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Realistic Minnow Soft Plastic? #12283214 06/07/17 08:16 PM
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I did good on a lake this past weekend with a double rig, tied a shad colored plastic on top with a loop knot and a foot below a live minnow. I put a shad colored plastic tried a variety of plastics in a baby shad shape, caught 2 keepers off the plastic and 17 off the minnow. That lake is clear so I usually do better with live minnows, its been like this the last 3 times out. I wanted to know does anyone have a recommendation for a realistic looking minnow plastic out there. I even tried the Creme Lil Fish baits.

I'm a believer in plastics and jigs but they are preferring live bait I'd much rather use plastics, got a good realistic minnow go to plastic?


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Re: Realistic Minnow Soft Plastic? [Re: Dadsthatlove2fish] #12283477 06/07/17 11:15 PM
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Black Emerald Shiner by Thermocline Lures.
It has worked like a champ for me.
I will dip the tail in Chartreuse Spike it.
Then start slinging slabs.

I usually put it on a 1/8 ounce Pink Jig Head.

Crazy Angler Slab Bandits has a Black and Gray one, but I can't remember the name of it.
It has also performed well for me.

Good Luck.

Re: Realistic Minnow Soft Plastic? [Re: Dadsthatlove2fish] #12283554 06/08/17 12:09 AM
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Agree with thermocline fry series for sure. We had minnows loaded in our slips early this year in February. Picked the closest bait I had and tore em up. Even under lights when there were thousands of minnows swarming everywhere, the crappie would still find that natural shad super fry.





Re: Realistic Minnow Soft Plastic? [Re: Dadsthatlove2fish] #12283746 06/08/17 01:55 AM
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I have been killing tons and much bigger ones on Berkley Power Bait Pro Shad 2.5 inch . Best color is Bleak. But have caught them on 4 different colors.
The tail action on the unique tail pattern is amazing.

$4.99 for 10 baits. Fishing on a 1/32 to 1/16 ounce jig head.

Try them you won't be sorry.

Only problem is keeping the blacks off them.

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