Hollow Body Tube Swimbaits

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Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on July 2, 2009 at 12:11am

He called me yesterday. He was using the 3.5 inch Kamakazee in bluegill......

Eric DeLay said:

Was Russell using the 3.5 or 4 inch Kamakazee? How was he rigging it? Did he mention that I taught him how to fish?

Mike Matkowski said:

I will never forget the very first Basstrix swimbait smallie I hooked, a 5.7 lber before I finished my coffee, kind of made me a believer! I have also tried the 6 " Kamakazee which is a deeper bait and has great tail action, but I haven't tried the smaller Kamakazee that Neil Russell used to win the FLW.


Marc Marcantonio said:

I love both the 6" and the 5" Basstrix for largemouth and smallmouths. My favorite rigging method is the BladeRunner swimbait hook which was designed specifically for hollow body swimbaits using a Basstrix for the model. I don't use a trailer hook because I seem to get more bites without it, and less snags and debris. The better bass totally engulf this lure.

I fish it down to about 15 feet, but mostly near the surface. I hope to get better at working it deeper this summer, but I have other swimbaits like the LA Slider that I use in deeper applications.

ciao,
Marc

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on July 2, 2009 at 10:38pm

No he did not mention that but he did say that you were a douche.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on July 3, 2009 at 5:55pm

Daniel are you looking I have quite a few 3"-6" original some of the packages are broken just from age. The plastic package gets brittle.
danielt said:

Marc, Do you have any original LA Sliders?

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on July 3, 2009 at 9:22pm

I just got some of the Kamakazee Treats Swimbaits from Tackle Warehouse. In the interest of being consistent in my purchasing habits I bought 6 different colors in 4 different sizes. My biggest hope is that they are working really well when my so called "besty" is with me so I can tell him to buy his own when he is begging me to give him one.

Have any of you guys used this particular brand yet?

Permalink Reply by Troy Pattillo on July 3, 2009 at 9:37pm

I have a few sizes and colors. Primarily Kokanee in the 3.5 and I believe 6. Since I have never figured out how to rig these things straight enough to not roll on the retrieve I use various jig head designs in various sizes. They paddle nicely but I have yet to hook up. I like Daniel T's method of just nose hooking and will give it a go in the morning. Check out BassTrix in 6" baby bass for the Spin Trix head. Sick man! This thing is gonna get murdered when I finally put in the right spot.

Eric DeLay said:

I just got some of the Kamakazee Treats Swimbaits from Tackle Warehouse. In the interest of being consistent in my purchasing habits I bought 6 different colors in 4 different sizes. My biggest hope is that they are working really well when my so called "besty" is with me so I can tell him to buy his own when he is begging me to give him one.

Have any of you guys used this particular brand yet?

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on July 4, 2009 at 6:53am

Hey Eric,

I have used the Kamakazee Treats. They swim really well but I find they are slightly more temperamental with the rigging than the Basstrix. They have to be rigged perfectly straight to swim right but I do like them quite a bit. Good purchase.

Eric DeLay said:

I just got some of the Kamakazee Treats Swimbaits from Tackle Warehouse. In the interest of being consistent in my purchasing habits I bought 6 different colors in 4 different sizes. My biggest hope is that they are working really well when my so called "besty" is with me so I can tell him to buy his own when he is begging me to give him one.

Have any of you guys used this particular brand yet?

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