On the heels of the recent release of the Wagtail
Swimbait, ABT Lures offers some tips for springtime success.
RATE OF FALL
The Wagtail features two rates of fall - a slow and
fast sink. During pre spawn, while the fish are waiting to move up, choose the
faster sink; but as the water temp rises, move to the slow sink.
MODIFICATION FOR DEPTHS
The swimbait's three-hook
option that is fully-rigged, out of the package with a head hook, bottom hook
and tail hook. When fishing below the surface, it can be run with all three
hooks. When targeting depths lower in the water column, the bottom hook can be
removed, leaving the head hook and the tail hook.
LINE SELEECTION
This is a 5-oz bait; therefore a minimum of 20-lb-test
is suggested. It could be thrown with fluoro or mono. The ABT recommendation is
20-lb fluorocarbon.
FEATURES
The Wagtail is an 8.5 inch hard swimbait with soft plast
fins and a rubber, top hook insert, multi-hook option to help get sort strikers
in the boat. Currently available in two rates of fall and five colors.
Last weekend's early morning Wagtail catch by Allen
Borden of ABT Lures is pictured.
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