Just wondering if anyone uses the bigger 1/4 oz versions of these things. I used to use these when I was a kid to catch bream and small bass. I don't typically associate these with bigger bass. Could possibly catch me some numbers in some of the ponds I fish though. Input?

I catch bass really well on a 1/4 ounce white or silver rooster tail. I throw them in open water ponds

I catch bass really well on a 1/4 ounce white or silver rooster tail. I throw them in open water ponds

 

^ What he said. Try the black/gold blade too.

 

Tom

When I was 10 years old that's what I always used. I didn't know how to use anything else lol a white rooster tail in the creeks would always produce huge numbers in a day. It's been a couple years since I've thrown one, but I always wonder if I took one to the lake, if I could catch them as good as I did in the creeks when I was younger!!

^{Love em, great in rivers/creeks.}

 

^{Will still use them in open lakes when I think they'll react to a smaller profile spinner.}

They don't work at all.  Don't mind the half dozen I have in my tackle bag or the one tied to my rod. 

I use the 1/4 white when bass are feeding on SMALL shiners. I cut off the hook (cut the eye of the treble) and use a split ring and a bigger and better treble.

They are a great bait  and they will catch bass!!  there are alot of old baits that are still out there that we all tend to forget about. Another bait that I have caught alot of bass on is the Mepp's bucktail in the 4 or 5 size! 

I started using the 1/8 size some years ago for bluegill, and sunnies when the bass bite would shut down. I have caught some bass on them, but usually on the small side.

Having used them many years ago, I know they catch bass. However, if I'm fishing for LM's, I really believe that the spinnerbait is a much better option. It is much more versatile than an inline spinner and quite a bit more snag resistant, as well as having less of a tendency to twist your line. If I'm fishing open water SM's however, I would not hesitate to tie one on.

I got away from them for a long time until last season when we were experiencing a really tough day and my buddy pulled out the Mepps Aglia and put a beat down on me. I went the next day and there were no Mepps on the shelf at Wally World so I grabbed some Rooster tails and our next trip I was on them. They worked so well that I started making them myself, I got a mold to pour the bodies and I use a Hagens pro wire former to bend the wire and so far it has been good, the smaller 1/16oz with a sonic blade (panther martin style) seems to work great on trout, I'm hoping the larger 1/4oz with the same type of blade works on bass too.

My Pap still kills bass and walleye with a 3/8oz super rooster tail. Great lures!

picked up a couple 3/8 at dicks. may try em out this evening