RON Z bait tail....ever fish it?

[Mr. Sandman]

A guy I ran into one night hammered a couple large with this 10" 3 oz thing. Plan to add a few to the bag. Ever use it?

[Bronko]

Sandy those things are really, really deadly. They fish great in moving water like rips and a lot of guys use themin the canal. Great jigging tool. Try dropping one of the 10" black ones into your favorite bass rip. Let me know what happens.

[keeperreaper]

Those things are killer.

[plankton]

I've been using them this season and they're killer, they catch fish when nothing else will. I originally thought the 10" would be my favorite, but it turns out the 6" with the 3/8 oz. head has become my go to when I'm on my boat and schoolies are around, and the 8" with a 3/4 oz. head is great for throwing from shore. They've definitely become a "must have" in my plug bag.

[flyben24]

i fish a secret spot up island on MV with those things.... the best lure iv ever used... do not twitch it whatsoever, just a slow retrieve

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by flyben24

i fish a secret spot up island on MV with those things.... the best lure iv ever used... do not twitch it whatsoever, just a slow retrieve

a secret spot on the vineyard? where!!!

[stars'nstripers]

ya those rule.... I just bought 20 6 inch on the internet

[MAC]

I used them quite a bit the last couple of years in the Canal. The black or silver ones are the nutz.

[JHABS]

The BEST, I use them on the Bait Tail Series Plugs.

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by JHABS

The BEST, I use them on the Bait Tail Series Plugs.

Bait tail series plugs? I must be out of the loop, what are these?

[Long Run Fishin]

Great Product offering and I have a kit where I have used the Black for Bass and used the Pink w/smaller jig heads for Weakies and when I was in the Bahamas I swam the Silver and Pink with a 8" wire leader for Kings, Cuda and Cero Macks....I went through many of the soft bodies but the action and rewards were worth it. I have no problem spending money if I catch fish vs. wasting time with a plug or lure that is not producing.

I have experimented with their soft bodies as simple teasers and have taken 1/0 to 3/0 Octopus hooks and used their smaller plastics in the spring with no weights, light spinning rods for great spring schoolie Bass in the back bays.

[Pete_G]

I haven't used them much myself, but they sell at a ridiculous pace so people must be catching on them.

We carry all sizes, all colors, and all replacement tails. Unless someone goes unexpectedly nuts on a certain item, we usually have every last item in stock.

SWE Ronz Page

[fishpoopoo]

a bit expensive if you ask me.

http://www.saltwateredge.com/Ronz-Black.html

$5 for an individual 3 oz tail w/o the jig head? ouch.

i'm willing to try them out ... just hope they're worth it.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Bassturbed

a bit expensive if you ask me.

http://www.saltwateredge.com/Ronz-Black.html

$5 for an individual 3 oz tail w/o the jig head? ouch.

i'm willing to try them out ... just hope they're worth it.

Rich for me too but it definitely isn't slowing anyone down. It's the most popular soft plastic outside if Sluggo, judging by sales.

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by Bassturbed

a bit expensive if you ask me.

http://www.saltwateredge.com/Ronz-Black.html

$5 for an individual 3 oz tail w/o the jig head? ouch.

i'm willing to try them out ... just hope they're worth it.

No you have it wrong...5 bucks for the lead head with eel and 2 bucks for add'l 10" tails. It really is reasonable.

[fishpoopoo]

i'll defer to you for the moment Sandman, but I did call the store and somebody at the Edge told me that the onlineprice was per tail, and that they didn't carry the lead jigheads.

i'll make a trip there shortly and browse the wares.

[Shake N' Bake]

Interesting thread.
I'll give them a try for sure...another reason to go to the tackle store.

[RIJIMMY]

just curiious, whats the difference between this and a sluggo with a jig head?

[bassballer]

rijimmy, ive actually bit the head off a 9" sluggo and gave that a while. Didnt get any hits but it looked good on the retrieve.

[Mr. Sandman]

While waiting for my Ronz's to arrive, I tried a sluggo (with the head cut back a 1/2 inch or so) with an 3/4 oz Owner jig head. It looks good too. I have only fished it once with no luck so far....but I have confidence in it. The ROnZ's are big and thick and impregnated with a stink. The heads fit perfectly too. The taper of the body is really nice.

[emgred]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

While waiting for my Ronz's to arrive, I tried a sluggo (with the head cut back a 1/2 inch or so) with an 3/4 oz Owner jig head. It looks good too. I have only fished it once with no luck so far....but I have confidence in it. The ROnZ's are big and thick and impregnated with a stink. The heads fit perfectly too. The taper of the body is really nice.

Also waiting for my RonZ's to arrive. I put 9" black sluggo on a 1.5 oz. Point Jude wobble head. 7" on a 3/4 oz. head. Had fish on both set ups

[Mr. Sandman]

These are awesome. It caught when nothing else did last night. I too would like to see a slightly heavier hook. esp on the 3 oz mode (which casts like a sombitch) It looks like an owner hook and is of good quality and is sharp but it seems a tad too thin. Lost a large last night within sight, very impressive fish. The hook was slightly bent but not out of shape that I should have lost the fish, it turned and the head flew out of the water like a bullet. After a couple fish I had some trouble keeping the tail on the head. I used some zapagap on the collar and head and it seemed to hold for the rest of the night. It also tends to find weed and rocks but all in all...great lure, a must have... fish seem to attack this thing with vigor! The first hit I had drove the butt of the rod into my groin and ...well, lets say, caused some temporary discomfort

[livinit]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

These are awesome. It caught when nothing else did last night. I too would like to see a slightly heavier hook. esp on the 3 oz mode (which casts like a sombitch) It looks like an owner hook and is of good quality and is sharp but it seems a tad too thin. Lost a large last night within sight, very impressive fish. The hook was slightly bent but not out of shape that I should have lost the fish, it turned and the head flew out of the water like a bullet. After a couple fish I had some trouble keeping the tail on the head. I used some zapagap on the collar and head and it seemed to hold for the rest of the night. It also tends to find weed and rocks but all in all...great lure, a must have... fish seem to attack this thing with vigor! The first hit I had drove the butt of the rod into my groin and ...well, lets say, caused some temporary discomfort

I can attest. I heard Sandman's high pitch yell from down the beach when he got that hit It's true, there were only a few of us on the beach that night with an ugly East wind and the only two fish caught were on the Ronz. I bought some the next morning. Nice job Jim.

[Mr. Sandman]

How'd you do last night?

Where I was it was a hay-field of eel grass, difficult to fish plugs at all. Moved to where we hooked up eariler in the season and while somewhat fishable got the skunk there. Waves were weird....stacking on top of of each other so the first one hits you in the waist, the next one comes before the first can retreat and hits you in the chest and sometimes a third right after that in the sholder/head forcing you back. It was a wet and weedy night without much to show.

Maybe tonight.

[Shake N' Bake]

I put my order in today.
Emailed Ron Z...he said Saltwater edge was the place to go.

[Swimmer]

Is RON Z Ron Popeil's kid?

[RNC]

90% of the fish are in 10% of the water.

[RNC]

^ wrong thread^

[hyefisherman2]

i like them in the ditch