for smallies and swears by the plain old green pumpkin for everything, and won't even try another color, but he catches tons of fish, also.

[Shane J]

Yeah, Big O, what new colors? He's at it again...

[Big-O]

As far as a space monkey, I guess I'm out of the loop on that one. Never even heard of it :'(

Hey Kenny,

Here's a link with some info on the Space Monkey and if you scroll down to bottom right of that page, you can click on the Next Generation Video and see the action of it. I mainly flip, Tx and C rig it, but will run it weightless or on a keel weighted hook in the grass.

http://www.ragetail.com/ragetailspacemonkey.html

If you ck it out and have questions, let me know.....

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Well, not a bad day all in all.  Temps dropped down to the low 30's here last night.  The topwater bite was slow for me this morning.  Did manage to land a few decent fish on the Shad.  Looking forward to next week when the warmer weather will roll back in.  The fish should start becoming more active again as the water temps start to rise again.

[NorCalFishinguru]

I did best with a pearl white rage shad on a 5/0 Superline EWG Gamakatsu. Yes, that is a big hook and pushing it to the limit, but it recommends using the shad with up to a 5/0 hook. It lets you cast farther, and allows the nose to plane over the water, digging the tail a bit deeper in the water and stirring a commotion. You have to play around a bit with the initial part of the rigging where you run the point through the nose bend 90 degrees and come out about the eye. If water doesn't come gurgling and sputting past the front of the bait on the retrieve, i adjust until the action is right. Just like a buzbait, the slower the better. The toad is better for heavier cover and mats but doesn't produce quite as much of a commotion as the shad. Oh, and make absolutely sure you rig it tail up and tear the small bit of plastic connecting the tip of the tail to the body!

[NOVA Angler]

What kind of setup do you guys throw them on? I had a little trouble with casting distance/ backlashes especially on windy days. I started of with a Loomis MBR844C IMX paired with a Curado 200DHSV and 50lb Power Pro. After that I tried a Loomis BCR893 GLX with a Curado E7 and #15 Izorline XXX but still had some casting difficulties. I would prefer to use braid and have since switched the first setup to Berkely Fireline 50lb but haven't thrown the Shads yet. I want to find a setup that's ideal for them because I LOVE the action of these baits. The tails do break easily, but if they keep producing bites, I'll keep buying them.

[Big-O]

What kind of setup do you guys throw them on? I had a little trouble with casting distance/ backlashes especially on windy days. I started of with a Loomis MBR844C IMX paired with a Curado 200DHSV and 50lb Power Pro. After that I tried a Loomis BCR893 GLX with a Curado E7 and #15 Izorline XXX but still had some casting difficulties. I would prefer to use braid and have since switched the first setup to Berkely Fireline 50lb but haven't thrown the Shads yet. I want to find a setup that's ideal for them because I LOVE the action of these baits. The tails do break easily, but if they keep producing bites, I'll keep buying them.

In the wind a light weight swimbait hook works extremely well. The bait surfaces easily so it will allow you to swim it in choppy water without it skipping out. Another benefit to that set up is subsurface swimmins and/or wake bait presentation.

Glad you like'em

Big O

www.ragetail.com