Paul Brown Soft-Dine XL VS. Fat Boy Pro
- By: Wyatt Parcel
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In this Paul Brown Corky Comparison, Jay Watkins Jr. is back to share when and where he prefers to use these top fishing lures.
Should you go for the Paul Brown Soft-Dine XL or the Fat Boy Pro?
Check this out!!!
Paul Brown Corky Comparison
Jay Watkins Jr. is a Texas Guide that specializes in using artificial lures and competes in some of the biggest trout fishing tournaments in Texas.
The Paul Brown Fat Boy Pro or Corky, as it is commonly known in Texas, is a popular lure used to target trophy trout.
Recently, we have also found success using the Paul Brown Soft-Dine XL.
So, we asked Jay Watkins Jr. when he prefers to use each different lure and in what types of scenarios.
Varying Conditions
The conditions and fish behavior of a given day dictate what lures to use and when.
If you are seeing bait on the surface, odds are there are predatory fish right below them looking up.
You want to present your bait where the fish’s eyes are drawn.
The fish will respond to the Corky lure and believe it is what menhaden or shad look like at this time of the year.
If you are seeing baitfish ball up on the surface, then you want to mimic that behavior and use a floating lure.
If that doesn’t work, then the fish are not interested in attacking a meal looking up.
In these situations, turn to a lure that sinks a little bit more to keep your bait in the strike zone longer.
Paul Brown Fat Boy Pro
For Jay Watkins Jr., the Paul Brown Fat Boy Pro or Corky lure is predominantly a wintertime fishing lure.
The reason is it is a larger bait compared to the size of the baitfish in the water in spring.
In the spring, there are hundreds of baitfish hatches and that leads to tons of schools of baitfish in the water.
Paul Brown Fat Boy Pro lures are great for the winter because they look like a small mullet compared to the bait out there.
Soft-Dine XL
The warmer the water gets, the better it is to use the Soft-Dine XL.
They are slightly smaller than the Fat Boy Pro lures and mimic a mullet or perch skipping across the surface.
Fish will eat mullet all year round but become pickier in the spring.
In the wintertime, fish only have so few meals to pick and choose from.
In the spring, fish can be picky because of how much bait is in the water.
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Paul Brown Corky Comparison [VIDEO]
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Conclusion
If you are ever in doubt about which lure to throw, just remember: Match The Hatch!!
The Paul Brown Fat Boy Pro and Soft-Dine XL are excellent soft-bodied suspending lures that are best used in the seasons discussed above.
Be sure to head over and get the Paul Brown Soft-Dine XL for spring right now if you haven’t already!!
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It appears that we’ve stumped Wyatt. 😁
Apologies Richard! I’ve been out of Texas and away from my computer for the last week filming a very special upcoming mastery course with an incredible guest host… don’t want to reveal too much, but we’ve been hard at work on something REVOLUTIONARY for you guys! Stay tuned!
Wyatt, great great information on when to use these lures.
Thanks so much Willie! Glad you enjoyed this sir!
I’d be curious to hear his take on the Paul Brown original.
I did ask that question as well, and he seemed to prefer the Fat Boy overall for it’s action vs. the skinner original.
Thanks Wyatt. In the video Jay recommends switching to Soft Dine in Spring bc the baitfish are getting smaller in spring (Match the hatch). Makes sense, as I’ve learned that from y’all previously.
But I noticed that in the Tackle Shop, y’all only carry the Soft Dine XL, which, weight-wise, isn’t that much smaller than the Corky. Should we be looking for a Soft Dine elsewhere to go with Jay’s recommendation for a smaller profile? Thanks.
Hey Richard! The size profile isn’t too much different from the regular soft-dine to the Soft Dine XL, it’s more of a hight and width rather than length difference. The Corky is longer and much much fatter, which makes it give off a bigger profile in the water. I would still go with the XL for Jay’s reccomendation.
Thanks Wyatt! Great information. I have wondered about the difference between the Mirrodine, Mirrominnow, PB Softdine and PB Fat Boy. Thanks to this video and others that I have watched on the Mirrodine I have a better understanding of when and how to employ these tackles. Any recommendations on the Mirrominnow?
Salt Strong! Thomas
Hey Thomas! Richard actually did a review on the MirroMinnow if you’d like to check it out: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/mirrolure-mirrominnow-review/?&utm_content=&utm_term=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=&utm_source=
Great tips! I totally understand it There’s only one question I have and that’s about the hooks. The in-line hooks have been greatly encouraged for angler’s to switch to for obvious reasons from the treble but I’ve noticed when talking about the Paul Browns all I see is the treble hooks in the videos so is it not recommended to use the in-line hooks on these ?? Thanks
I have personally used the in-line hooked and noticed no difference in hookup ratio or fish caught, but the main difference being a slower sink rate with the added benifits of the single in-line keeping fish from throwing the hook as easy!