Need help identifying this soft bait.

[Shorty]

This bait was given to me by a friendly fisherman. The jig head is mine. I wish i knew who makes the soft bait and what color this is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ty shorty

 

[MrTom]

If it's about 4" long it could be a Yamamoto Zuko paddletail. The Yamamoto paddletail has some small ring texture on the front of the bait's body where your hook is shown in the bait, while this one is smooth, so it could be an earlier or later version of the bait too. I didn't get an exact count on the Yamamoto's segments either. This could be a home injection mold or a store bought knock-off too.

After checking things a bit closer, this is not a Zako from Yamamoto. The Zako has four segment separating waists, not two.

Are you fishing this in salt water?

 

[Shorty]

If it's about 4" long it could be a Yamamoto Zuko paddletail. The Yamamoto paddletail has some small ring texture on the front of the bait's body where your hook is shown in the bait, while this one is smooth, so it could be an earlier or later version of the bait too. I didn't get an exact count on the Yamamoto's segments either. This could be a home injection mold or a store bought knock-off too.

After checking things a bit closer, this is not a Zako from Yamamoto. The Zako has four segment separating waists, not two.

Are you fishing this in salt water?

Hi Mr.Tom, this is a very good fresh water perch/crappie bait. It is about 2” long, the man said something about grub? Sorry i did not put length information in before. It is ugly and the fish love it. Ty shorty

 

[Shorty]

By the way, what do they call the segments they put in the body to get it to swim more realistically? Ty shorty

 

[MrTom]

Hi Mr.Tom, this is a very good fresh water perch/crappie bait. It is about 2” long, the man said something about grub? Sorry i did not put length information in before. It is ugly and the fish love it. Ty shorty

I’ll check thru the small baits and get back to you here later.

 

[Shorty]

Ty

 

[BigBoresmokepole]

This bait was given to me by a friendly fisherman. The jig head is mine. I wish i knew who makes the soft bait and what color this is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ty shortyView attachment 43998

Gizzard shad paddle tail and moon eye jig.

 

[Shorty]

Gotta check that out. Yes it is a moon eye jig, we prefer them as they have a nice bait keeper on hook shank. Ty shorty

 

[Shorty]

Gizzard shad paddle tail and moon eye jig.

I find nothing like it on the web, who would be the maker? Ty

 

[MrTom]

Probably a mold made to order and used as a home or small business injection.

 

[Shorty]

I found this last night on line, it looks like a match but i am not sure of the color. Called Neds baits, there headed my way now, packages of 10.

 

[Shorty]

 

[Shorty]

Wrong one meant charlie brewer, looked at too many.

 

[MrTom]

Looks good Shorty. I never looked at Brewer's site. I guess I haven't looked at that site for several years.

 

[Shorty]

Ty MrTom, looks like they have some really good baits.