Feather Tails In Various Colours On Spinners

[Taffypiker]

Orange , Red etc

Anyone found these increase catch rates ?

I have a lot of small perch nipping at them but that's it

[Mike J]

Nothing to do with feathers, Perch are notorious tail nippers.

In NZ I followed the locals and used a bit of plastic each side of the tail hook which worked. Back in the NH I have used it in the sea with similar improvements.

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[Taffypiker]

Nothing to do with feathers, Perch are notorious tail nippers.

In NZ I followed the locals and used a bit of plastic each side of the tail hook which worked. Back in the NH I have used it in the sea with similar improvements.

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So apart from .....possibly adding some colour or movement they are not really doing anything ?

[Derek Kelly]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

[Oldskoolfool]

I have a couple of spoons & spinners with bucktail on the treble to increase the water resistance and slow the fall rate for shallow water.

[Mike J]

Nothing to do with feathers, Perch are notorious tail nippers.

In NZ I followed the locals and used a bit of plastic each side of the tail hook which worked. Back in the NH I have used it in the sea with similar improvements.

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So apart from .....possibly adding some colour or movement they are not really doing anything ?

Before feathers it was a bundle of red wool, but I expect feathers are easier to obtain in China. One thing both do is help the hook to rust quicker and probably catch more anglers.
Look no further than mackerel feathers, they are available everywhere, everyone uses them and catches a few fish but if your a commercial who needs numbers its always a piece of coloured tube.

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[Mark Phillips]

Orange , Red etc

Anyone found these increase catch rates ?

I have a lot of small perch nipping at them but that's it

Hmm, nothing wrong with a teaser, but aside from Funky Chickens, I've not done much with feathers - far better would be a soft plastic curly or small paddle tail grub. That does help increase the odds of the fish reacting to grab the lure. I always add curly tails and grubs to spinner baits and to some spinners. Colour? I use something that stands out, so flo red, yellow and white tend to be what I'll use. Does this increase catch rates? Yes, with pike - as it increases hook ups. I always think it adds a bit more movement and 'annoys' the fish following. Every single spinner bait I own has a teaser on it. Perch? As others have stated, just adding a bit of red the spinner body works wonders - give me an Ondex or a small mepps with a red body = perch magnets all day long.

[Taffypiker]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

It's that simple , cripes

[Taffypiker]

Orange , Red etc

Anyone found these increase catch rates ?

I have a lot of small perch nipping at them but that's it

Hmm, nothing wrong with a teaser, but aside from Funky Chickens, I've not done much with feathers - far better would be a soft plastic curly or small paddle tail grub. That does help increase the odds of the fish reacting to grab the lure. I always add curly tails and grubs to spinner baits and to some spinners. Colour? I use something that stands out, so flo red, yellow and white tend to be what I'll use. Does this increase catch rates? Yes, with pike - as it increases hook ups. I always think it adds a bit more movement and 'annoys' the fish following. Every single spinner bait I own has a teaser on it. Perch? As others have stated, just adding a bit of red the spinner body works wonders - give me an Ondex or a small mepps with a red body = perch magnets all day long.

I am to women what an ondex with a red body is to perch

[Mike J]

Orange , Red etc

Anyone found these increase catch rates ?

I have a lot of small perch nipping at them but that's it

Hmm, nothing wrong with a teaser, but aside from Funky Chickens, I've not done much with feathers - far better would be a soft plastic curly or small paddle tail grub. That does help increase the odds of the fish reacting to grab the lure. I always add curly tails and grubs to spinner baits and to some spinners. Colour? I use something that stands out, so flo red, yellow and white tend to be what I'll use. Does this increase catch rates? Yes, with pike - as it increases hook ups. I always think it adds a bit more movement and 'annoys' the fish following. Every single spinner bait I own has a teaser on it. Perch? As others have stated, just adding a bit of red the spinner body works wonders - give me an Ondex or a small mepps with a red body = perch magnets all day long.

I am to women what an ondex with a red body is to perch

Now you've gone and ruined a perfectly good thread


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[John Milford]

I am to women what an ondex with a red body is to perch

What? Women keep nipping at your a**e?!

[fossil-fish]

One thing both do is help the hook to rust quicker.............. .

Totally agree.

[Taffypiker]

I am to women what an ondex with a red body is to perch

What? Women keep nipping at your a**e?!

It's most disconcerting

[Taffypiker]

One thing both do is help the hook to rust quicker.............. .

Totally agree.

Me too

[Taffypiker]

What I was doing a few years ago was buying lures that had my kind of pattern , firetiger , then cutting off the hair tails

It didn't make much difference to catching

But that was only one pattern

[Derek Kelly]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

It's that simple , cripes

Ive added sea fishing rubber squid muppets to some of my rapala shad raps tail trebles when trolling. Gives an extra bit of movement. Plenty of pike on them.
Shake your tail feather

[Taffypiker]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

It's that simple , cripes

Ive added sea fishing rubber squid muppets to some of my rapala shad raps tail trebles when trolling. Gives an extra bit of movement. Plenty of pike on them.
Shake your tail feather

Colour or doesn't it matter ?

[Taffypiker]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

It's that simple , cripes

Ive added sea fishing rubber squid muppets to some of my rapala shad raps tail trebles when trolling. Gives an extra bit of movement. Plenty of pike on them.
Shake your tail feather

Colour or doesn't it matter ?

[Derek Kelly]

I've had more on a yellow super shad rap with yellow squid muppet than a roach super shad rap with red squid muppet. Horses for courses I suppose, on a clearer water a gold rudd super shad rap with orange might outfish everything. Doesn't look great in hand but in water adds another twist to an already good lure

[Taffypiker]

I've had more on a yellow super shad rap with yellow squid muppet than a roach super shad rap with red squid muppet. Horses for courses I suppose, on a clearer water a gold rudd super shad rap with orange might outfish everything. Doesn't look great in hand but in water adds another twist to an already good lure

Orange , green and yellow is my favourite mix

[peteren]

Red electrical cable on hook shank for perch works wonders

It's that simple , cripes

Ive added sea fishing rubber squid muppets to some of my rapala shad raps tail trebles when trolling. Gives an extra bit of movement. Plenty of pike on them.
Shake your tail feather

+1 for sea fishing rubber squid muppets.
I also use them on jighead with spinnerbait arm - effective, and more durable and replaceable than spinnerbait skirts.