Rely on discretion
What is more important for an angler than to have confidence in his lure? It is said that before pleasing the fish, it must please the angler! That's probably why we prefer soft lures with a large, round, straight tail that moves a lot of water (shad). The caudal acts as a parachute on the lure and makes it glide down. The beating of the caudal vibrates in the rod, you feel what you are doing and the lure is easily spotted by predators.
But when the situation is complicated, in areas of high fishing pressure, the fish learn to be wary of certain types of sounds and vibrations. There are also days when there is no activity, the fish is apathetic and does not react, it may flee at the sight of the rig. In this type of situation, the soft lures "finesse" can make the difference!
Assortment of shads finesse
An underestimated potential
There are all kinds of fine soft lures on the market. The most famous are imitation fish . Slugs have a tapered body that ends in a point, they are perfect for getting a lively and erratic swim. With an elongated lead head, you can make the lure jump by striking it with the tip of the rod.
Then there are the fine lures with a "V" shaped caudal (v-tails), it is vertical or horizontal, with this shape we obtain a more gliding swim. I often use a soccer head to give a little rolling to the lure and to accentuate the gliding effect.
There are also the shads finesse they have a tapered silhouette and a tiny tail. It's a good compromise between the classic shad with a wide caudal that moves a lot of water and the pure finesse lure without caudal.
There are still many other styles in this large family of lures. Some, like worms and creatures which will be the subject of a future article, so much there is to develop on this subject. They are often wrongly underestimated, because when used properly, they are formidable lures.
The soft lures are perfectly adapted to vertical fishing, to make a minimalist animation. But they also work very well in linear.
Different styles of finnesse shads and lead heads
