Rooster Tails Inquiry

[JHall]

Are there any posts or columns addressing the techniques of using a roostertail?  Anyone have any anectdotes, canter, horror stories, advise on throwing and retrieving these little rascals?

[Orabbit]

I have never used Rooster Tails for bass, but I use single hook Rooster Tails (1/24 and 1/16 oz) to fish for trout and do very well using them.  No real tricks for trout.  I vary the retrieve as I see how the fish react.  Sometimes a slow retrieve works best, sometimes stop and go and sometimes fast (especially in fast moving water).  I doubt this will answer your questions about using them for bass.

[kicken_bass]

i have used rooster tails for bass and they work great.. the smallmouths in a near by stream just kill them. white or black work best.. last year i experimented a little and was casting rooster tails to pre spawn smallmouths and i caught 53. the smaller the better. good luck

[Nick_Barr]

fish these spinners around rip rap and their a killer for smallmouth

[Jeff_NHBA]

You can bend the wire of the in-line spinner about 45 degrees or so and that will help reduce line twist.

[tritonman]

I fish a little river and damm by my house, and I use these rooster tail spinners off the damm, they are great on the smallies.

[earthworm77]

I wrote an article on inlines, especially the Roostertail that i'll submit to Glenn.

[roadwarrior]

With regard to smallmouth, is this a little fish lure?

[hangup]

I have caught nice smallies on Rooster Tails.

I agree white and black are very good.

I have caught them on yellow to.

Northerns will hit the yellow also.

[blake83]

yea i use rooster tails alot and the technique i use is when u make the cast and it sinks to what u want it too then jerk it one time and then start reeling it it

[Grey Wolf]

Another blast from the past.

[Fish Man]

i use a 1/4 frog colored one occasionally and they are great fish catchers. ive caught fish that i would consider dinks all the way up to 5 lbs including the first bass I eve caught. just cast them out and reel them in, somtimes i will pause during the retrieve and let if fall for a split second and then start reeling again. The one thing i dont liek about the is that due to their small size you will gill hook alot of fish

another good brand for inline spinners is Blue Fox  

[powerman970]

I always have considered Rooster Tails good "farm pond" lures but never tried them on a larger body of water.  I learned last year though that if you tie on a Hellbender then come off the back of the Hellbender with about 4 foot of line tied to a Rooster Tail and troll them at outboard idle speed you can load the boat.  We have caught white bass, largemouths and numerous stripes this way.

[619bassman]

They are pretty good smallie baits, but ive also caught a load of little largemouth on them any color will do

[jrhennecke]

Great bait for trout!

[burleytog]

Holy f'n resurrected thread Batman!!!