Dr. Trout
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"Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
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 
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 14:28:35
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REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN YOUR FIRST BIG ONE WAS. TAKE A KID FISHING
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 14:51:00
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Blue+silver
Do they make a glow in the dark?
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:01:02
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My fav's are:
-coachdog - black/yellow or black/white
-white
-frog
"If you ever get hit with a bucket of fish, be sure to close your eyes." ><)))*>
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:01:43
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gold blade, brown with yellow tail. gold blade and white.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:16:28
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in original style:
Frog, Green Coach Dog and Salmon Fry
in the tinsel style:
copper tinsel black, tinsel brown trout and rainbow, tinsel leach
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Dr. Trout
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:20:34
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Thanks guys.. So far I'm liking frog, tinsel brown trout, watermellon and maybe the white coachdog Can't find any blue though ?????
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:43:44
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Blue Metallic/silver blade
Sonic body style in yellow, black or white
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Dr. Trout
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 15:52:14
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Jim_R .. Interesting reply... I tried sonic style for something different last year.. ordered 2 each of 6 different colors, I still have 11 on the display  Seems the folks around here don't like or don't want to experiment with those ???? I looked in a different catalog and found blue/silver... may try them ... I'm not much on blue though.. but hey you guys may know something I don't
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 16:16:25
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Blue Metallic/silver blade That is what I said
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Dr. Trout
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 16:24:33
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I know you said that.. was not ignoring you.. just was not listed in the catalog I was trying to order stuff from...
so when it got mentioned again I looked in another catalog.. thanks...
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 16:33:08
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What the heck.. while we're at it.. what your thoughts on "Joe's Flies" ==== I was thinking on trying some of them this year for something different.. they have 1/24oz and1/32oz... I have not use one in about 20 years 
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 16:59:15
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Do they make small rooster tails that glow?
Mepps musky size sometimes work well
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 19:49:53
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I have both Joe's Flies and rooster tails and 9 out of 10 times I'm gonna grab a rooster tail.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 20:36:04
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Yes, they make glow-in-the-dark roostertails.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/11 23:18:11
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+1 mika...gold blade/brown is my FAV in streams...in lakes I like fire tiger... I still got to get up to shenango to fish with ye... ORIGINAL: Mikastorm
gold blade, brown with yellow tail.
gold blade and white.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 00:52:09
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panther martin black w gold blade best in my opinion but for rooster tail i like gold bladed brown with yellow tail and gray with silver blade.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 07:29:52
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Brown Trout, Brown/gold blade, and that tinsel Brown trout...
I love the sweet smell of Victory and the Salty taste of Liberal Tears in my coffee. BB
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 07:47:48
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ORIGINAL: wilbur_83
+1 mika...gold blade/brown is my FAV in streams...in lakes I like fire tiger...
I still got to get up to shenango to fish with ye...
ORIGINAL: Mikastorm
gold blade, brown with yellow tail.
gold blade and white.
Alot going on till opening day. I sure hope to be there then.
For sure we need to do below the dam.
That brown and gold works nice along the shore at Pymy too.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 07:50:07
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The ole c p swing spinner, a lure that has been around for more than 40 years.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 09:24:20
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Stick to Joe's flies. something in a brown color. I don't think size matters here.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 12:08:11
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BLACK AND CHARTREUSE, BLACK AND BRIGHT RED... GREAT ON MUSKY, PIKE, AND BASS... SMALLER SPECIES, I DON'T KNOW... PROBABLY WOULD WORK,ESPECIALLY BLACK AND CHARTREUSE...
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 12:59:13
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ORIGINAL: Timachro
Stick to Joe's flies. something in a brown color. I don't think size matters here.
x2 they work when nothing else does.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 14:00:06
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doc trout, you sure do smile a lot when posting I was checking out your site. Do a lot of people post over at your forum, was considering joining if a wealth of info is being passed around?
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 20:39:54
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My personal fav. is Mayfly. I pack every rooster color, cuz you never know which one will do the job.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/12 21:41:23
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i use rooster tails for about 90% of my trout fishing. i primarily use the black rooster tail with the silver blade for fishing on overcast days and i use the white with silver blade if its sunny. size 204-210 are the best for trout. i dont like the gold blade spinners, never had much luck with em.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/14 07:36:13
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Make sure you stock Blue Fox spinners. I don't think I've ever been out fished by someone using Rooster tails. Last two years on the first day I was limited out in 20 min. while the guys beside me were on 2 at the most with Rooster tails. Silver in size 0 and 1 seem to be killer.
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/14 10:44:50
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Thanks for all the help guys... We do have some Blue Fox, Mepps,Panther Martins, and Rooster Tails,and very small Mr. Twisters. I will be adding some Joe's Flies this year and a few more colrs of rooster tails thanks to your help... Here's my final list of new ... rooster tails= watermellon, tinsel brown trout, metalic blue, white coach dog, frog Joe's Flies.. start small see what happens... muddler, march brown, and brown hackle I'd also like to say thanks for some PMs and E-mails from some who make their own spinners, and tackle, I'll be looking forward to looking at what you have for sale.....
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/14 16:15:53
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I've had good luck with the Sonic...the Vibric, not so much.
Jim_R "There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." "The angling fever is a very real disease and can only be cured by the application of cold water and fresh, untainted air."
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RE: "Rooster Tail" Help Wanted --
2011/03/15 02:55:41
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