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

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

Post by Cal » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:02 pm

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

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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.

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

Post by amso4 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:11 pm

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.

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

Post by Cal » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:20 pm

Not really... I have so many different jig heads it’s difficult to keep track of what is which ;)
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Re: A Diminutive Paddletail with Big Bait Detailing : Molix's RT Shad

Post by hoohoorjoo » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:29 pm

amso4 wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:11 pm
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.
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Re: A Diminutive Paddletail with Big Bait Detailing : Molix's RT Shad

Post by Drakestar » Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:50 pm

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.)

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

Post by amso4 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:23 pm

hoohoorjoo wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:29 pm
amso4 wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:11 pm
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.

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

Post by Cal » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:34 pm

amso4 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:23 pm
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:

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