Zoom U-Tail

[zwhiten12]

How are you actually supposed to fish the zoom u-tail? Thanks y'all!

[Teal]

Is there a specific way thay you are interested in, because there are numerous ways to fish it...i dont think there is a wrong way. You just have to figure out how the fish want it.

Ways that I have fished them

-hopping (this can be done short hops, big hops, fast or slow)

-dragging it on the bottom and over cover, fast or slow, or stop /start

-Stroking (lift the rod tip sharply and letting it fall)

-allow the bait to fall, hop it once or twice and the retrieve it and start again, i do this alot when im pitch/skipping under docks, alotnof time they will hit it on the fall

-slow steady retrieve.

Most of the time, ill either pitch and let it fall, hop it, or drag it. You can try all of these in the same cast until you figure out what they want... like i said, there is a wrong way..IMO

[zwhiten12]

Is there a specific way thay you are interested in, because there are numerous ways to fish it...i dont think there is a wrong way. You just have to figure out how the fish want it.

Ways that I have fished them

-hopping (this can be done short hops, big hops, fast or slow)

-dragging it on the bottom and over cover, fast or slow, or stop /start

-Stroking (lift the rod tip sharply and letting it fall)

-allow the bait to fall, hop it once or twice and the retrieve it and start again, i do this alot when im pitch/skipping under docks, alotnof time they will hit it on the fall

-slow steady retrieve.

Most of the time, ill either pitch and let it fall, hop it, or drag it. You can try all of these in the same cast until you figure out what they want... like i said, there is a wrong way..IMO

I tried to fish it by hopping it with long slow hops and then short fast hops and I caught absolutely nothing, not even a bite. Then I cast it out and it was a bad cast so I began to reel it in fast at a moderate speed like I would a spinnerbait an the WHAM three casts in a row I had a fish.

I didn't know if that was the way you were supposed to fish it due to the long tail or if I just got lucky.

[Teal]

Dude, sometimes thats the way they want it. You are supposed to find a way to catch fish with a plastic worm. Theres no rules...if buzzing it on the surface or fishing it like a spinnerbait works for you and puts fish in the boat...then so be it.

But no single method will work everyday..just mix it up. The zoom u tail is in everbodys tackle box its a versitile lure.

[zwhiten12]

Dude, sometimes thats the way they want it. You are supposed to find a way to catch fish with a plastic worm. Theres no rules...if buzzing it on the surface or fishing it like a spinnerbait

works for you and puts fish in the boat...then so be it.

But no single method will work everyday..just mix it up. The zoom u tail is in everbodys tackle box its a versitile lure.

Thank you!!

[eyedabassman]

 

Dude, sometimes thats the way they want it. You are supposed to find a way to catch fish with a plastic worm. Theres no rules...if buzzing it on the surface or fishing it like a spinnerbait works for you and puts fish in the boat...then so be it.

But no single method will work everyday..just mix it up. The zoom u tail is in everbodys tackle box its a versitile lure.

 

Teal, is spot on! The next day they may want it slow and on the bottom! The U-tail is a old stand by that flat out puts them in the boat!