brgbassmaster Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 this may be a stupid question to some but i have never used these but bought some awhile back and i was wondering do you rig it with the tail sticking up or down? Quote
fivesixone Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Pretty sure they're meant to be fished tail-down! Quote
Big-O Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 If you will ck out the link below, it is the shad product page on the Rage Tail website. There is both photo and video hooking instruction to help you with your questions. http://www.ragetail.com/ragetailshad.html 4/0 or max 5/0 EWG Superline hook is my favorite for the Rage Shad and or light keel weight (swimbait) hook. Have fun with them and if you have any other thoughts or questions just let me know.... Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
ptomacbass Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 with keel weighted hooks they make more commotion and with a weightless hook they make less commotion. Good luck with the shads they're great, over the weekend I was using a ragetail shad and had a nice one just barely slurp my shad in. I let him take the bait, felt pressure, set the hook and my hand slipped becasue it had been raining earlier :'( Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted September 29, 2008 Super User Posted September 29, 2008 Pretty sure they're meant to be fished tail-down! Tail down it will spin like a pin wheel. It aint no different than rigging a frog. How do you rig a frog? Let's start another post : Quote
brgbassmaster Posted September 29, 2008 Author Posted September 29, 2008 ya i went and looked at the video and they show tail up so thats what im going with. and haha i know how to rig a frog no need for that post Quote
kikstand454 Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 i love the rtshad, but i can NOT keep them on my hook. they come down the hook and dont run right on about the third cast. do i need to glue them or something? :'( Quote
Big-O Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 i love the rtshad, but i can NOT keep them on my hook. they come down the hook and dont run right on about the third cast. do i need to glue them or something? :'( Which hook are you using? I advise Gamagatsu 4/0 EWG superline hook. Again here is the link to show exact instructions. If you follow this, it should correct things for you. http://www.ragetail.com/ragetailshad.html Let me know if you have other questions. Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted September 30, 2008 Super User Posted September 30, 2008 For all you northern anglers, who like pike, the Rage Tail Shad is a great pike bait. For those overcast rainy days that keep the pike in the weedbeds later in the day than normal, this is the bait to try. Just don't a hook much bigger than a 4/0. A 5/0 ewg has the hook point far enough back to get occasionally fouled by the tail, impeding the hook set. Cheers, GK Quote
kmiecik Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 why would anyone use these for pike? you will go through packages and packages of them in a day. i am so sick of pike always biting the legs off of all my soft plastic frogs. i love the rage tail chunks on jigs also but im gonna go to something cheaper because the pike bite the claws off so much you go through a pack or more a day Quote
kikstand454 Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 yeah big o, thats how i rig them. ive done it with both weighted and unweighted hooks. they just seem to not stay on there for anything. i get like 3 casts out of them and then i have to start fiddling around with them every cast and just throw them away after about 6 or 7. the action is awesome and they're exciting to fish with. but it's gettin really expensive. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted September 30, 2008 Super User Posted September 30, 2008 why would anyone use these for pike? you will go through packages and packages of them in a day. i am so sick of pike always biting the legs off of all my soft plastic frogs. i love the rage tail chunks on jigs also but im gonna go to something cheaper because the pike bite the claws off so much you go through a pack or more a day Why? what do you mean, why? Pike are a blast. Quote
Big-O Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 yeah big o,thats how i rig them. ive done it with both weighted and unweighted hooks. they just seem to not stay on there for anything. i get like 3 casts out of them and then i have to start fiddling around with them every cast and just throw them away after about 6 or 7. the action is awesome and they're exciting to fish with. but it's gettin really expensive. Be sure insert hook approx. 1/2" deep into nose, then push the nose up over the eye of the hook. With a 4/0 or 5/0 hook the bait should not be stretched at all over the hook. The Shad being stretched after penetrating the back of bait with the hook might cause what you are describing too. Ck it out and I think this should take care of it. Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
moby bass Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 If you are using these for pike, are you using a steel leader with them and if so, are they tracking ok? I've been bitten off too many times not to use a steel leader. I tried a rage tail for a pike once, he chewed up the tail pretty good and then...gone. Quote
adclem Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 I got some of these and can't wait to try them this weekend. Later, Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.