Triton9 Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 a friend of mine has caught two 5+'s on these, plus several 2 pounders. he was just using a steady retrieve and the bass were slammin em'. Quote
Super User Micro Posted December 31, 2007 Super User Posted December 31, 2007 I saw these at a local tackle store. I shoulda picked some up. (Green Top for Triton9) Quote
flippin Posted December 31, 2007 Author Posted December 31, 2007 sweet havent had a chance to try em but im gonna hit it hard come spring Quote
Other. Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Wow that looks nice I never seen one of those before. I would like to try one of those out they look like a real winner. Who makes this swimbait? Is the company name called Bass Magic? Quote
Triton9 Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I saw these at a local tackle store. I shoulda picked some up. (Green Top for Triton9) yea i almost bought some at green top on sat., Micropterus.thats where my friend got his too Quote
SPAZ Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Wow that looks nice I never seen one of those before. I would like to try one of those out they look like a real winner. Who makes this swimbait? Is the company name called Bass Magic? Bass Pro. They are a basstrix knockoff Quote
flippin Posted December 31, 2007 Author Posted December 31, 2007 how do you rig them im a rookie when it comes to swi baits Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 31, 2007 Super User Posted December 31, 2007 I just got a pack of 5.5" in Baby Bass color. The package says to texpose them. I need to get some bigger hooks though like some 5/0 or maybe even bigger Quote
Captain Chaos II Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I didn't have good luck with them. The whole lure would wobble instead of just the tail. Either the water was too cold at 52 degrees or I had it rigged wrong. I used a weighted owner hook but barely got the tip of the hook thru the body. But they do look good..... Curious to hear from other folks who have used it...... Quote
Jake. Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Wow that looks nice I never seen one of those before. I would like to try one of those out they look like a real winner. Who makes this swimbait? Is the company name called Bass Magic? Bass Pro. They are a basstrix knockoff Its Luck "E" strike. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_98283_100007007_100000000_100007000_100-7-7 Quote
Buckeye1955 Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I have picked up some of the real Basstrix Paddletails, the Bass Magic's off of Bass Pro Shops and the Rainbow Worms Bowfish Paddletail Swimbait off of Hi's Tackle Box in San Fransisco. It will be interesting to see which works better. I like the Bowfish best because it is slit on the bottom which makes it easy to insert the hook and flat on top which makes the hook sit better. The best rig I've found for them is the Bass Twitcher at jpjigs.com. It is weighted on the bottom and has the keeper spring you screw into the bait to hold it in place. I like the red ones. I've picked up several various brands of paddletails ranging from 2 1/2 inch up to 4 1/2 inch. It will be fun to see which works best where as I fish Florida in the sping and Lake Champlain in the summer. The Bowfish are reasonably priced and readily available, hopefully with all the competition, some of the Basstrix will become easier to get too. I think their color and quality is still the best. The paint job is amazing. I have some of the 2 1/2 holographic shad that look like they should be kept in a bait bucket! Quote
Super User Tin Posted January 1, 2008 Super User Posted January 1, 2008 Wow Buckeye, you have got me interested in thost Bowfish PaddleTails. Found a good review of them http://www.tackletour.com/reviewrainwormsbowfish.html But just a heads up, Champlain in the summer time is all about frogs and buzzbaits over the tops of the grass. Which is a lot of fun. Quote
Buckeye1955 Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Yep, I've used them too. I've been going up to Champlain for awhile up around South Alburg, Vt at Henry's Sportsmans Cottages. I like the frogs, but have done really well with spinners over the grass and last year tried the gulp minnows on a jig head. They really liked them! That makes me think the paddletails will be a hit too. I also used a weighted Rapala floating minnow in perch and nailed the heck out of them (smallies) along the rocks. I'm itching to try some Mepps spinners and some of the Bass Pro Shops XPS Lazer Eye's. I enjoy fishing them and love the blade action. Quote
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