What's With All The Rage About Rage Tail?

[Long Mike]

One day Steve Parks (Big-O) was sitting on his patio at his ranch near Dallas sipping a Mint Julep when he said to himself “Self, how do I design a plastic bait that has an action like no other?” So he began to think, and as he thought, beads of sweat began appearing on his forehead, so he decided to have another Mint Julep. Thinking furiously, he started scribbling on the white linen tablecloth with his Sharpie … and had another Mint Julep.

Thousands of Mint Juleps later, and after earning PHDs in both aero and hydrodynamics, Big-O developed a plastic bait like no other. Its action was so remarkable that he decided to call it a Rage Tail – and a legend was born.

OK, so I made all this up. I doubt that Big-O has ever had a Mint Julep in his life; and I don’t think he owns a ranch.

What I do know for certain is that the Rage Tail line of baits catch fish, and do it well. My PB (shown in my avatar) of seven pounds, eleven ounces was caught with a Rage Toad. I have caught hundreds of fish using the Rage Craw and the Space Monkey. I have now reached the point that I now fish Rage Tail plastics to the exclusion of all others.

One other thing I know is that Steve believes in his products. I have never seen him fish with any bait but a Rage Tail. His frequent postings about the hawgs he has caught and the Rage Tails he has caught them with is proof of that.

The next time you are contemplating buying plastic baits, visit the Rage Tail website at

www.ragetail.com

The site has tons of information about the Rage products and extensive information on how to rig them. Numerous videos are available. The forums provide extensive information also.

[Sun Fish]

I Rage Tail baits. The rage tail craw and lobster has given me a new found confidence in Jig fishing and only use rage products as trailers. I don't fish them exclusively yet but I have at least 30 packs of them

[james 14]

They are nice baits, indeed. I would like to see them make a swimbait of some sort. With the A-rig craze I'm surprised they don't have one yet.

[Shane J]

The Rage Tail linup of baits, are the best plastics on the market. They are the best, because Big O is one driven, dedicated, perfectionist dude, with an honest love of the sport. He told me, and he'll tell anyone, "If it aint right, it's just wrong." He knows bass behavior, and feeding patterns, and he puts it all into making a bait that will draw strikes from the biggest bass. While everyone else is just copying other companies, and chasing everybody else's tail, he is a true innovator, and stays way above the curve. His baits are among the most copied in the world, and it's not because he makes average stuff, it's because he makes the BEST stuff.

[Fishing Rhino]

I too have done well with the craw, lobster, space monkey, and toad. This year, I tried the Curly Tail Grub, and the new Menace. Did very well with both, but give the edge to the Menace. Here's how I rig them both. Only a pic of the Curly Tail Grub. I rig the Menace the same way, but with the tail horizontal. To me, the menace looks like a tiny Manatee with a split tail.

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Can't wait to look in my stocking next Tuesday and find a fat stack of Bass Pro giftcards so I can buy some RageTail Baits. Then its just a matter of waiting til spring when the fishing picks up again so I can use them.

[roadwarrior]

[zip pow]

They work well that's why I haul about thirty pounds of rage plastic in the boat at all times.

[Fishing Cowgirl]

I've have a bag filled with nothing but Rage Tail products. The Space Monkey has now become my favorite go to bait. I use it top water, texas rigged, and as a jg trailer with a little worm rattle stuck inside. I've also requested a local bait shop to stock it, and after they tried it at a tournament, first cast and they see the line swimming off. They ended up winning the tournament on Toho. They now stock alot of Rage Tail products.

[Loop_Dad]

Ok, I have never used one, so educate me please...

I hear folks say they got some great action, but what does that mean exactly? When you compare lets say, Rage Grub with, Zoom Fat Albert, what is the difference in action, bigger wobble maybe? It also look like it is good when the baits are moving, but how about with supper slow barley moving presentation?

[Nitrofreak]

I can't say enough about the rage tail line either, it's RW's fault !!

I have used these products for just about everything you can think of since my first use of the craw, the only one I have not tried yet is the shell cracker, but that will change this year, the lobster would have to be my favorite, rage rigged, Thanx Big-O for an awesome bait line and keeping the product here in the USA.

Somehow Long Mike I do not think him drawing on the table cloth with a sharpie is true either, one can only imagine the repercussions of such an action. lol !!

[Nitrofreak]

Ok, I have never used one, so educate me please...

I hear folks say they got some great action, but what does that mean exactly? When you compare lets say, Rage Grub with, Zoom Fat Albert, what is the difference in action, bigger wobble maybe? It also look like it is good when the baits are moving, but how about with supper slow barley moving presentation?

Even when your not moving the bait, the bait is moving, the action of the appendage's as it falls through the water is awesome but when it simply sits still it looks alive.

[roadwarrior]

In my opinion this is the BIGGEST difference: Even when the bait sits on the bottom the appendages

have a subtle vibration, especially when the bait stands upright. Another striking feature is the packaging

which ensures a perfect bait every time. Also, the specific blend used to produce the plastic: a near perfect

trade-off between soft and firm.

[wademaster1]

Oh well, thanks roadwarrior, now I'm goin to buy some. I've never used these.

[Loop_Dad]

All right, I'll pick up 7" Rage worm tomorrow instead of Power Worm I was planning to pick up.

[Nitrofreak]

I would suggest the lizards and the craws too !!!

Rage rig the craw and T-rig or C-rig the lizard, I used to use Zoom lizards, but these things far out perform the Zoom.

[Jigfishn10]

Hi...my name is Jigfishn10 and I'm a Rage Tailaholic.

Alright, I caught the Rage this year and I'm not sure why I waited, but I finally smartened up.

If you haven't caught the Rage yet, why don't you go out and buy 1 or 2...ah...hundred bags and see for yourself!

[grampa1114]

All I know is...I wasn't catchin' nothin' and Rhino gave me one of those Ragetail gizmos and I caught somethin'

Grampa

[deaknh03]

I started using Rage last spring, and now, they are the only plastics I use. I love the craws, lobsters, menace, grubs, and well, all of them. Every bait is a flat out fish catcher, and versatile as well. They can be trailers, c rigged, drop shot, cut up, used whole, buzzed on top, THESE BAITS ARE HANDS DOWN THE BEST PLASTICS ON THE MARKET.

[The one that got away]

I've only used Rage Tail products on a limited basis, with only decent results. Sounds like I'm missing out on some good action. I'll have to stock up on some and give them an honest shot next season.

[flippin and pitchin]

I somehow recall a member who asked Steve on this very forum to design and market his own RAGE spider grub ( skirted twin tail grub ) and give us the ultimate smallmouth plastic. It's time to once again lobby for this product. I have set aside about six hundred bucks to stock up when they hit the market. I'm thinking 4.5 inchs total length with colors dominated by crawfish greens and browns. To show how serious I am, it's almost my birthday and when I make a wish and blow out the candles......lots and lots of candles......well you get the point.

[Bluebasser86]

I somehow recall a member who asked Steve on this very forum to design and market his own RAGE spider grub ( skirted twin tail grub ) and give us the ultimate smallmouth plastic. It's time to once again lobby for this product. I have set aside about six hundred bucks to stock up when they hit the market. I'm thinking 4.5 inchs total length with colors dominated by crawfish greens and browns. To show how serious I am, it's almost my birthday and when I make a wish and blow out the candles......lots and lots of candles......well you get the point.

I like the sound of that, a twin tail grub, and the swimbait someone else mentioned. A pegged Rage craw flipped into the water willows has won me more than a couple Wednesday night tournaments during the summer.

[Diggy]

I caught this beautiful fish today, rage shad in his mouth

[james 14]

What the heck is that thing!

Maybe I won't buy and Rage afterall! That's just scary right there.

[Diggy]

What the heck is that thing!

Maybe I won't buy and Rage afterall! That's just scary right there.

snakehead, it looked like it survived doomsday. The other ones I catch look like models in comparison