Engine Microfishtail 1.7in

A smaller addition to the Like Fishtail line, carrying the same fishtail-style micro-vibration action as its larger siblings, with enough kicking movement on the fall to draw strikes without any rod action. That kind of natural, believable movement gives line-shy bass on pressured water extra time to look the bait over and commit before it swims or falls past them.

Suited to finesse situations and smallmouth-style fisheries where a very small swimbait profile is needed to match the local forage. It also holds up across a full bass season, from pre-spawn staging areas through summer cover and into the cooling water of autumn, rather than suiting one narrow window.

Fish on a jighead with a slow retrieve or simply let it fall on a slack line, since the fishtail action works on the drop without needing rod input. Vary the cadence and the length of the pause between casts until you find what is drawing bites that day, since bass response to speed can change through a session.

A light spinning rod around L power, a 2500 reel, 4-8 lb fluorocarbon suit this smallest finesse swimbait size. Round the outfit off with a smooth drag and a rod tip soft enough to load up properly before the hookset drives home on a finesse presentation.