Protail Paddles

Pre-Rigged Softbaits

Protail Paddles

The Hogy Protail Paddle is built tough enough for large tarpon and tuna. Its simple, effective design ensures durability to withstand the rigors of battling large fish. Whether you’re fishing inshore or offshore, the Protail Paddle is designed to deliver consistent performance and attract predatory fish with its superior action and strength.

Built for trophy inshore and light tackle offshore species. Checkout the Protail Paddle Overview with Capt. Mike Hogan.

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"The strongest and fishiest swimbait around"

The Hogy Protail Paddle Swimbait:

The Hogy Protail Paddle is a simple yet robust paddle tail lure designed to tackle large predatory fish such as tarpon and tuna. Built with resilience and performance in mind, this lure is perfect for anglers seeking to land formidable species.

Where: Designed to be fished in medium to fast current. Inlets, from sub-surface to bottom bouncing.

When to Use: When heavier weights are needed for perfect tracking in moving water.

How To Use: Simply cast, allow the Protail to sink to target depth and begin a medium speed steady retrieve.

Why It Works: The Protail Paddle's heavy keeled body allows perfect thumping action in a variety of current and depths. Ultra-heavy duty rigging is designed to land trophy grade tarpon and tuna.

Superior Paddle Tail Design

Crafted for excellence, the Protail Paddle’s design ensures a vigorous thumping action, calling predatory fish from afar and signaling an easy meal.

VMC Barbarian Hook

The sharpest and stoutest swimbait jig hook available. Proven dependability trophy stripers, tarpon and light tackle tuna.

Adaptable to Conditions

Whether you’re fishing shallow flats or deep offshore waters, the Protail Paddle’s variety of weights offers an adaptable solution to meet the demands of any fishing scenario.

“A great swimbait for getting below bait schools to target the larger fish holding deep. These swimbaits excel at imitating bigger baits and triggering strikes from finicky tarpon, snook and jacks.” Capt. Chris Britton

FAQ

Quick answers for most commonly asked questions about the Protail Paddle and fishing applications.

Are there replacement tails?

While the Protail Paddle design does not facilitate replacement softbaits. The heavy-duty Protail Plastic is designed to last for extended periods of heavy use with trophy species.

How many baits come per package?

Protail Paddles are available in single and multi-bait packages. The product description will tell you the number of baits included.

How strong are the hooks?

The Protail Paddles feature premium 3X VMC Barbarian Jig Hooks, battled tested for all inshore and light tackle offshore species.

TIPS & TECHNIQUE

PROTAIL PADDLE SWIMBAITS

Striper Fishing in Cape Cod Bay with Capt. Cullen Lundholm

Capt. Cullen of Cape Star Charters takes us out on Cape Cod Bay targeting jumbo stripers surface feeding on large squid and suspended mackerel. Fish are big and the bites are frequent, learn from the pro's how to make the most of a big fish bite on Cape Cod Bay.

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How To: Run N' Gun Tuna Fishing | Casting Protail Swimbaits

In this video, we join Capt. Rob Lowell of Cape Cod Offshore Charters for a day of Run N' Gun style tuna fishing out East of Cape Cod. With greasy calm conditions, the name of the game was utilizing a Run N' Gun style approach to quickly get in range of short-lived surface feeds. The lure of choice was the 4oz Hogy Protail Paddle. The subtle action of this swimbait proved effective when fished on a high-speed retrieve.

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Landbased Tarpon Fishing The Minnow Run With Hogy Lures

Capt. Ross Gallagher heads over to Jensen Beach, Florida to target land-based tarpon during the minnow run migration with Hogy fan Dane Yelencsics. We cover a variety of tips for successfully hooking and landing tarpon on a variety of Hogy Pro Tail Paddle Swim Baits.

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Beach Snook Fishing With Swimbaits

Beach snook fishing peaks during the summer months as large schools of fish move towards inlets, passes and coastal beaches in preparation to spawn. One of the most productive times to target the biggest breeder snook is after dark. In this video, we fish a shallow inlet in mid June.

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In the Field Blog

Deep Dives

Comparing the Hogy Slowtail vs. Hogy Protail Paddle: When and Why to Use Each

When selecting the right lure, choosing between a slow and subtle presentation or a more aggressive one can make all the difference. Two of Hogy’s most popular lures—the Hogy Slowtail and Hogy Protail Paddle—each have specific strengths and ideal conditions for use. This guide will walk through the differences,

Roll Up Storage

Keep all your swimbaits carefully stored in one place with easy to rinse and store marine grade mesh storage bags.

Easy-rinse marine grade mesh.
Holds up to 12 Protail Paddles.
Hassle free multi-pouch storage.
Sturdy and durable locking wrap.

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Mesh In-Line / Assist Hook Jig Bag - Small (Fit's Jigs Up To 4.5")5.0

$12.95

5.0

Mesh In-Line / Assist Hook Jig Bag - Medium (Fit's Jigs Up To 7.5")5.0

$13.95

5.0

Mesh Crate Storage System (Mesh Bag Only)4.9

$49.95

4.9

Swimbait Casting Rods

Built with a soft, yet sensitive blank, these rods resist accidental breakage due to high sticking but still offer high sensitivity to light bites on smaller presentations, plus they have plenty of backbone in the blank to apply added pressure for larger inshore species. Paired with an appropriately sized reel, these are a pleasure to fish for daily applications.