 It's that time of the week again rain man to your back with another fishing tip to help you out this weekend tonight They take a deep dive into a type of bait that's great for catching walleyes and any other type of fish the paddle tail Time we're going to talk a little bit about paddle tails and a paddle tail is exactly what this looks like is it's a Imitation it can be an imitation of a mineral it can be an invitation of a small walleye a crappie It can be anything but it has a tail with a paddle on the back of it and a little flat surface area That really gives us a lot of action a very very versatile bait And I think it's fair to say that more and more people are using paddle tails as more and more people are starting to get away from live bait It's stretchy. It's it can catch everything walleyes bass small pan fish you name it a paddle tails a very effective way to fish And man is going to talk a little bit about the applications of these Is there a saying? Extremely versatile you can use these for walley bass northern pan fish all you need to realize is what your target species main forages You got to do a little research sometimes and figure out what the bass are feeding on are they feeding on sunfish or is the walleye feeding on Small perch and as you'll see there is a ton of different colorations for this There is no reason no matter where you live or what you fish for that you shouldn't be able to find something That's going to be able to make you more successful. There's different types of rigging with these two You can rig them like the bag says With a little jig hook and that comes in multiple different weights so that you can get down deeper Also, you can use swim bait hooks So it's a large hook with a weight in it if you go into your local tackle store and ask them for a swim bait rig They'll be able to hook you up Another thing that you can look for when you're buying these paddle tails is scent and In this particular we're not promoting any particular brand But this is called gulp, but there are other brands out there too that actually have a scent that add to the attraction of these Mates, so they're very very effective and worth your try For Lakeland news. I'm Ray Gilda with the Niswa Guides League, and I'm Andy Eric the bass and biologist If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS