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Sorry that it came across that way... the core lesson was just to have a paddletail (of any brand) for days like this because they can sure be helpful in getting bailed out of tough days. The results on day 1 for the hard plastic baits was 1 trout for the MirrOdine and nothing for the SubWalk.
I would love to see Salt Strong test and compare some Yo-Zuri Inshore Lures. They make top water, twitch baits, jerk baits, darters, etc. They are more affordable than Rapala's and better constructed than Mirrolure.
I have had good luck with the larger mirrodine xl for trout and the smaller mirrodine at night time on lights for again trout. I have never caught a redfish on a mirrodine during the day or night fishing. I’m not really sure if it’s the action or what but I do think it has something to do with the way it suspends. My experience is great for trout but no good for redfish. I’ve done good with plastics on redfish and sometimes top water as well as spoons especially gold spoons.
@@ianundercover6295 When there are no clouds in the sky. Often happens after a cold front passes. There is an abundance of light and often high pressure. The extra light can make it harder to disguise yourself or your presentations. And high pressure can make fishing tough. There is debate about the pressure aspect though.
I tend to do the same. I have 2 rods rigged... if Im throwin' the MirrOdine a while and nothings happening Ill fall back on a D.O.A Cal. Sometimes its vice versa. Looking forward to day #2 on this plug comparson test.
What part of the water column were you working the hard bait? How fast were you working it? What type of retrieve? I by far have better luck with MirroLure MirroDine in spring through fall than Paddletails. I adjust my retrieve for each species as well. Also adjust color, and size based on water and weather conditions.
I was working the all of the lures just above the seagrass, and I was changing the spead and tempo of the retrieve continuously to try to dial into what gets the best response.
If you look closely at the rod, you'll see that it was not a straight retrieve (it looked straight at times given that the rod twitches were in-line with the camera's angler at the rod).
The large amount of seagrass in the harbor definitely gives the paddletails an advantage given that they can be rigged weedless and don't have treble hooks that are prone to snag any sort of debris/structure in the water.
It would help if he wasn't working the sub surface twitch bait like a swimbait. Ha! Either he doesn't know how to fish or this is commercial for there swimbaits.
Subwalk needs a big sweep then reel up the slack. You are fishing both lures incorrectly. The twitch bait needs to be twitched lol now burn it back after a long cast
They can only be purchased from our online store (shop.saltstrong.com/products/slam-shady-paddletails). We had to take that entire store platform private for just our fishing club members because we offer other fishing gear there too all at 20%+ discounted prices that we can't offer to the general public.
Fine fishing video Terrible review video You really owe a little more effort to the viewers and the manufacturers of the two suspending twitchbait lures. They are designed to be worked back in a walk the dog type action twitch reel twitch twitch reel. You worked them all like a paddle tail. No offense intended Hopefully constructive criticism. Thanks
We appreciate you watching and giving us the feedback! Twitchbaits like these can be retrieved in a variety of ways. Straight retrieve, twitch twitch pause, or the walk the dog as you mentioned. It depends on how the fish are feeding, the depth you are fishing, and a few other factors. The purpose of this test however was to maintain consistency and show the two brands of lures. Thanks again for watching!
Mostly because I like the SubWalk MUCH more than the Twitching Mullet (I've tested the Twitching Mullet vs. the SubWalk a couple times, and I always seem to catch more fish on the SubWalk). But also because it's size is closer to the MirrOdine which is nice because it keeps that factor consistent.