Metal baits: Tail-spinners

A compact lead body shaped like a baitfish, with a blade on a swivel at the tail. It casts a very long way, falls with the blade spinning, and swims on a steady retrieve.

ItemDetail
Mann's Little GeorgeThe original, one of the oldest lures still sold: 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4 oz (9, 14, 19, 21 g), about 4–5 cm (1.5–2")
Jackall DeracoupJapanese spin tail: 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1 oz (10.6, 14, 21, 28 g); Colorado blade on a ball-bearing swivel; anti-tangle tube
WhereSchooling bass chasing shad, deep flats, boils; winter
RetrieveLong cast, count down, lift and fall; or slow and steady; or vertical over fish on sonar
Rod / line7' (2.13 m) M–MH, 10–15 lb FC or braid + leader
SpeciesLargemouth, smallmouth, white bass, walleye

Against a spinnerbait: the tail-spinner is compact and heavy, for distance and depth; the spinnerbait is for cover.

Top 10 en cuatro mercados

Estados Unidos

  1. Jackall Deracoup Tail Spinner — $13.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #1; 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 oz (7, 10.6, 14, 21 g); compact solid-lead shad body with a spinner blade on the tail; casts a long way; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  2. Damiki Axe Blade Tail Spinner — $11.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #2; 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1 oz (7, 14, 21, 28 g); tail-spinner with a double hook just under the tail blade to catch short strikes; 3.5/5 avg (2 reviews)
  3. Megabass X-Blazar Tailspin — $13.99 - $21.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #3; 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 oz (7, 14, 21 g); alloy baitfish body with a willow SV-blade on the tail; sinks fast for deep water
  4. Bill Lewis Afterburner — $8.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #4; longer ABS body with an inset tail blade, built for forward-facing sonar; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  5. 6th Sense Gyro Tail Spinner — $8.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #5; 3/4 oz (21 g); bigger-profile ABS tail spinner with 3D gills and scales
  6. Damiki Vault Blade Tail Spinner — $8.99 - $9.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #6; 1/4, 1/2 oz (7, 14 g); Vault body with a scale-pattern tail blade on a ball-bearing swivel; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  7. Molix Trago Spin Tail Willow Blade — $5.00 - $11.19. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #7; 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 oz (7, 10.6, 14, 21 g); zinc-alloy 3D baitfish body with a willow tail blade
  8. Duo Realis Spin — $13.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #8; 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 oz (7, 10.6, 14 g); ultra-compact baitfish body with a small Colorado blade on the rear; lipless-style shimmy; 3.7/5 avg (3 reviews)
  9. Catch Outdoors Jack Slap Tungsten Tail Spinners — $7.99 - $8.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #9; 1/4 oz (7 g); tungsten tail spinner: heavy for its size, three line-tie positions on a duo-lock snap; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  10. FishLab Bio Shad Tail Spinner — $10.99 - $11.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Tail Spinners section (28 items) sorted by Popularity: #10; 3/4, 1 oz (21, 28 g); shad-profile body with a willow tail blade; straight retrieve or bottom hop

Canadá

  1. Freedom Tackle Tail Spin — C$8.99. anglingsports.ca 'Blade Baits' collection, best-selling sort #8 of 14; single store, position 8; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; lead body with a spinner blade on the tail
  2. Luhr Jensen Bang Tail — C$6.49. anglingsports.ca 'Casting Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #22 of 34; single store, position 22; 1/8 – 1/2 oz; weighted body with a spinning tail blade; store shelves it with inline spinners
  3. Lunkerhunt Big Eye Tail Spin — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #111 of 144; single store, position 111 — weak evidence; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; minnow body with a tail spinner, sold as an ice lure
  4. Johnson Min-O-Spin — C$3.49. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #125 of 144; single store, position 125 — weak evidence; 1/8 – 1/4 oz; minnow body with a tail spinner

Japón

  1. Megabass X-Blazar — ¥1,287 (naturum list price). naturum 'メタルバイブレーション' (Metal vibrations) category, best-selling sort #3; 56mm / 14g; 56 mm / 14 g tail-spin jig with SV-blade
  2. Jackall Deracoup — ¥924 (naturum list price). naturum 'メタルバイブレーション' (Metal vibrations) category, best-selling sort #6; 3/4oz; 3/4 oz compact tail-spinner
  3. DUO Realis Spin — ¥1,188 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'テールスピン' (tail spin) in lures, best-selling sort #1 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 40mm / 14g; 40 mm / 14 g classic tail-spin plug
  4. Shares Freihit Tailspin — ¥872 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'テールスピン' (tail spin) in lures, best-selling sort #3 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 7g; 7 g tail-spinner
  5. Deps KRO Spintail — ¥1,650 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'テールスピン' (tail spin) in lures, best-selling sort #4 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 3/8oz / 44mm; 3/8 oz / 44 mm tail-spinner with assist wire hook
  6. Little Jack Tagyosh 5 — ¥876 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'テールスピン' (tail spin) in lures, best-selling sort #5 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 10g; 10 g tail-spinner
  7. DUO Realis Spin SW — ¥1,093 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'テールスピン' (tail spin) in lures, best-selling sort #6 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 35mm / 7g; 35 mm / 7 g tail-spin plug, salt colours
  8. Breaden Metalmaru — ¥1,095 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'スピンテール' (spin tail) in lures, best-selling sort #2 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 50mm / 13g; 50 mm / 13 g long-cast spin-tail jig
  9. Jackson Teppan Blade — ¥1,086 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'スピンテール' (spin tail) in lures, best-selling sort #4 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 28g / 56mm; 56 mm / 28 g spin-tail jig
  10. Major Craft Jigpara Spin — ¥640 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'スピンテール' (spin tail) in lures, best-selling sort #9 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 25g; 25 g spin-tail jig

China

  1. 上鱼了 爱情渔具 (shop) 颤游玄月 金属 VIB 尾旋亮片 (tail-spinner) — ¥3.47 / item. Taobao list page 'inline spinner' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 1 of 20; shop 上鱼了 爱情渔具. Position 1 of the inline spinner list: a metal VIB body with a spinner blade on the tail — the only tail-spinner found; cropped, caption removed.

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Metal baits

Dense metal lures that cast far and sink fast: casting, flutter, jigging and trolling spoons, blade baits (metal vibes), tail-spinners and balanced jigs, each its own class.

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  4. Tail-spinners
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