How To Maximize Your Results With Paddletail Lures [The 2.0 Edition]
- By: Luke Simonds
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- Found In: Lure Reviews, Retrieving Lures
This page will show you how to get the most fish catching with your 2.0 paddletails throughout all seasons with the least amount of equipment needed.
You can also see all of the documented species that have been caught on the Slam Shady lure (on our way to a world record) toward the bottom of this post.
The great thing about soft plastics is that they are so versatile and can be effectively used in so many different applications making them a lure type that can catch fish in pretty much all regions throughout the year.
But the bad thing about soft plastics is that they won’t work well at all if they aren’t rigged properly or if they aren’t paired with the right sized jig head or weighted hook.
So the videos below will walk you through the essential details to make sure that you know the specifics for the following:
- How To Rig Slam Shady 2.0
- How To Retrieve Paddletails
Just click on the respective videos below to see the details:
How To Rig Slam Shady 2.0
- Lure: The 2.0 Paddletail
- Weighted Hooks: Hoss Helix (3/0 hooks)
- Jigheads (Traditional): Hoss Round Eye (2/0 hooks)
- Jigheads (Weedless): Hoss Weedless Round Eye (3/0 hooks)
Click here to see the Rigging Guide that shows how to target specific depths.
How To Retrieve Paddletails
Equipment Links
- Lures: The 2.0 Paddletails
- Weighted Hooks: Hoss Helix (3/0 hooks)
- Jigheads: Hoss Round Eye (2/0 hooks)
Species Caught On Slam Shady Paddletails
Want to join us on our way to setting a world record for most species of fish caught on a single swimbait (of the same color)?
Below is the list of species that have been caught on this lure so leave a comment below and send us a picture at fish@saltstrong.com if you’ve caught a new species on the Slam Shady!
- Almaco Jack
- Barracuda
- Bar Jack
- Bigmouth Sleeper
- Black Acara
- Black Drum
- Black Sea Bass
- Blue Runner
- Bluefish
- Bonefish
- Bonito
- Bowfin
- Brown Trout
- Bullseyes Snakehead
- Bumper (Atlantic Bumper)
- Chain Pickerel
- Channel Cat (catfish)
- Cobia
- Coho Salmon
- Crappie
- Croaker
- Cubera Snapper
- Flounder
- Freshwater Catfish
- Freshwater Drum
- Gafftopsail Catfish
- Gag Grouper
- Gar
- Green Sunfish
- Grey Chub
- Halibut
- Herring
- Hybrid Striped Bass
- Jack Crevalle
- Kingfish
- Ladyfish
- Lake Trout (Canada)
- Lane Snapper
- Largemouth Bass
- Lizardfish
- Lookdown
- Mangrove Snapper
- Mahi Mahi
- Mayan Cichlid
- Musky Sucker
- Mullet
- Needlefish
- Northern Pike
- Northern Snakehead
- Orange-Spotted Trevally
- Oscar
- Ozark Bass
- Peacock Bass
- Pinfish
- Pleco
- Pufferfish
- Queenfish
- Rainbow Trout
- Red Grouper
- Red Snapper
- Redbreast Sunfish
- Redfish (Red Drum)
- Remora
- Ribbonfish
- Rock Bass
- Sawfish
- Sea Robin
- Sennit
- Schoolmaster Snapper
- Shad
- Shark (multiple species)
- Sheepshead
- Silver Sea Trout (Sand Trout)
- Smallmouth Bass
- Smallmouth Buffalo (Carp)
- Smoothback Puffer
- Snook (common)
- Spanish Mackerel
- Speckled Perch
- Speckled Trout
- Spotted Bay Bass
- Stargazer
- Strawberry Grouper
- Striped Bass
- Sturgeon
- Swordspine Snook
- Tarpon
- Tilapia
- Toadfish
- Tripletail
- Walleye
- Warmouth Bass
- Weakfish
- White Bass
- White Perch
- Whiting
- Yellow Jack
- Yellow Perch
- Yellowfin Croaker
Conclusion
These Slam Shady paddletails will enable you to catch quality fish across all seasons and water columns as long as they are paired with the proper jig head or weighted hook for the specific conditions you’ll be fishing.
To maximize your results, it’s very important to have the size selections listed above on hand because just that small amount of equipment will enable you to be ready to catch any species that feed on small baitfish anywhere in the water column from the surface all the way down to 7 ft…
And if you’ll be fishing deeper water, you’ll just need to get some heavier jig heads to enable the lures to dive down farther.
Your Feedback Is Appreciated!
Please leave a comment down below if you have any questions… I am here to help!
And if you have already begun using them, please use the Comment sections below let us know what size slam shady you like best along with the hook and jig head size.
P.S. If you want to get 20% off the Slam Shady paddletails, the weighted hooks, and the jig heads, plus discounts on tons of other gear, click here to join the Insider Club.
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Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish every trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
Informative videos. Thank you for the details.
What conditions would you recommend using an underspin with the paddletail (e.g., Owner Flashy Swimmer)?
I would only use those when fishing murky and/or churned water. But in most cases, I’ll use plugs with rattles instead when fishing those conditions.
On rigging the paddletail to the weedless round eye jig, why do you coverup the jointed connection with the lure? I thought you were supposed to use this jig as a jointed/swinging jighead to get more action from the bait.
There is a lot of debate on this… here’s my take:
1) My theory is that it’s generally best to rig lures so that they have the most natural/realistic motion in the water that mimics natural prey. And I have never seen a baitfish or a shrimp that has a head which turns/swings around (covering the gap with lure’s material will give it a profile that’s more realistic).
2) A bonus benefit of covering the gap with material is that you can catch many more fish per lure since there is much more material holding it into place.
3) A secondary bonus benefit is that the lure will skip much better when the head is not able to swing around freely.
Is the Hoss Weedless Jig Head an alternative to Z-Man’s Texas Eye Jighead for non-elaztech baits? Do you rig the Texas Eye the same way? Thanks!
Thanks Luke I really enjoyed some of these lessons I think is the best $100 I ever spent it’s nice to go over more than once maybe three times
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Philip!
Overall, this was a very helpful guide that I can see myself returning to as a reference. It’s clear that a lot of thought and effort went into making it, and it definitely shows.
Thanks LUKE for all the information have been practicing how to get them set on the bait correct finally got the hang of it getting them straight was harder than I thought but watching you has really helped a lot again thank you you guys are great
We’re glad to see that you enjoyed these lessons!
When would you use the football versus the weedless jig head? Or are they simply comparable.
The weedless jigheads are best when fishing very tight to structure that is likely to snag exposed hook lures. They have a slightly lower hookup ratio compared to traditional jigheads with exposed hooks, so those are best if the odds of getting snagged on structure is very low.
I caught my PB 12lb largemouth bass at Homosassa with a slam shady 2.0
Wow! That is a monster bass. Great work!
Thanks for all the info I learn something new every time thanks LUKE
In one of the other videos on loop knots, it is recommended that the loop knot “should be used with any jig”. Does that include the jigheads discussed here?
Yes, we recommend loop knots for all lures except ones that come with a split ring on the front to allow the lure to have freedom of motion.
So if I take your meaning the hard baits do not benifit from loop knot if you have split rings? My loop knots are poor and do not want less fish. What do you use? I change lures when not getting fish and like the 1/2 inch size that are like a paper clip shape. Any bigger and I spend too much time digging front hook off the rings.
Yes, the spilt rings create the same freedom of motion that loop knots provide. I prefer to use the non-slip loop knot (about 1/4 inch in diameter) because I like to have as little hardware as possible