GYCB Kut Tail Worm ?

[bugman]

I love GYCB baits and have had much luck with senkos, Ikas, grubs and kreatures. I have never fised the Kut Tail Worm and would appreciate any tips on this bait. I see they make 4" thru 6.5" Kut Tails. What size do you use the most?

[tbird]

For some reason the 4" kut tail worm is a killer on a drop shot rig ,I have used other kinds of worms at the same spot where I am catching fish with to no avail. Go Figure. Just my 2 cents.

[Triton21]

Also used them on a shakey head with good results.

Kelley

[roadwarrior]

I fish the 6 1/2" Kut-Tail, T-rigged with a bead, unpegged. This bait is my favorite worm in deeper water, especially on vertical structure (docks and timber). I have had some success with the bait weightless in grass, too.

[bugman]

Thanks RW,

I think I will give the T-rigged 6.5" a try in a few marinas that have nice coontail beds in about 15' of water.

[.ghoti.]

The Big Kahuna Cut Tail worm is one of my go-to baits. I fish it T-rigged, with a 5/0 EWG hook, 1/16oz Ultra Steel weight, and an Ultra Steel clicker. I'll go up in wieght as the target range gets deeper, or the wind demands it. I always have one of these rigged and ready to go.

This rig, and the reverse rigged Fat Ika, are my one-two punch for deeper water. I've never tried a Cut Tail weightless; it sounds like I should.

I've never bought, or used, the smaller Cut Tails.

Cheers,

GK

[J_pontius]

I gotta say the 4 inch is an awsome on a drop shot set up.

[CK14]

you can't keep the smallies around here away from the 3.5"-5" cut tails in color 240...

[Triton9]

i use all the sizes but the 5'' seems to work best for me on drop shots or shakey heads. they are great worms in finesse situations.

[Guest btlva]

Just wondering what makes a kut tail better than say a typical straight-tail worm? Does it have a different action or something?

Just one of those baits that doesn't look that special, kind of like a curl tail worm that's been mutilated, and I guess that's why I never tried it. Maybe I should.

[bugman]

From what I have been told it has the action between a senko and a curl tail.

[roadwarrior]

The tail waves which creates a somewhat unique presentation for a worm.

[Fishin Phil]

Cut tails and smallies are made for each other.

[Choporoz]

There's probably a more recent thread on these, but since search still doesn't like three letter words, this is the one I found.  Some good info, but, I want more....Toxic?

 

I have a variety of these, but used them successfully exactly once....dead sticking in 11 feet of water on hard bottom...but, I imagine most any worm would have worked in that exact situation. 

 

Do you use GYCB Kut Tails?  What're your tips, tricks and secrets?

[fishwizzard]

30 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

There's probably a more recent thread on these, but since search still doesn't like three letter words, this is the one I found.  Some good info, but, I want more....Toxic?

 

I have a variety of these, but used them successfully exactly once....dead sticking in 11 feet of water on hard bottom...but, I imagine most any worm would have worked in that exact situation. 

 

Do you use GYCB Kut Tails?  What're your tips, tricks and secrets?

I have started using the 6.XX" ones a lot this spring.  Before I was fishing them weightless and didn't see much difference between them and a senko.  But once I started adding a 1/16oz un-pregged sinker in-front of the plastic I really started having luck with them.  They still fall pretty slowly, but more nose-down and the tail does a very gentle sway as it falls.  I have been doing great with it in light pads on days when it's too windy for a trickworm.  I retrieve it with a series of short hops, tugging it through the pads as needed.  

 

I have some of the 4" ones and use them on a DS every once and a while, but they have never been anything special rigged that way for me.  They work nicely on a 2/0 Slider head though and I think the rest of my stash of them is going to be used up that way.  

[TOXIC]

1 hour ago, Choporoz said:

There's probably a more recent thread on these, but since search still doesn't like three letter words, this is the one I found.  Some good info, but, I want more....Toxic?

 

I have a variety of these, but used them successfully exactly once....dead sticking in 11 feet of water on hard bottom...but, I imagine most any worm would have worked in that exact situation. 

 

Do you use GYCB Kut Tails?  What're your tips, tricks and secrets?

I do use them in certain situations.  I prefer the Pro Senko in most of those same situations (dropshot. shakeyhead, ned or on a ball head) My problem is that they get bit too well.  Fish have a tendency to bite the tail off.  I do swim the bigger versions and use them on a c-rig.  Great bait though.  

[Dirtyeggroll]

I use the 7” Neko rigged in hot post-spawn when conditions are tough.

[Bluebasser86]

They're one of the only baits I can get bit on a dropshot consistently. I've also had a lot of luck with them on a very light T-rig on a spinning rod when the bite is tough. 

[Munkin]

I user some of them in the smaller size 3-4" to fish for keepers in some ultra clear waters for certain tournaments. 

 

Allen

[TOXIC]

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

They're one of the only baits I can get bit on a dropshot consistently. I've also had a lot of luck with them on a very light T-rig on a spinning rod when the bite is tough. 

Try the Shad Shape Worm.  I was never a believer because to me it is too small.  I was proven very, very wrong.  

[roadwarrior]

On 8/20/2007 at 7:18 PM, bugman said:

I love GYCB baits and have had much luck with senkos, Ikas, grubs and kreatures. I have never fised the Kut Tail Worm and would appreciate any tips on this bait. I see they make 4" thru 6.5" Kut Tails. What size do you use the most?

I have heard that the 6.5" Kut Tail is more popular in Japan than the Senko. I Rig on a shaky head.

 

 

 

[blckshirt98]

3.5"-5" kut tail is one of my go-to dropshot baits, Baby Bass is my color of choice.  When Outlet Bait was clearing out the Kinami kut tails I stocked up on a lifetime supply, they always get bit.

[Munkin]

5 hours ago, blckshirt98 said:

When Outlet Bait was clearing out the Kinami kut tails I stocked up on a lifetime supply, they always get bit.

Picked up enough in Natural Shad to last me at least 20 years myself.

 

Allen

[fishwizzard]

6 hours ago, blckshirt98 said:

 When Outlet Bait was clearing out the Kinami kut tails I stocked up on a lifetime supply, they always get bit.

That’s where I got mine from.  I have a lot of them in back w/red flake and pearl and a few in pumpkin. They were like a buck or so a pack and I could not resist.  I am almost out of the pumpkin ones, curious to see if the black and pearl ones produce as well.  

[Rodney Smith]

I really like the 6.5 on a Neko rig post spawn. The head is perfect for using a screw. Makes a nice flat head and catches a lot of fish.