{{+1}}Cake-n-eat-it – paddle tail soft plastic{{-1}}
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As the name implies these flies are built using a soft plastic lure body.
I am happy to call this a fly because I fish it on a fly rod and fly line, cast it, retrieve it and land fish caught on it in the same way that I do when fish a traditional fly made of say fur and feather for say a brown trout in Lake Jindabyne NSW.
I like to use 2 1/2" and 3" paddle tail type soft plastics in 'oil' colours being my preference.
They work well when targeting temperate species such as bream and flathead etc and tropical species such as mangrove jack, small trevally and queenies etc. The jury is still out on whether the tail should be up or down but on balance I prefer to have the tail up. These paddle tails are readily accepted by bream, flathead and other species and have an advantage over crescent tail soft plastics in that the tail does not foul up when casting.
Materials
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Size 2 Gamakatsu SS15/T | Cotton to suit or contrast with soft plastic body. | Bead chain or dumbbell eyes | staz chenille or alternative | A soft plastic |
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