Rage Tail Shad users

[rondef]

I bring them back quickly, I don't know that I would say I burn it back in.  Are you sure you have the bait rigged right?  If it is rigged worng it will not come top water that easily.  Check out www.ragetail.com for pictures of how to rig the shad and their other baits.

[=Matt 5.0=]

Ron, yep got em rigged right. Made sure of it by looking at the pics from Big O. Maybe I'm just used to working the Jitterbug slowly...

[Coonedawg]

Thanxs for the help. I don't know of anyone around here that fishes it and I we don't really have them available here in my area, so hopefully I can help pioneer the ragetail products around here.

[Big-O]

I kinda like your outlook there Coonedawg, and ck out my website at  www.ragetail.com as it might give you more info on visual aids to go by. Hope you like'em.

Big O

[lknbassman]

Big O, PLEASE GET US OUR SPACE MONKEYS BEFORE FALL GETS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

We gotta have em!!!  Can't wait to flip and pitch that critter.

[Brian_Reeves]

When fall gets here, I'm going to be hunting down big pockets of shad in the backs of coves.  I'm going to be using the rage tail shad with a pegged bullet weight 12 inches in front of a keel weighted hook.

Big-O showed me this rig and explained it to me.  This is going to be KILLER in fall.

[Big-O]

Big O, PLEASE GET US OUR SPACE MONKEYS BEFORE FALL GETS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

We gotta have em!!!  Can't wait to flip and pitch that critter.

LKN Bassman, He is a little hyper isn't he, I think he needs ritalin....

Big O

And Brian, that Shad rig is for crankin the Rage Shad deeper like a swimbait, crankbait etc. Move it at med speed as we discussed. Can adjust pegged weight size and leader length to preference.

[21farms]

Just felt like it was going way too fast to get up on plane and start "working". Any slower and it would stay subsurface.

fish these with your rod tip up (around the 10 o'clock position) and that will help you keep it on the surface with less speed. also, heavy braid (50-65lb.) helps with this as well.

[JCrzy4Bass]

I second the braid.  I normally use 30lb High Performance Suffix or 30lb Spiderwire Braid.  Braid floats and has no sink factor so that helps keep the bait up if it is moved at a slower speed.  But these things are suppossed to be fished fairly quick, not like a cavitron, jitterbug, etc.  

I need to try that deeper rig you guys are talkin of.  Sounds like it could pick up fish that are suspended in the water column.  How slow can you fish this rig without losing action under water?

[Big-O]

JCrzy, If you pitch it out and run it next to the boat, you will see the variety of speeds available, there are many. Be sure to use the keel weighted hook also as mentioned on this rig as it helps to maintain stability on retrieve. 1/8 oz is perfect. And if you follow the hooking inst provided on my website illustrations, it will avoid the boring out of shad nose with the keel weighted hook.

Big O