Originally Posted by
CrappiePappy
I'll tell you why "I" gave up using curly tails : for the simple reason that seemingly no matter whether I rigged the grub with the tail pointing up or pointing down, it would eventually end up stuck on the hook point or the tail would get wrapped inside the hook bend. This would normally happen when casting or even when using a "lift/fall/lift/fall" presentation. Stingers & boot tails don't normally get wrapped or hooked in either of those presentations.
May just be me, but I had enough negative experiences with them that I gave them up in favor of stingers, boot tails, or carrot shaped plastics ... and have had higher success rates, since. (and I use weedless jigheads when casting)