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A Diminutive Paddletail with Big Bait Detailing : Molix's RT Shad



Introduction: Since the Basstrix shortage a decade and a half ago, paddletail swimbaits as a product category have been riding a roller coaster of popularity and new introductions. We're in the midst of climbing yet another hill, and we recently got our hands on the latest introduction from a company not new to this ride. Here's our look at Molix's RT Shad swimbait.

Complete Article: http://www.tackletour.com/reviewmolixrtshad.html

Thanks for the review Cal. Do have a jighead recommendation for this bait? I am not a fan of the double head thing with jigheads.

Not really... I have so many different jig heads it’s difficult to keep track of what is which

amso4 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:11 am

Thanks for the review Cal. Do have a jighead recommendation for this bait? I am not a fan of the double head thing with jigheads.

I use the Owner ballhead jigs. They work great for most paddletails.

Molix is an interesting company to me because of the amount of black bass lures they make. Italy had a growing black bass population (and there's a European enthusiast crowd that likes to travel there to fish for LMB), but it's been labeled an invasive species that has to be killed recently, and the black bass population has been shrinking significantly. (At least that's what I gather from reading a German fishing message board.)

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:29 pm

amso4 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:11 am

Thanks for the review Cal. Do have a jighead recommendation for this bait? I am not a fan of the double head thing with jigheads.

I use the Owner ballhead jigs. They work great for most paddletails.

Thanks. I'll try that.

The other option, for weedless presentation, would be a weighted swimbait hook. I need to find a hook that has enough gap while still being small enough for such a short 3" bait and not kill the action.

amso4 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:23 am

I need to find a hook that has enough gap while still being small enough for such a short 3" bait and not kill the action.

Woo Tungsten comes to mind... their hook might be small enough: