Riverside 3-Inch Wooly Beavertail

EDITOR'S NOTE: Anthony Randazzo of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, earns a living each day as a guide for speckled trout and redfish and has five guides who work with him at Paradise Plus Guide Service, Inc. They fish the entire Mississippi Delta, from Empire to Venice, Louisiana. Their income directly relates to the number of fish they catch, the size of the fish they take and the lures they use. Night Hawk Publications has asked these fishing guides to test some of the newest saltwater lures.

Randazzo says that when speckled trout prefer to feed on a small, compact bait, you need to fish the Riverside Wooly Beavertail.

"This grub has a side-to-side action tail that puts out a lot of vibration and imitates a swimming baitfish," Randazzo explained. "I catch numbers of specks by simply casting this lure out on a 1/4- or a 1/2-ounce jig head, using a slow or a fast retrieve and letting the lure provide all the action.

"When trout want a slow, quiet bait, hop this lure along the bottom like any other type jig. Or, jerk it high off the bottom and fish it like a falling bait, with the strike most often occurring on a slack line as the bait falls back to the bottom."

Randazzo likes the Riverside Wooly Beavertail grub with the chartreuse tail and brown body. Impregnated with Yum, Riverside's fish attractant, this grub will catch speckled trout, redfish and also flounder.

For more information on this lure, you can contact Bruce Stanton at PRADCO, (501) 782-8971, or Anthony Randazzo, (504) 656-9940.

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