Quote Originally Posted by Firetiger View Post
Juls, nice report as always . Why run tadpoles ? Just curious I have them both and really don't see any advantage over just a basic inline weight for the price . I could see if you were fishing really deep water and went to a larger tadpole for less line out , but as far as staying over here west of the islands I just don t see any advantage . what's your thoughts?
At faster speeds, like when running the double willow leaf harness the Tadpole has a back and forth hunting action (similar to the RR). Try reeling one in fast and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The diving Tadpole gets your baits deeper with less line out too. Check out the dive curve charts. ( http://www.offshoretackle.com/divecharts.htm )

The "Number Two" Tadpole for example is not 2oz...so, you can't compare a #2 Tad to a 2oz inline. Or, run the same numbers you hear on the radio, since they will be at different depths.

There's nothing wrong with continuing to fish with what you have. They both work.

Make sense?