Vibrating tails for fishing: how to fish and fasten them correctly, popular wiring and where to buy

Vibrating tails have long been very popular among spinning anglers, which is due both to their high efficiency and affordable cost. They imitate small fish that predators love to prey on.

The main design feature of these baits is the obligatory presence of a kind of tail, thanks to which they received not only their name, but also their expressive game.

The latter may differ in the amplitude and frequency of the generated oscillations, which depends, first of all, on the shape, size and angle of inclination of the tail.

Naturally, in order for a vibrating tail to attract the attention of a predator, it is necessary to take care of proper wiring.

Equipment for vibrating tails

Spinners who practice fishing with vibrotails use different methods of equipping these silicone baits.

Each method is good in its own way, and in different situations the same installation will be more or less preferable, which is due to the location of the hook relative to the vibrating tail.

There are the following options for vibrating tail equipment:

On a jig head
On offset hook via swivel joint
On a double hook
On the tee

Vibrating tail wiring

The technique of wiring vibrotails also involves variability. You can use the uniform wiring method, but it is not always effective. Pike perch are more often attracted by the effects of the jig head with bait hitting the bottom of the reservoir. In the case of a rocky bottom, a characteristic sound is produced, while when the tackle falls on a muddy bottom, a cloudy cloud is formed.

Important! On a rocky bottom, it is advisable to use tungsten weights; the thing is that tungsten rings loudly when it hits rocks, which very much attracts predatory fish due to the sound.

Many spinning athletes use baits on an offset hook with a swivel joint with tungsten Cheburashkas.

The jerking technique is good when fishing with vibrating tails. During a sharp jerk of the rod, the silicone bait quickly rises up, after which it smoothly falls again. To make it easier to record the moment the bait touches the bottom of the reservoir, it is recommended to use braided fishing line.

If you prefer a more relaxed fishing technique, you can, after casting the equipment, lift it by reeling in the fishing line. In this case, the bite is better recognized during the phase of lowering the bait to the bottom.

Another interesting method can be tested in practice when spinning fishing from a boat. Using a short spinning rod, the bait is lowered to the bottom, and then jerked with sharp movements of the hands. A pike perch can react to such a game of a vibrotail, loving to attack precisely when the bait falls to the bottom.

Fishing technique

Fishing with a vibrotail for beginners with simple wires will help them gain experience. It is recommended to start with a uniform winding of the fishing line. After casting, you should wait for the bait to sink to the bottom. After this, uniform wiring begins.

The step method is suitable for catching pike and other predators. The sensitive end of the rod plays an important role. After the bait touches the bottom, the tip returns, then you should start reeling and stop. A vibrotail for pike gives a bite if the bait is kept in the water for a long time. It is recommended to diversify the wiring by changing the rotation of the reel, the number of revolutions, the duration of stops, and twitching the end of the fishing rod.

Pike

Pike has sharp teeth. The bait should be quite hard and dense. When choosing bait, you should give preference to products with a length of 5 cm.

Postings

Wiring:

throw the tackle, wait for it to fall to the bottom;
make 2-3 turns of the coil;
wait until the bait touches the bottom, make 2-3 turns.

The procedure should be repeated until the fish bites.

Stepped wiring is also suitable when fishing for pike with a rod. Instead of pulling the reel line, you need to make a sharp jerk. Light tapping on the spinning rod will help create a vibration effect.

When catching pike with a vibrating tail in a clean reservoir, the reel should be rotated evenly, the bait with a sinker should move along the bottom.

Basic colors

Bright vibrating tails are recommended for use in cloudy weather. For fishing on a clear day, fish bite on bait of faded shades. Provocative, bright acidic colors irritate pike. Aggressive fish attack the bait, which leads to increased biting.

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The best vibrating tails for pike:

Manns Predator - fish bite on natural movements;
Crazy Fish Tough - pike are attracted by tail wagging, frequent oscillations, rotation in different directions, the bait retains its properties in reservoirs with strong currents;
Keitech Swing Impact Fat - suitable for different conditions, all types of wiring;
Manns Spirit - playing with the whole body makes even passive fish active;
Relax Kopyto - a vibrating tail for pike has been used since the nineties; it attracts pike with active play.

Perch

Catching perch with a vibrating tail using even fishing gives good results. The fish are attracted by the bright, whimsical play that resembles the behavior of a fry.

Postings

The fisherman must find the fishing horizon on a level retrieve and continue to catch fish at this depth. If there is no bite, small jerks will help. The bait will remind the perch of the behavior of a fleeing fry. Experienced fishermen use stepped fishing. When fishing for passive perch, it is recommended to drag the bait along the bottom of the reservoir; the area should be clean. Minute pauses will help activate the bite.

Basic colors

The color depends on the season and fishing conditions. Focusing on the species of forage fish - the main inhabitants of the reservoir - will help increase the bite. In warm weather, perch bite on bait of any color. Yellow and brown baits help achieve the best effect. Yellow and light green shades are clearly visible in muddy water; they also give a good catch in closed reservoirs. In winter, it is recommended to use dim baits. Perch bites on vibrating fishtails in marsh colors on a clear day.

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Best lures:

Crazy Fish Nano Minnow - the shape of the edible bait imitates the shape of a fry;
Bait Breath Micro Grub 1 and 2 inches - the perch reacts to the active play of the twister, vibrations;
Crazy Fish Polaris is one of the best baits for perch, realistic game, the taste of shrimp activates the bite;
Fanatic Boxer - a vibrating tail was developed based on studying the behavior of fish in Russian reservoirs; fish follow specific sounds and vibrations;
Reins Aji Ringer Shad - can withstand a lot of bites.

Zander

Pike perch bite on different types of vibrotails depending on fishing conditions, time of year, time of day and other factors.

Postings

When fishing for pike perch, the following types of fishing are used:

stepped - the fishing line must be in a taut state, sagging is not allowed;
dragging and knocking on the bottom - an option suitable for fishing on shell and rocky bottoms;
jerking - jerking with a rod on a uniform retrieve leads to a sharp rise and smooth lowering of the bait in the water, pike perch bites well in clear water at a temperature of 12-16 degrees;
uniform wiring on the bottom layer - gives an effect when catching active fish in April and October.

Basic colors

Pike perch are attracted to baits of natural colors. In cloudy weather, the slave bites on bright baits. In summer, pike perch is passive and reacts to scented vibrotails.

Vibrating tail installation

Tips for fishing with vibrotail

The catchability of baits depends on their visual similarity to the usual food of predators. For example, for fishing in still water, try using wide silicones that resemble the appearance of a roach or small crucian carp. In flowing water bodies, it is first of all recommended to try elongated vibrotails, similar to minnows or bleaks, which pike often feed on.

Most bites, as a rule, occur during the pause phase, which makes the action of the bait even more significant during the fall. If the mounted vibrotail has insufficient mobility, you can additionally make a couple of light cuts on the tail or increase the plasticity of the silicone by lowering it into hot water.

It cannot be said that the color of vibrotails plays the most important role, but this characteristic is also worth taking care of. More often, predators attack baits that resemble the color of small fish hanging around in a pond. In cloudy weather with light rain, preference should be given to silicones with a predominance of yellow and red colors in color, and on sunny days, silver vibrotails are primarily suitable.

You should not follow the lead of marketers who promote a variety of vibrating tails with vibrating fins and other additional effects. Baits should be as similar as possible to the usual victims of predators, both in appearance and behavior.

It is worth noting that silicone baits can be upgraded by making slits on the belly with scissors. In this case, the tail becomes softer, which changes the frequency of movement of the vibrating tail. The number and width of cuts is determined experimentally. Example in the photo.

Choosing bait

Vibrating tails come in 2 forms:

It has a fairly wide body part, which makes it possible to show intense play. This type of vibrotail is intended for fishing in reservoirs with no or minimal current. Wide-bodied silicone will become an indispensable accessory for catching large predators.

Narrow shape, which is designed for extreme simplicity of equipment and a low degree of windage. A narrow-bodied bait does an excellent job of attracting predators in bodies of water with strong currents.

The size of the bait and the level of mobility of the tail blade have a significant influence on the number of pike bites. The small size of the tail allows for fast play due to the frequent vibrations produced in the water surface.

Large specimens show slower wiring, but much greater power. Trying to increase the vibration speed of the tail blade, manufacturers began to apply slots at the boundaries of the body and tail sections. Sometimes, for the same purpose, notches are made during the production of the product.

When choosing silicone fish in a specialized store, you should carefully study the quality of the product. To do this, the fish is taken by the circumference of the head and lifted up with the tail blade. It is necessary to slightly move the bait from side to side and study in detail the degree of deviation of the tail in both directions.

A high-quality product produces identical deviations during induced vibrations, which guarantees stable operation at any winding speed. Lures that have minor differences in the identity of tail deviations can be modified at home. To do this, you should first heat the nail and make small indentations in the blade.

After completing the work, quality testing should be repeated.

Catching pike with a vibrotail

Lure size

Pike often attacks relatively large fish, which is why large-sized baits are used to catch them. Let us immediately note that this statement is not a rule at all; pike can bite on small silicone baits, but more often they still prefer “well-fed” vibrotails. The optimal length of lures for pike is from 8 to 15 cm, the most universal is 10-12 cm.

Also regarding the size of baits, it is worth saying that pike willingly take small vibrating tails in small reservoirs, while in large rivers and lakes they often attack larger baits. This fishing phenomenon is most likely associated with the usual food supply of this predator.

When purposefully fishing for pike, do not forget to use leashes on the equipment, which can be either metal or fluorocarbon with a thickness of 0.4 to 0.6 mm. The leash will protect your tackle from the sharp teeth of the pike!!!

Bait game

Sometimes the pike is wary, and therefore more often attacks the bait with a smooth, slow, natural game.

To ensure the latter, it is necessary not only to carry out the correct wiring, but also to select a bait with a sufficiently large, wide tail and heel. The vibrating tail must be of high quality, mobile, and not “wooden”.

Wiring

In order for the vibrotail to move slowly, weights with less weight are used than in the case of a standard jig “step”. A large load will turn the desired smooth retrieve into a regular dragging of the vibrotail along the bottom of the reservoir. If the pike perch reacts better and attacks the bait as it falls after a jerk, then the pike more often bites during a uniform horizontal sweep.

Rating of silicone vibrating tails for pike

There is a rich assortment of this type of bait on the Russian and foreign markets. Below is a rating of the best vibrating tails for pike, which can be purchased in Russian stores.

Vibro fat from the domestic company TM Crazy Fish. The shape and color of these vibrotails are developed taking into account the authoritative opinions of Russian and Ukrainian fishermen in order to adapt the baits to the conditions of our reservoirs. Vibro fat is aimed at the most common predators - pike, pike perch, perch or catfish. To allow rigging using an offset hook, there are special cutouts on the body, which makes this ripper ideal for use in hard-to-reach places. There are also holes for weights of various weights, which expands the possibilities of using the bait. The large area of the tail ensures stable play with any type of fishing, and a wide range of colors will allow you to adapt to any body of water. With a length of 7.1 cm, the ripper weighs 3 grams. One package comes with five baits, the price for it varies within 215 rubles.

Vibro worm 3.4 inches is also a representative of domestic rippers from Crazy Fish; the largest bait in the series, it weighs 4 grams and is 8.5 cm long. Thanks to the softness of the material from which the bait is made, it begins to play immediately. Moreover, this silicone is edible and additionally contains squid and garlic flavors. The package contains five pieces of rippers and has a price of around 200 rubles.

Fox Rage Fork Tail is a foreign vibrotail with V-shaped tail. Made of hard silicone with the addition of natural fish oil, this ripper easily misleads predators, dispelling their doubts that this is an artificial bait. The cut of the tail is made in such a way that at the slightest change in position in the water it begins to vibrate within a few seconds, which makes it extremely catchy when fishing vertically and when using a drop-shot rig. Of course, it is also suitable for mounting on a jig head or offset tackle, since the notch on the body of the bait ensures stable play during any retrieve on reservoirs with or without current. The line includes three universal lure lengths designed specifically for pike: 100 mm, 135 mm and 180 mm. A pack of 5 rippers will cost about 250 rubles.

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Lucky John Pro Series Mr Greedy is a high-quality foreign pike vibrating tail. Also made of edible rubber, it has many color options, as well as two large sizes of 7.6 cm and 9.9 cm. It has a flattened body with a wide tail that provides a powerful amplitude of play, as well as a special cutout for an offset hook. Any equipment can be used, Texas, Carolina, offset with a “Cheburashka” and even without a sinker at all. With all this, the ripper has excellent performance in its ability to bypass underwater obstacles without getting caught in them. However, when equipped with a classic jig head, this quality is lost. Accordingly, the number of baits in the package differs depending on the size and is 7 pieces for 7.6 cm and 5 pieces for 9.9 cm, and the price varies between 300 rubles and 400 rubles, respectively.

Spirit Manns is a budget vibrating tail that belongs to the classic shad and is made in the shape of a fish, which is made of soft silicone, which makes it very mobile and does not interfere with the bites of a predator. Moreover, due to its design, the bait plays with its entire body, and not just the tail fin, which allows the pike to notice it from a long distance. The equipment is made both for a traditional jig head and for a movable connection with a “Cheburashka”. There are rippers on the market with a wide range of colors offered and pike sizes of 9cm and 12cm, and come in packs of 3, 6, 10 and 20 pieces. The price, accordingly, varies from 50 rubles to 400 rubles.

Stepped wiring

High-speed fishing is also used when fishing for pike, but more often only to search for a predator. When a pike is detected, the speed of the vibrotail is gradually reduced. Also, the bait is not initially cast too quickly in the case when the fisherman is confident in the presence of pike in the selected area of the reservoir. In addition, they experiment with the speed of the retrieve and when fishing conditions change, when the number of snags and other obstacles on the bottom increases or, for example, the weather changes.