roostertail

Definitions

noun A violent fountain or spray, especially one caused by a moving vehicle or boat.
verb To pour like a fountain; to spurt violently.
verb To move rapidly through water, leaving a roostertail wake.

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I have almost all smallmouths in my area and my lure of best success is roostertail spinners.

what is your best lure to use for bass fishin? 2010
I have almost all smallmouths in my area and my lure of best success is roostertail spinners.

what is your best lure to use for bass fishin? 2010
By now she knew that each thunderous outburst of the volcano launched a dark roostertail of ash out from the central column, feathering the sky with falling cinders and bombs.

Firestorm L.A Graf 2000
The tank's wide treads threw off dirt like the roostertail from a speedboat as the vehicle raced south.

Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
Behind them a great roostertail foams erect against the rain.

Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
The Spirit of Qatar, piloted by Dave Villwock, leaves a giant roostertail on Lake Washington.

The Seattle Times 2011
What a great feeling it was last Sunday to catch and release 5 pound trout on a light action pole and a roostertail lure.

The Record-Courier - Top Stories by Doug Busey 2010
Artificial lures such as small roostertail spinners are allowed, but must have single hooks; no treble hooks are allowed.

DesertUSA News 2009