12-20-05, 12:08 PM | #1 |
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Swim Baits
Where do swim baits work the best?
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12-20-05, 12:20 PM | #2 |
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well from what I have seen...California
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12-20-05, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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I'd say anytime the bass are schooling up shad or bluegills or whatever they are feeding on in your lake. Try to mimick a injured fish, that may get a strike, reel and stop, try various speeds of retrieve, then if you do get a strike you'll know what to keep doing until the pattern changes.
Esp. effective in the fall when bass are feeding on shad . |
12-20-05, 01:07 PM | #4 |
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Ive never thrown a swim bait. But i have fished the shad bodies on lighter jigs with over sized hooks and done well. I may be wrong but im guessing about the only real difference between a shad body/jig combo versus a swimbait is the lead head is not exposed on the swim bait.
I wonder if any of the Cali bassers use anything similar to a clip on type spinner bait arm added to those monster baits. It probably couldnt be a clip on but would rather have to be something similar to one. |
12-20-05, 06:51 PM | #5 |
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um round rip rap they work good. around any vertical struture in deep water as long as there is NO TREES,BRANCHS,LIMBS,OR STICKS present..
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12-20-05, 06:55 PM | #6 |
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zooker,
Does the pointer float up when stopped or sink? I was wondering about bumping into timber and then letting the crankbait backup and float up, before the next retrieve.... whats the big disadvantage to the swim bait around timber? |
12-20-05, 06:56 PM | #7 |
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I agree, they don't work good in tree limbs.
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pointers both float and sink/suspend depending on which one you are using. swim baits hang up on every hunk of tree the come to..
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12-21-05, 07:48 AM | #9 |
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LMAO!!! Some of those swim baits are big enough for me to carry to the weigh in.LOL
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12-21-05, 06:27 PM | #10 |
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Ive noticed in some of the pictures it looks like a 12 lb. bass tried to eat a 4 lb. swimbait.
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