Twister Tails

[Mikie]

I like the Southern Pro 2". Bleeding shad; black chartreuse and firecracker chartreuse are my favorites. The best tail action is with Kalins but they are very soft which makes the tail wiggle at a very slow speed. Another color I really like is the Kentucky Lake Killer have fun and fish them on a Road Runner head.

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[skeetbum]

Southern pro grubs have a thin tail which has more action at lower speed and are easily found. Colors I find are regionally different but they have a large spread of colors.

[Crestliner08]

Are you fishing 2" tails? Thanks, Pop

Mostly 2" these days for crappie. I've fished 2's, 3's, 4's and 6's, for various species at various seasons.

[Grainraiser]

My favorite right now is the all white shadpole curly tail. The tail turns with very little movement.

[Quackrstackr]

The new Crappie Commander curly tails are supposed to swim at 0.3 mph. They gave out sample packs at Grizzly during the power trolling seminar. I aim to give test them out soon on the spider rig.

[Swampseed]

I like the 2'' split tail Mr. Twisters but wish they had more colors.

[Yak Fish]

I use the Arkie 2.5" XL Pro Curltail Minnow with pretty consistent success. I like the bigger profile of the body and evidently so do the crappie.

Jim

[Cricketcage]

I live in NE Pennsylvania, so that's good to hear. Thanks for the info. Pop

I've only been in the area twice in my life. My dad had relatives in Narrowsburg, NY and Beach Lake, PA. My uncle Joe wanted to go fishing, so we went to some public access area with several small lakes and rented a boat. I rowed the boat and the three of us had a whale of day when we found a huge school of crappie in a tree that was in about 15 feet of water. You could actually see the silver flash of a strike below the boat when we swam one of the white Mr. Twisters over the top of the branches. Unfortunately, it was a long time ago and I don't remember any details. The time of the year would have been mid-June.

[haveacrappieday]

I love twistertails. I think they are one of the most versatile artificial lures out there. In fact, if I had to choose only one artificial to use for the rest of my life, across any fishing situation/species/environment, I'd choose a twistertail fished on a lead head jig (with obvious variability in respect to size, weight, and color). I'd echo what others here have already said: not all curly tailed jigs are created equal. Minute differences in tail design and composition of the soft plastic material can have an effect on the "swimming" action of the tail. It may take a little experimentation to find a brand you like. I generally look for a brand or model that produces the most active swimming motion in the tail with the least amount of action imparted from me. That translates into good tail action at very slow retrieval speeds. If you find one you like (more importantly, that the FISH like), stock up!

[callmecamo]

The new Crappie Commander curly tails are supposed to swim at 0.3 mph. They gave out sample packs at Grizzly during the power trolling seminar. I aim to give test them out soon on the spider rig.

I tried to use these last year and was very disappointed with their lack of action. Just my experience.

I used to use Luck-E-Strike twisters in black/chart and white/chart but they stopped making them. They were so cheap and so effective! I'm still hacked about that! Luckily I found a local store with a bunch of them in their bargain bin so I bought em out last spring.

My favorite twister tails today are Fle Fly Go Go minnows and Arkie Pro XL minnows. They are almost identical other than their color availability. Action at slow speed is as good as I've found anywhere.