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Old 04-29-12, 08:45 PM   #1
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Default diggin these swimbaits

well i bought a pack of swimbaits about a month or so ago to try them out. never really used them before. (also purchased the hooks as well.) so i tie it on & threw it a few times each time im out. each time i do, im watching this thing swimming as it gets closer and something just doesnt seem right. the tail is kickin & doin what its supposed to , i guess.
just not as good as i would have hoped.then im thinking , maybe it was my retrieve? maybe i had it rigged wrong and not realized it? so lately ive been reading up on em and watching some youtube vids on fishing these things.
well partly my retrieve was incorrect, i was reeling in much too quickly!! but in all the videos i was watching everyone was using these hollow bodies or spilt belly swimbaits,& the ones i bought were much harder. some generic Cabelas brand but they looked cool thats why i bought em. well yesterday while i was up at the tackle store i saw these Berkley powerbait split belly swimbaits . WOW what a difference, these things swim waaaaay better than those cabelas ones hands down & dont get any more realistic looking either. even caught a 9" striper on it today, Never caught a striper before. once the water warms up i can see the bass going crazy for this thing!!
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Old 04-30-12, 06:55 AM   #2
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Those types of swim baits can be deadly. They have been good pre spawn baits for me in recent years. Pike love them too!
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Old 04-30-12, 10:59 AM   #3
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I've caught brown trout to 5 pounds, rainbow trout to 3 pounds, and common carp to 17 pounds on these kinds of swimbaits, in addition to the bass.
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Old 05-03-12, 07:35 AM   #4
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My friend LOVES those lol, has anyone ever tried the storm wild eye shad? I have caught a lot of fish on those...I recomend the brown/clear ones with red eyes and the stripes down the side.
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Old 05-05-12, 12:52 AM   #5
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The Berkley Havoc Grass Pig is another good one that is a lot cheaper than most hollow bellies but you can do the same things with them for the most part. The tail doesn't wag as much as with the hollow baits but the fish really seem to like the subtle action of them.
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