Swim baits

[Zorro]

Im starting to use swim baits for LMB and Smb. I was wondering if any one does it on this site. You need a heave pole that can handle 1-6oz lure and lb test goes from 20-50. Im going to be getting a musky pole that is rated from 1-4oz lure and ill be putting 20lb test on it with maybe a 1-2foot leader of 40.

Here are a few swimbaits. They do cost alot of money but you get some MONSTER bass.

 

[ewurm]

I use them for LMB, they are great. I use an Ugly Stik and 40lb spiderwire. I don't even set the drag. Horse them in! Where's the sport in it you might say? No bass is swimming around with my hook in it's mouth!

 

[Zorro]

I use them for LMB, they are great. I use an Ugly Stik and 40lb spiderwire. I don't even set the drag. Horse them in! Where's the sport in it you might say? No bass is swimming around with my hook in it's mouth!

Thats what I say to. I dont want to to "sport" fish with like 6lb test. I was to use like 18 to make shure I get the fish in.

Wurm what kinda a swimbaits are you throwing?

 

[ewurm]

I am using Storm 2". I also have a Monster 6 incher, but haven't caught anything on that yet. I can cast it half a mile though. LOL

 

[DanDanUK]

i use them for pike !

 

[Zorro]

I just bought a monster jack 7inch can't wait to get it. But people said they crack? And Im going no where with the where there are pike. Im not lossing a 40$ bait.

 

[stotty]

I am a firm believer in the lure catches the angler before it catches the fish I have hundreds of the things. Yet I have just a few I would trust 100% I go on holiday and buy them I go in shops see them and think o go on then I have just remembered I have 2 in the glove box in my works van I bought before Christmas. I also have some still in there boxes from a year ago. The best ones are the rubber ones the orange rubber one that looks nothing like a fish is smashed to bit because its caught a lot of pike as for jerk baits perch patterns work well in the UK and these too are cool.

 

[ROSS]

This is a great little lure .

 

[inline4]

my favorite swimbait site would have to be calfishing.com
my favorite fish keeping site is monsterfishkeepers.com.. lol, had to throw that in

my favorite swimbaits are 8 inch huddleston, 8 inch spro bbz1, and 6-7.5 inch megabait LA sliders. i would like to add a rago tool or baby tool to the collection but they are expensive.

Huddleston

Spro bbz 1

LA slider

Rago tool

not a lot of huge largemouth where i fish, just some striper. (lake mead and lake mohave)

i've already nailed a 17 pounder this month on the bbz1, last month was a 10 and a 12 on the huddleston. plus the numerous 3-5 pounders.

my tackle consists of an abu garcia 6501c3 with 30 lb trilene big game and a 25 lb 6 foot long flourocarbon leader, mated to a cheapo shimano ocean rod 6'6" (rated for 20-50 lb test). I need to upgrade the rod to a longer one, perhaps an okuma swimbait rod, or one of the musky rods at bassproshops, but the cheapo rod will do for now.

swimbait fishing is fun.

 

[Zorro]

The Huds are very nice. But the rago tool is 300 dollars. IM sorry no fish is worth that much.