Storm Swimbaits

BassAddict · 07-18-06, 08:59 AM

I bought a pack of those 6" Storm swimbaits (shad color) the other day and took them to some ponds I fish. We didn't have much luck Saturday but before we left I made a cast (with the swimbait) to a sunken tree in some deep water off the bank and wham... caught a 6lber. She was 23" long but skinny. She had the entire swimbait in her mouth. There are some hawg bass in those ponds and I think they will smoke that bait. I had smaller fish hit it but couldn't eat it. I don't expect to catch a lot of bass on it but the ones that eat it should be nice!

Eric

FishySkater · 07-18-06, 01:24 PM

Thats nice. What are the Storm swimbaits though

JB · 07-18-06, 01:34 PM

brandonjames · 07-18-06, 01:41 PM

I purchased a pack of those about 3 weeks ago, the one that I have is the bluegill with the hook on the top and a treble hook on the bottom. I took this lure up to the galena river which is a small river off of lake michigan, and we fished for about 3 hours and we caught three 5 to 10 lb pike and a few 2lb bass. From what we seen it appers to be very natural swimming and worked pretty well. We fished this lure with a slow retrieve.

mack · 07-18-06, 01:49 PM

i have a few of those...only caught few small ones on them tho

BassAddict · 07-18-06, 02:16 PM

The one I used looks like the one JB posted but it only had a single hook (no treble). It looks like a shad and was 6" long. Weighs probably on ounce too. I felt like I was heaving it like I was surf fishing! LOL

Eric

FishySkater · 07-18-06, 02:53 PM

Im gonna need to get some of them. i be they would work real good in this lake i fish at. The bass there dont go for anything except something that is shaped liek a real fish. I've tried every type of worm you can think of and its all the same. No bites at all I tried dead live fish and they worked great. i caught a 4 pounder not bad its what i usually get.

bassintom · 07-18-06, 03:08 PM

dead live fish???? is that anything like live dead fish?
where do you come up with this stuff?

Man?orAstroman? · 07-18-06, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bassintom

dead live fish???? is that anything like live dead fish?
where do you come up with this stuff?

To be fair, I think they were the fish from "Pet Cemetery 2".

Raul · 07-18-06, 04:24 PM

Don´t be harsh on the guy, he meant those preserved shiners & minnows they sell prepacked for bait, they are very popular in Europe to fish for zander, pike, trout and salmon rigged on jigheads.

Fishing4Soup · 07-18-06, 09:22 PM

how do you guys fish these swimbaits? They look like they could catch some big ones out of a pond i fish.

Rebbasser · 07-18-06, 09:27 PM

I fish them the same way i fish a spinnerbait-just chunk and wind. Actually that is not quite right-more like a trap. Steady retrieve, rip 'em, yo-yo them, etc.

H2O · 07-18-06, 11:37 PM

I've tried them couples time, never got luck on them.

WIbassfisherman · 07-18-06, 11:37 PM

Up north especially in summer I use them in anywhere from 20-40 feet of water on our clear lakes. Sharper the break/ledge, the better. I'll parallel the breaks. Cast it out...let it fall. Give it 8-10 quick reels to hop it up and get it to rise, then let it fall on semi-slack line and it'll kick back down to the bottom. Fish will usually nail it on the fall. What a strike too. Hold on to your rod.

brandonjames · 07-19-06, 10:04 AM

I dont think there is a right or wrong way, try all the ways you know how to retrive them and when you catch the fish keep going with it.

BassAddict · 07-20-06, 12:34 PM

The way I was fishing it when I caught that bass was... let it sink to the bottom then a slow steady retrieve. I bumped it into a tree branch and the fish smacked it when it came over the branch. I switched up and would swim it then let it fall... tried different things but that was the only fish I caught on it but hey... it was worth it to me!

Eric

angelus40 · 07-20-06, 05:55 PM

i have swim baits never used them

fishing_sniper · 07-21-06, 12:17 AM

i use the small ones for perch and ive used bigger ones for specs and redfish but never had much luck on them for bass
i thought they would work awsome but my fish turnt thier nose up for sumreason
but i jus swum it like a ratltrap

07-18-06, 08:59 AM	#1
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	Storm Swimbaits I bought a pack of those 6" Storm swimbaits (shad color) the other day and took them to some ponds I fish. We didn't have much luck Saturday but before we left I made a cast (with the swimbait) to a sunken tree in some deep water off the bank and wham... caught a 6lber. She was 23" long but skinny. She had the entire swimbait in her mouth. There are some hawg bass in those ponds and I think they will smoke that bait. I had smaller fish hit it but couldn't eat it. I don't expect to catch a lot of bass on it but the ones that eat it should be nice! Eric

07-18-06, 01:24 PM	#2
FishySkater BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 102	Thats nice. What are the Storm swimbaits though __________________ Fishing saved my life.

07-18-06, 02:53 PM	#7
FishySkater BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 102	Im gonna need to get some of them. i be they would work real good in this lake i fish at. The bass there dont go for anything except something that is shaped liek a real fish. I've tried every type of worm you can think of and its all the same. No bites at all I tried dead live fish and they worked great. i caught a 4 pounder not bad its what i usually get. __________________ Fishing saved my life.

07-18-06, 03:08 PM	#8
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	dead live fish???? is that anything like live dead fish? where do you come up with this stuff? __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

07-18-06, 09:27 PM	#12
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	I fish them the same way i fish a spinnerbait-just chunk and wind. Actually that is not quite right-more like a trap. Steady retrieve, rip 'em, yo-yo them, etc. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-18-06, 01:34 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655

07-18-06, 01:41 PM	#4
brandonjames BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new carlisle, IN Posts: 80	I purchased a pack of those about 3 weeks ago, the one that I have is the bluegill with the hook on the top and a treble hook on the bottom. I took this lure up to the galena river which is a small river off of lake michigan, and we fished for about 3 hours and we caught three 5 to 10 lb pike and a few 2lb bass. From what we seen it appers to be very natural swimming and worked pretty well. We fished this lure with a slow retrieve.

07-18-06, 01:49 PM	#5
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	i have a few of those...only caught few small ones on them tho

07-18-06, 02:16 PM	#6
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	The one I used looks like the one JB posted but it only had a single hook (no treble). It looks like a shad and was 6" long. Weighs probably on ounce too. I felt like I was heaving it like I was surf fishing! LOL Eric

07-18-06, 04:24 PM	#10
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Don´t be harsh on the guy, he meant those preserved shiners & minnows they sell prepacked for bait, they are very popular in Europe to fish for zander, pike, trout and salmon rigged on jigheads.

07-18-06, 09:22 PM	#11
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	how do you guys fish these swimbaits? They look like they could catch some big ones out of a pond i fish.

07-18-06, 11:37 PM	#13
H2O BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 369	I've tried them couples time, never got luck on them.

07-18-06, 11:37 PM	#14
WIbassfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hartland, Wisconsin Posts: 151	Up north especially in summer I use them in anywhere from 20-40 feet of water on our clear lakes. Sharper the break/ledge, the better. I'll parallel the breaks. Cast it out...let it fall. Give it 8-10 quick reels to hop it up and get it to rise, then let it fall on semi-slack line and it'll kick back down to the bottom. Fish will usually nail it on the fall. What a strike too. Hold on to your rod. __________________ T-Rexx Lure Co. Prostaff

07-19-06, 10:04 AM	#15
brandonjames BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new carlisle, IN Posts: 80	I dont think there is a right or wrong way, try all the ways you know how to retrive them and when you catch the fish keep going with it.

07-20-06, 12:34 PM	#16
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	The way I was fishing it when I caught that bass was... let it sink to the bottom then a slow steady retrieve. I bumped it into a tree branch and the fish smacked it when it came over the branch. I switched up and would swim it then let it fall... tried different things but that was the only fish I caught on it but hey... it was worth it to me! Eric

07-20-06, 05:55 PM	#17
angelus40 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 436	i have swim baits never used them

07-21-06, 12:17 AM	#18
fishing_sniper BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Natchez, Mississippi Posts: 231	i use the small ones for perch and ive used bigger ones for specs and redfish but never had much luck on them for bass i thought they would work awsome but my fish turnt thier nose up for sumreason but i jus swum it like a ratltrap __________________ Ahhh america were else can u get huntin/fishin license, beer a shotgun and or rifle with ammo goto love the local wally world

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