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Best Soft-Plastic Paddletail: Keitech Swing Impact FAT Swimbait Pros Ideal for covering water Can be fished by itself or used as a trailer High salt content Cons Durability can be an issue Specs: Sizes: 2.8, 3.3, 3.8, 4.3, 4.8, 5.8, 6.8, 7.8 inches Key colors: Electric Shad, Bass Candy, Smallmouth Magic Prime Conditions: Pre-spawn and early post-spawn Bluff walls, open water, swimming above offshore structure To round out our top five selections, we cant ignore the reliable soft-plastic paddletail swimbait

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Pros: Highly effective in many conditions, especially ponds

From our firsthand experience and extensive testing with different lures, of different colors and action, in varying water and temperature conditions, under differing weather, here are our results