12-26-08, 10:00 AM | #1 |
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Hard Swimbaits
Haven't taken the plunge into the hard swimbait world yet, but I'm really starting to weaken. There are plenty of waters that I fish in the NYC reservoir system where they can be used on top, over weeds, along a weed bed, over a submerged point, etc. The problem is that I'm not sure where to start.
1st off, I need to limit myself to no more then 6 setups. For the majority of the season, I carry 2 spinning finesse setups, one for Drop Shotting, and one for 1/4 oz bullet tex-posed 4 inch tubes, Hula Grubs, or Grubs. And 5 Bait caster setups. Dedicated Deep Crankbaits, Spinnerbaits, 3/8-1/2 oz bullet wt tex-posed creature baits, & jigs. Could my spinnerbait setup comfortably handle 4-6 inch Hard Swimbaits. The setup I use is a 7 ft M 8-17 lb test line 1/4-3/4 oz lure with a fast tip. Coupled with a Daiwa TDA Advantage 153 HST spooled with 30 lb Sufix Braid and a 12 lb mono leader. My weighted plastic setup is identical except that the rod is a MH. The only setup I use a snap on is my craning setup. All others are tied on lures. At this point I really don't want to invest in a 8ft speciality rod setup. Fishing out of any one of my rowboats is literally a excersize in compromise and space limitations. Especially since I almost always fish with my partner or have a guest/friend with me.
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12-26-08, 10:12 AM | #2 |
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Would at least need a medium heavy rod I would think. Those baits usually weigh more than their counterparts, and are designed to be "launched" by the rod.
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12-26-08, 12:53 PM | #3 |
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Your rod won´t cut it, there are very few 4 inch hard swimbaits that weight less than 3/4 oz, let alone say a 6 incher.
If you are going to take the plunge better get a swimbait rod, something that can handle a range weight from 1-5 oz for the most swimbaits in the 4-6 inch range, or something to handle more than 5 oz for the larger ones. |
12-26-08, 04:17 PM | #4 |
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I want a Sebile magic swimmer in the 125 series.They are 5" long and weigh 3/4 oz. Ivan
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12-26-08, 07:37 PM | #5 | |
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Doesn't look like hard swimbaits are in my immediate future plans.
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