Swimbaits

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Hayashi on May 31, 2012 at 2:11pm

What size swimbaits to you want to throw? 4in, 6in, 10inch?  Hard, Soft?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Lunde on May 31, 2012 at 3:43pm

 Hey Joseph, I figure the bass in North Idaho are finally going to be pushing shallow off of the vertical breaks onto the flats with the warmer weather we are having and a full moon this weekend,  and should be around the docks. I was thinking about throwing some soft 6 & 8 " swimbaits parallel around the docks and see what I can catch. I am open to any suggestions and help, as I am a newbie to swimbaits.. 

thank you 

Permalink Reply by Austin Heyer on May 31, 2012 at 3:46pm

huddlestons.

Permalink Reply by Joseph Hayashi on May 31, 2012 at 4:56pm

For soft baits I would look into Huddlestons and maybe some 3:16 Rising Sons and Mission Fish.  The 3:16 baits are probably more attainable right now than the Huddlestons.  They come with their own little bottle of repair glue for free.  Every order so far has had a free bait thrown in as well.  Excellent customer service.

 

A good place to start would be:

 

20lb mono/flouro 6" hudds

25lb mono/flouro 8" hudds

 

What rod(s) are you going to use?  Be sure to use something that can handle these bigger baits.  The last thing you want to do is burn yourself out.  Bigger swimbaits is a large commitment.

Permalink Reply by Mike Floyd on May 31, 2012 at 5:48pm

A couple other baits that have worked well for me are the 6" Basstrix hollow bellies rigged on a weighted swimbait hook and the 6" BBZ1's. These baits are easy to throw all day long.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Lunde on June 4, 2012 at 1:31pm

What kind of areas are you targeting when you throw swimbaits?  The rod I was going to use was a mojo bass swimbait rod.. 

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on June 6, 2012 at 7:19am

Hi Kevin,

When throwing swimbaits around the spawn, I like to concentrate on key staging areas adjacent to spawning flats as well as high-percentage ambush spots, preferably with deeper water close by.  I have learned that boat positioning and the angles at which you present the swimbait are critical to catching quality fish consistently.  The margin of error in the presentation for triggering bites with big baits seems to be much smaller than with normal-sized conventional baits.  However, the huge benefit of the larger swimbaits is their drawing power.  Factor in the light conditions, water clarity, wind direction, water temperature, sun/shade angles and seasonal timing to ensure you are making the most natural presentation possible.  I feel it is better to take your time setting up to make one good, high-percentage cast vs. making 30 random casts hoping for a bite.

Good luck!

Kevin Lunde said:

What kind of areas are you targeting when you throw swimbaits?  The rod I was going to use was a mojo bass swimbait rod.. 

Permalink Reply by Spencer Durand on June 6, 2012 at 7:37pm

Tag does this good, I'd listen!
 
Tag Watson said:

I have learned that boat positioning and the angles at which you present the swimbait are critical to catching quality fish consistently.

Kevin Lunde said:

What kind of areas are you targeting when you throw swimbaits?  The rod I was going to use was a mojo bass swimbait rod.. 

Permalink Reply by Zach Chandler on June 6, 2012 at 9:11pm

Tag does this well, not good.  Damn kids and their grammer
 
Spencer Durand said:

Tag does this good, I'd listen!
 
Tag Watson said:

I have learned that boat positioning and the angles at which you present the swimbait are critical to catching quality fish consistently.

Kevin Lunde said:

What kind of areas are you targeting when you throw swimbaits?  The rod I was going to use was a mojo bass swimbait rod.. 

Permalink Reply by Tim Bartle on June 6, 2012 at 9:37pm

To quote 30 Rock's Tracy Jordan - "Superman does good. You are doing well."

I'll leave it to someone else to make the Tag vs. Superman comparison.

Zach Chandler said:

Tag does this well, not good.  Damn kids and their grammer
 
Spencer Durand said:

Tag does this good, I'd listen!
 
Tag Watson said:

I have learned that boat positioning and the angles at which you present the swimbait are critical to catching quality fish consistently.

Kevin Lunde said:

What kind of areas are you targeting when you throw swimbaits?  The rod I was going to use was a mojo bass swimbait rod.. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Lunde on June 7, 2012 at 3:34pm

Thank you everyone for all of the great answers. Now I need to get out this weekend and start throwing some swimbaits.. 

thank you 

Permalink Reply by BassAnglerMagazine on June 8, 2012 at 1:50am

In the newest issue of BAM, there is a new series that we started featuring rigging tips, tricks and secrets of anglers. This issue has three different rigging tips for three different swimbaits.  It is on page 34 and is also available on the iPhone apps with video instruction.

 

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