Rage tail baits

[bayvalle]

What is your favorite rage tail bait for millfoil? Today I did well with flukes and decided to try the rage tail cut R. The Cut R got some interest but no hookups. I like the tail on the Rage Recon Worm and Rage Shad. I'm considering picking up a pack of the Recon Worm and wondered if anybody has have any experience with this?

[CroakHunter]

My favorite is the magnum rage bug, then the menace, then craw. Haven't used the worms. 

[Mike L]

I use Rage plastics more than any other single companies products. 

 

My favoites are:

Cut R

Bug

Recon

Craw

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Bluebasser86]

Depends if you're trying to fish over, through, or around it. 

[HenryPF]

My go to rage bait - Rage shad with 3/0 hook weightless. There is something about the way it swim, spits water and vibrates that I love. Short strikes not my favorite as the tail can ripped off easily.

 

Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - seems to be gaining popularity as a trailer but I use it with t-rig and it does just fine as a compact presentation. For some reason the carp love this thing.

 

 

[roadwarrior]

All the Rage Tail baits could be used for fishing vegetation.  I would start with the Structure Bug.

 

[bowhunter63]

Cutter worm works reallly good.

[Choporoz]

@bayvalle, how were you rigging it?

I dont know why, but I cant hook up cutr reliably without wide gap.  Despite the relatively slender profile 9f the worm, I do much better with ewg....and best with belly weighted ewg...even if only 1/16 oz.

I generally have a cutr and a bug rigged if in or around any grass or weeds.  

(Note also that both of those baits will get attention from bluegills)

[airborneduckhunter]

Structure Bug is my absolute favorite. Just curious as to why you would want to switch to something else when what you are using is cashing fish?I aam a huge fluke fan. I have tried many different styles of soft plastic jerkbaits, but I never can find anything that compares to the fluke. Just my personal experience though.

[J Francho]

8 hours ago, HenryPF said:

My go to rage bait - Rage shad with 3/0 hook weightless. There is something about the way it swim, spits water and vibrates that I love. Short strikes not my favorite as the tail can ripped off easily.

 

Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - seems to be gaining popularity as a trailer but I use it with t-rig and it does just fine as a compact presentation. For some reason the carp love this thing.

 

 

Any Ragetail bait on a heavy Jika rig is money in milfoil, if you're trying to penetrate the thick stuff.  I make my own, using heavy flipping hooks, split rings, and 3/4 to 1.5 oz. pencil weights made for trolling.  I like Rage Craws and Lobsters the best.

 

 

It works:

[The Maestro]

I was big on pitching Rage Craws, t-rigged or on the back of a jig in milfoil. I'll still use them but I've gotten more into subtle baits.

[roadwarrior]

16 minutes ago, The Maestro said:

I was big on pitching Rage Craws, t-rigged or on the back of a jig in milfoil. I'll still use them but I've gotten more into subtle baits.

Hmm...

 

Try the Baby Craw.

 

[Allaroundfishing]

11 hours ago, HenryPF said:

 

Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - seems to be gaining popularity as a trailer but I use it with t-rig and it does just fine as a compact presentation. For some reason the carp love this thing.

 

 

The rage menace is my favorite bed bait by far, give it a try. also works wonders if youre swimming a jig around grass

[Lucas Cooper]

Rage bugs and rage swimmers on a belly weight hook pulled through, around, and over the grass.

[boostr]

Chunks

Craws

Menace

Bug

 

I have better luck with Zoom worm baits than the Rage Tail, and I love my Rage Tail baits. Maybe it's a confidence thing.

[Catt]

[bayvalle]

16 hours ago, HenryPF said:

My go to rage bait - Rage shad with 3/0 hook weightless. There is something about the way it swim, spits water and vibrates that I love. Short strikes not my favorite as the tail can ripped off easily.

 

Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - seems to be gaining popularity as a trailer but I use it with t-rig and it does just fine as a compact presentation. For some reason the carp love this thing.

 

 

I have used the Big O's Eeliminator which is similar to the Rage Shad and had good results. I'm fishing a lake so thick with millfoil that I need to keep the bait on top or even the knot gets gunked.Topwater flukes like the Zman have been the best producer.

20 hours ago, Mike L said:

I use Rage plastics more than any other single companies products. 

 

My favoites are:

Cut R

Bug

Recon

Craw

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

How are you fishing the Cut R?

[Mike L]

3 hours ago, bayvalle said:

I have used the Big O's Eeliminator which is similar to the Rage Shad and had good results. I'm fishing a lake so thick with millfoil that I need to keep the bait on top or even the knot gets gunked.Topwater flukes like the Zman have been the best producer.

How are you fishing the Cut R?

 

I use 14lb Sniper

3/16 weight. 

I rig tail down on a texposed 4/0 skip gap hook. 

99% of the time I swim it. 

 

All other presentations are tail up. 

 

Also, I leave the tab connected to the body after taking it off the tail. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike