Roostertail Sizes?

[Seth]

What size rooster tails do you prefer using for trout and white bass? Also, do you have issues with the blades not spinning properly on the smaller sizes?

[Blazerman]

Not sure of the exact size but the ones I was using for trout at the White river were pretty small. Then I tried using the same ones for white bass at LOZ and the blades did not spin. So I am thinking the current helped the blades spin on the river. And I went to the next size up on the lake and that helped get the blade spinning.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

1/8 th Vibrics are the only ones I uses. Tried others but something about the vibric works so much better, at least for whites

 

[Haris122]

Actively targeting trout, I usually tend to gravitate between 1/24th and 1/8th but this last trip to Meramec Springs, I even had some, if not more hits on a bigger one too, though I don't remember exactly what size that one was. If I were actively going for White Bass, I think I'd probably take the 1/24th completely out of rotation, and lean a little more on the 1/8th over 1/16th, but that's me. I do sometimes have issues with the smaller blades not spinning but more so in slower water. Sometimes an extra twitch early on in the retrieve, gets it going.

[Seth]

Thanks for the input. I was thinking the 1/8 and 1/4oz would suit my needs best and you guys have pretty well confirmed that.

[Fish24/7]

for trout on the rivers 1/6 0z

or

1/16 

or

1/4 oz 

1/16oz 1 color on Taneycomo

white bass 1/8 or 1/6 oz  clear water

 dirty water

a slight bend in the wire should help with any blade spinning issues, recommend using a bb snap swivel.

 love the rooster tails but I also make a homemade version.

 

[wily]

I fish them quite a bit at grand for whites...I like just the basic white 1/4 ounce...they sure make the line twist up.  Im sure if you put a good swivel a foot above it would help

[Bushbeater]

Wily has it right

[Stein]

I was also wondering about line twist.  Seemed that it is always an issue with these things and as a result I really don't throw them much.  Other than a swivel up the line is there anything that can minimize it?  I'd also like to be able to go back to some of the #3 and #4 mepps in Canada but they just make a mess out of things.  It seems like if they were a bit of a keel weight to the weighted barrel section they wouldn't roll as bad.

[Flysmallie]

43 minutes ago, Stein said:

I'd also like to be able to go back to some of the #3 and #4 mepps in Canada but they just make a mess out of things.  It seems like if they were a bit of a keel weight to the weighted barrel section they wouldn't roll as bad.

I throw a #3 mepps quite a bit around here and don't notice a lot of problems with line twist. Any thing above 1/8 oz is going to be a mepps. The bass in our rivers love them.