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jon_e_si
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/19 07:38:58 (permalink)
It really varies with conditions and mood of fish! I've had great success with Joe's Flies, but my technique might vary from the way many fish them. Usually I use a barrel swivel and attach about a 4lb leader 12" - 24" depending on conditions!

Above, the barrel swivel, place 2-3 split shots depending on current, depth of water etc, hold your rod tip high (I use a long rod)and let the current present your offering.

One particular time, I fished a fresh stocked hole surrounded by many other anglers who were having little success with a variety of baits and lures. Finally, I took my Joe's Fly off and put on a CP Swing and caught my limit to everyone's ammazement including my own! God liked me that day! Tight lines!

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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/24 01:43:55 (permalink)
Rooster Tails-good old white works well for me.
Joes Flies- Brown dressing with the gold blade, white/grey with a silver blade and the one that looks like a bumble bee.
I also like little daredevel and similar spoons in various colors, but they gotta be small.

my $.02
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/24 11:08:40 (permalink)
I always used a white with a silver blade.I've done well on 1/12 or 1/8 oz Kastmaster in gold or silver.I should also say alot of my Trout fishing was at Justus Lake.

I'm gonna fish more and work less.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/24 11:28:59 (permalink)
White and black

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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/24 22:05:40 (permalink)
1/24 oz & 1/16 oz & 1/8 oz,


here are some of my Elk creek killer's.for stock trout.
post edited by powerun2 - 2011/03/24 22:37:12
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/24 22:47:57 (permalink)
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/25 08:14:41 (permalink)
Joe fly,black knat,apache,black prince,blue dunn,#2 silver or gold blade....I will try to put pics up....
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/03/31 22:41:26 (permalink)
Best roostertail ever is the 1/8th ounce brown, brass blade. Rainbow trout, yellow coachdog, firetiger, black gold flake, black tinsel, green tinsel, and most recently copper blade brown- outfished other roostertail 3-1, We watched a brookie swim past the other roostertail to take the copper blade after 2 guys fished that hole with 12 trout in it for 5 minutes, with 2 different roostertail colors before I made a cast! Pretty amazing.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/04/01 08:44:13 (permalink)
brown rooster tails will double as good trout lures in cloudy water and great smallie and bigmouth bass lures in the bigger sizes.

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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/04/02 17:02:45 (permalink)
A good alternative is the bang-tail. If you can find them. The ball bearing swivel reduces line twist.
Also try a jake spoon (similar to super duper).
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/04/03 11:03:40 (permalink)
I like the white rooster with grey or black hairs and a silver blade. Also i am a huge fan of the trout magnent,not only for trout buy crappie and gills. Also have lots of trout take the white rooster with silver blade and color half of each side of the blade with black Sharpie marker, don't know why but they crush it. Another favorite is the thomas double spin s500 in the 1/16 oz gold color and gold with blue blade and gold with red blade

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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted -- 2011/04/13 02:37:25 (permalink)
ORIGINAL: Dr. Trout

Getting ready for the fishing season order for the store =

would appreciate some thoughts on the better colors for rooster tails you folks are using successfully.


they are our best sellers  - but we are limited on space so colors that will sell is important.. Thanks for any help in advance ...

Here's what I usually order that sell, I would like to order about 6 more styles/colors

black, white, black & white, flo. orange, yellow, fire tiger, rainbow, chartreuse,

THANKS..
Doc

 
 
brown,ya know... the color of pellets.   serious
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