Joe; once the big fish get here (I hope), I use parachutes. Nothing wrong with bucktails, they work fine. However, I find that white bucktails get stained from the water even after one day of being dunked
The synthetic hair on parachutes combs out clean every day. Spray a little cheap detangler on them and they comb out easy.
I still carry some bucktails on the boat in case I lose a chute and I need something the same weight, I may substitute the bucktail.
When looking for smaller fish <28 inches, bucktails with twister tails are the way to roll. Use a mix of small bucktails, small spoons, and storm shads.
But why ask us; you have been on fire lately; I should be pointers from you
Just be sure to mix things up, we were out the other day with a lot of the same stuff in the water, and I believe we would have done better if we had a mix of lures and colors.
5th (Marty)