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Here's a short clip on the NEW Rage Tail Swimmer that I promised during our BassResource Dinner at the Classic... Be sure and let me know if you have any questions! They should be hitting some store shelves, online etc. here pretty soon. Hopefully Siebert Outdoors will receive one of the first orders too... I'm trying to get his orders moved up the list, we'll see The differences to other swimmers out there: *More And Faster action at slower retrieve speeds. *More body action as well & RT body keeps moving at faster speeds where others only has tail action at faster speed. *We have 6 per pack on 4.75's they have 5. We have 7 3.75s where they have 6. *Our bodies have hybrid rage bug/rodent ribs where others have straight ribs. Hope you like'em!!! https://youtu.be/XC_un6to74U

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with all of you friends here on Bassresource, been on he run for sure! Got to see and have dinner with several of you while at the Classic and enjoyed getting to talk with each of you. I've got some really fun stuff coming out at this ICAST and will share it with you in a week or so. Here's a photo of a pretty gal that I caught recently on a Rage Hawg pitched in 8ft. water. It was all I could do to HOLD on until she gave up. Hope this years fishing is great for you and I am trying to keep up with all messages that you send me here on BR so keep in touch

Congrats on your first soft plastic catch... and it's a GOOD one too!

Gammy Superline hook 5/0 or 6/0 is my choice or 6/0 1/4oz Weighted Stroker from Moaner Hooks , http://www.ragetail.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/toad_diagram750.jpg

This one will probably be intro'd at the Classic... NEW colors of other products will be shown at this ICAST

IMO... Better action at both Slow and Faster retrieves is a key to getting more bites, soooo

Hey friends, been working on some new stuff that's coming out at ICAST. The fish sure like it and I hope you will too.

I agree with you Mike! You and I need to fish again so that I can pick up a few more of your tricks! I'm tired of just getting lucky now and then Thanks everyone

I was flipping the RAGE Smokin' Rooster in Blue Craw color... and it was just a bit more than she could resist! A Pretty Gal for sure!! She came in the boat for a quick photo then went right back into the lake.

Bout every way you would think Mc496, fall, jump and super slow retrieve.

Most hits were within 3ft of the brush... they were holding tight to cover basically in ambush mode because the hits were aggressive.

Last week was FUN with the fish all excited over rising water conditions! It made this technique PERFECT for the conditions. The new 1oz Oldham Spinnerbait with a redesigned head shape for a straight fall causing the blades to helicopter without fouling, was used with the Rage Eeliminator as a trailer. The Eeliminator and the big #6 and #5 blades makes a formidable profile which IMO is a Mini A Rig look and can be used in a huge variety of conditions and water depths, including SLOW dragging deep ledges etc. Terry Oldham and I discussed the Head change several months ago during a fishing trip and I told'em I was going to FLIP it as soon as I got it in... so I DID I trim the head of the Eeliminator and a very slight trim on the sides to make the body less bulky and fit like a large grub on the hook. Also, mount the Eeliminator with the Tail pointed Down opposite the hook point so that the Tail rides upward directly behind the Hook during slow retrieve. Hope yall enjoy it and maybe even try this out sometime... IT'S KILLER for me https://youtu.be/WnAZH9pFAXw

Thanks everyone! Hope your Spring fishing is going great! Down here in my waters, we're in early Summer patterns but water is getting higher everyday on most lakes which is a welcomed change! We've been in a 3 yr drought and glad to see the water Fo Sho

Hello BR friends! Sorry I've not been posting over the last few months but I've been cking in as often as possible to keep up with your messages and correspondence to me. Also spent a lot of my time over the last year caring for one of my dear friends and getting him set up in a retirement facility close to my home, so that we can assist with his needs. He's doing GREAT and happy as a Pig in Mud! Still fishing for sure and working on new products too... Hope to be able to be more active now, and again please forgive my absence, I've missed your comradery Here's a recent catch where I was Flippin' flooded bushes! I had clear water which was perfect for flippin a Green Pumpkin RAGE Hawg in shallow brush, 25lb Vicious Pro Elite fluoro, 3/4oz SK Tour Grade Tungsten and a 5/0 Moaner Hooks Stick'R, and this PLUMP girl nailed it.

If you want to catch fish... you can catch them on MOST any color. If you want to catch the MOST fish... you will catch them on the RIGHT color

Ghostshad, You can purchase Rage Eeliminators at www.gamechangerlures.com and I agree with the comments above My favorite uses are C-rig, finesse topwater, jig trailer and trailing the Chatter style jigs like the Rage Blade. For jig trailing applications, I'll downsize the body to fit the need, Hope you like it

Glad y'all liked it... here's another from way back that was quite memorable for me 'Flying Fish' Years ago, a co-worker and his young son Alex went fishing with me for their very first bass fishing trip ever. My previous outings in the chosen lake we would fish were very productive flipping jigs and the beginning designs of the Rage Craws. The fish were in extremely thick brush and timber on a flooded creek channel. My success level on larger fish had increased with each outing so I was keyed up and ready for a FUN day of fishing. You can imagine the sights and sounds to little Alex, who had never been in a boat or even seen a bass before this time. As I maneuvered the boat over logs and through the flooded timber, he jabbered with excitement and intrigue at this new adventure he was on... As I got closer to the "Zone" I could tell that the fish were there and active because the smaller brush was moving and there were obvious feeding swirls all around. The fish were suspended in brush only a few feet below the surface, and they were in an aggressive mood. The more observations I explained to my friends, the more excited the young boy got. I had T-rigged a Craw for him and flipped it out in a busy spot. I then handed him the rod and said "hold on tight - jerk it and reel'em in". He followed with a beautiful hook set, squealed to the top of his lungs and pee'd his pants... All of this as he reeled in a 3 1/2 pound bass. His Dad was embarrassed for him and said he would help him change his pants but the little boy said "it's okay Daddy, it'll dry and I won't pee on the next one"! Just as I had hoped and anticipated "IT WAS ON". Both of them were getting slammed, and the Dad after catching several nice fish, wound up just helping his little Alex with all of the action. I was standing on the deck and on my hook sets some of the smaller fish would fly over the boat from one side to the other, and maybe more often than I had anticipated. Little Alex's eyes would get as big as golf balls every time this happened. There were also several larger fish that jerked their way free from my grip and wound up thrashing in the bottom of the boat, sometimes extremely close to the little Alex. I would apologize to him and he would quickly reply "No problem, I like it"! At the end of the day, this excited little boy shared the adventure with his mom and told her for his up coming birthday he wanted a fishing rod and a motorcycle helmet ... She quickly replied that he didn't have a motorcycle and he said "It's not for a motorcycle Mom, it's for those flying fish when I go fishing with Big O again"!!! Now Alex is 35 yrs old, a die hard bass fisherman and his parents remind me of that often... Flying Fish.

Wtg! Real Fatty

“Best laid plans” Back in the late 70's, my best buddy Jerr and I would take long weekends and drive from Texas to Northern Central Florida for some of our favorite bass fishing adventures. On one particular outing, we were fishing a 500 acre lake near Tallahassee. Our boat of choice was an 8 ft Bass Buster (small pontoon rig) with a 60lb thrust hand control trolling motor. Those two pieces of equipment were my most trusty servants and had taken care of Jerr and I on many previous adventures, so we knew them well. In those days we were impulsive, just grabbing up gear and heading out without regards to anything including weather conditions etc., JUST FISH. And when we arrived at the lake for this particular excursion, conditions couldn't have been better with literally no wind allowing us cross the widest and longest part of the lake with ease getting to our favorite area. Oh yeah, this plan is coming together. Our preference was night fishing and by last evening's light, we were sitting in perfect position to start the smackdown and "WOW", what a smackdown it was. The bigguns were feeding heavy on our 10 inch worms and a 7 inch TX-rigged Uncle Josh pork rind eel rigged on a 4/0 wire-clip weedless hook. By midnight, we had boated and released as many as 30 fish between 5 and 12 lbs. "And it was on!" A real night to remember was in the making. About 12:30 a.m., it seemed the wind started blowing a little, but hardly noticeable to us because our plan was “too good” and we were on the sheltered end of the lake where there was a huge stand of pine trees along the bank and an entire wall of extra large cypress trees between us and the shoreline. We’re gonna hammer these big fish until daylight. No sooner had we toasted Coca-Cola's while being full of confidence for our obvious good fortune, then suddenly CRACK - a huge pine on the shoreline snapped in half and came crashing down thru the cypress trees within 30 ft. of our small 2-man craft. Limbs and branches from the many trees in its path were broken and falling all around us. "Wow", Jerr said, "the wind must be getting up a little". This my friends was an understatement! We were so keyed up from catching all of those huge fish, we failed to actually take note of what was really happening around us. As we glanced back across the lake, we noticed that there was a war taking place out there. In the moonlight, it looked as if portions of the lake were exploding from beneath the surface up into the air and almost hid the appearance of the huge waves and swells. Very different from anything I had ever seen. Time to change our plan..... "Ahoy Mate, hoist the anchor"! Wisely or unwisely I had decided to make a run for it, to try to get back to the truck by maneuvering through the trees and following as close to the shoreline as possible just in case we get into bigger trouble. Within moments the trolling motor is on high and we’re running with a slight cross wind at our back, staying between the swells and I swear you could ski behind us we were moving so fast. Then CRASH, the entire boat lifted and bucked over a submerged stump and jumped several feet to the right, ripping the trolling motor from the bow. The tremendous cross wind immediately took control of the boat, blowing us helplessly toward the warring center of the lake. My instant thought was "Ohhh ^$%& this is gonna be a ride...”. As if things couldn't get worse, within seconds my trusty friend "the trolling motor" came blasting out of the water and started flailing around wildly, buzzing at us from all directions. "IT WAS STILL ON and IN HIGH GEAR" securely attached to the batteries that were firmly fastened under my seat base. Our most dependable friend had become a demon. This gave us cause to take even more drastic measures. We must now focus on performing an exorcism in the midst of the battle. I immediately started struggling to detach the hard fastened leads while dodging the Slasher. Since the boat was on a free course and the trolling motor was porpoising and flailing directly behind me, Jerr knew that he couldn’t move toward me to help for fear of capsizing. "So I was the Chosen One". Thankfully I had a knife and a pair of pliers close at hand and was able to cut loose the battery cover straps quickly and immediately after removing the leads, the thrasher died and became like an anchor dragging behind which was quickly pulled back into the boat... Time for yet another plan! I grabbed our small paddle and tried my best to rudder and direct our course to avoid being swamped. We were now far from the sheltered shore line and entering the area where the water explosions were described earlier. Our description was absolutely correct, there were massive waves and swells all running together with huge amounts of water shooting straight up out of the lake and thrown in all directions. I remember it like it was moments ago. As I did my best to steer our helpless little craft with the tiny paddle Jerr yelled, "Hey Big O, the trolling motor bracket is okay, the clamps just came loose". Woo-Hooo..All is forgiven and our dear and reliable friend was immediately remounted and leads reattached. She was back to life and giving her best to guide our little rig through the turbulence and toward the safety of the distant shoreline. Although far away, things are looking up. The further we went the rougher it got and the waves and swells were growing to enormous sizes. Jerr was never the type who could take extremely rough water conditions and sometimes got a little woozy when things really started rockin'. By this time, he had thrown up twice and was now in the dry heaves stages. Desperately he yelled with all seriousness, "Do you think we're gonna make it?" and I yelled back “Hell yeah, and we’re just now getting to the good part”. All of my time was committed to steering and avoiding capsizing and Jerr was busy bailing water from the boat. We’re getting beat up but we’re not beaten…. Neither of us remember exactly when the rain started, but by the time we were able to make out the approaching shoreline, it was raining sideways and blasting at our backs. But that’s okay, it was driving us ever closer to safety. The span of time that it took for us to complete this wild trek across the lake was probably 30 minutes, but seemed like two hours and finally, we were there blowing through a shallow lily field surfing up on shore and slamming to an abrupt halt. We both sprawled out onto shore laying flat on our backs and waving our arms making mud angels. "We made it". After loading everything in the back of the truck and driving 30 minutes through the wind and monsoon rain conditions, we found a small motel with lights on. Like drowning dogs we trudged our way in the front door of the motel and the night clerk said “Wow, we weren’t expecting any business during the Hurricane”! We inquired back, HURRICANE? And he said “Yeah man, this is Hurricane Frederick, it’s a Category 4”. After a few hours of sleep we found a small restaurant that was also braving the storm and open for breakfast. After ordering our coffee, Jerr said the most memorable words from the entire trip... “Didn’t we catch a 12 pounder last night”? Now that's an adventure.

Nice Job wiglywart, Stay on em young man!

My sentiments exactly... except my first RT bass was on the Rage Shad Thanks for everyone's comments and support,it keeps me 'pushing' and let me know the work and innovation is appreciated. Great group of friends here at BR

Jigs with stout ot thicker bristle weed guards are much more versatile than otherwise. Just like the skirt, trailers etc which can be changed... so can the strength and length of a weed guard. This is standard practice for all old jig fishermen because the jig can be adjusted on the water to suit that particular need. Scissors will trim the length and/or the number of guard strands as needed for your particular situation. And if you don't need a guard at all just clip it off completely

Best place to order IMO... and priced right Mike makes other great products you may want to ck out as well. plus he's a sponsor here on the forum... Hope this helps. http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Rage-Tail-Menace-018.htm

The double Toad hooks are great and in most situations. Haven't had the chance use the Owner model but I've used other brands in the past tweaking the hooks together just like the one photo'd to better cradle the toad. As noted previously in the thread, super thick veg is a challenge unless you take the time to skin hook. Also you can tweak the hook point slightly downward for better skin hook, more weedless and doesn't discourage hook-up % at all IMO. Owner makes great hooks so this set up will definitely pierce some lips.