Lucky Craft Optimum Baits Victory Tail Soft Baits

The completely versatile Victory Tail soft lure, utilizes the same technologically advanced design principles, but possesses an elongated minnow style body and tapered forked tail section. This streamlined swimmer has an incredibly realistic slithering action, that is perfectly suited for literally unlimited applications in both fresh and salt water.

A collaboration between Optimum Baits and Lucky Craft, it combines the best attributes of the of the Lucky Craft Lipless Wander and the Optimum Double Diamond. Interweaving the action and esthetics of a proven hard bait with the performance and versatility of a proven soft bait, has produced a lure that encompasses virtually every aspect of a real baitfish. While the unbridled action and intense vibration of the Optimum Double Diamond is often required, there are frequently just as many situations, where a more natural and subtle presentation is also extremely beneficial. The lipless Wander was intentionally chosen because of its amazing horizontal fluttering action and unique rolling action, which in turn produces dramatic intermittent side flashes.

Again, like the Opti Shad, Optimum’s trade mark extra sensitive tail design, functions in unison with the body for unrestricted fluid motion. This translates into the body and tail moving simultaneously, emulating the exact characteristics of a live baitfish.

In addition to being a fresh water anglers dream come true, the Victory Tail will also prove an invaluable asset, for salt water anglers, as a “go to” teaser for striped bass, as well as other sought after marine predators. Simply rig the Victory Tail on a standard weightless, or weighted J hook and tie 12 to 16 inches ahead of any sub-surface swimming plug and hold on as this presentation accounts for countless fish particularly stripers year after year.

The Victory Tail is offered in 3 or 5-inch sizes and both versions are superb for matching narrow bodied forage such as minnows, creek chubs, dace, eels, suckers and shiners in fresh water, or anchovies, sardines, killies, spearing, rain fish, pipe fish, baby weak fish and especially sand eels in salt water.

Effective rigging options include: Offset hook (weightless, or weighted), light jig heads (1/16 to 3/8 ounce), Carolina rig, Texas rig, Neko rig (head inserted nail weight), Split Shot, Spinner Bait Trailer, Chatter Bait Trailer, Metal Jig/Spoon Trailer and of course Alabama rig/umbrella rig trailers.