For all you sleepy heads.

[Don]

Only 17” but fun. Caught in a new bait by Zman

 

[Don]

Such beauty…Beauty is in the eye of the Beeholder. Got lots of Bee’s in my eyes I guess. Cant beleive only Sol and I fish for members of the Esox family on purpose.
All my bass hooks identify as Pickerel Hooks.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

So far Don never caught one off of plastic paddle tail. But I guess I never really tried one big enough.

 

[Don]

So far Don never caught one off of plastic paddle tail. But I guess I never really tried one big enough.

Only recently have they even made ones big enough.

 

[HenryDavid]

You should really ice fish. Pickerel feed heavily all winter. Always fun chasing flags on the tip-ups.

 

[Don]

Yes, no doubt, but my Ice maker is a countertop model.

 

[truecrimson]

Such beauty…Beauty is in the eye of the Beeholder. Got lots of Bee’s in my eyes I guess. Cant beleive only Sol and I fish for members of the Esox family on purpose.
All my bass hooks identify as Pickerel Hooks.

Well, I only fish for fish on purpose. Plenty of pickerel have come and played with me, but so far no other essox. They would all be welcomed.

So far Don never caught one off of plastic paddle tail. But I guess I never really tried one big enough.

Used to catch pickerel on zoom super flukes on offset hooks all the time at Memorial Lake. Not paddle tails but otherwise similar. The smaller pickerel always preferred bigger Rapalas, 7's and 9's. The big pickerel liked the flukes.

 

[Don]

Well, I only fish for fish on purpose. Plenty of pickerel have come and played with me, but so far no other essox. They would all be welcomed.



Used to catch pickerel on zoom super flukes on offset hooks all the time at Memorial Lake. Not paddle tails but otherwise similar. The smaller pickerel always preferred bigger Rapalas, 7's and 9's. The big pickerel liked the flukes.

Yes That same Zoom Fluke are now available either way...Standard V-tail or Paddle Tail. Both work. Paddle tails seem a hair better. 5" in open water and 4 inch in weeds is what I use. I hope we knocked dead next month.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Only recently have they even made ones big enough.

I've been making my own for a couple years now. Think it's around a 7 in. Had a couple follows but haven't had any take it. Not caring for the paddle tail. Think curly tails work better.

 

[Don]

They may work better. It seems in still water the paddle tail takes it.

 

[truecrimson]

Yes That same Zoom Fluke are now available either way...Standard V-tail or Paddle Tail. Both work. Paddle tails seem a hair better. 5" in open water and 4 inch in weeds is what I use. I hope we knocked dead next month.

Yeah I have been planning to pick up some of the new paddle tail models for when I come out of retirement.

 

[truecrimson]

I've been making my own for a couple years now. Think it's around a 7 in. Had a couple follows but haven't had any take it. Not caring for the paddle tail. Think curly tails work better.

Now if Zoom would put a curly tail on their flukes...

 

[Don]

Now if Zoom would put a curly tail on their flukes...

Yuck, Blaaaa, spit. No curly tails!

 

[Melvinp]

Now if Zoom would put a curly tail on their flukes...

I’m kinda a zoom fan too but for its stick worms a craw type creatures