Swimbait question

Twinsprtsfan · 01-16-08, 02:48 PM

I have heard a lot of praise lately about swimbaits, and would really like to try them. Does anyone have any suggestions for what kind of swimbaits a newbie fisherman should try?

Also, how do you rig them (what hooks do I need to buy, weightless, etc)and how do you fish them? I am assuming a slow retrieve with pauses and jerks. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, this bait would be a new venture for me.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-16-08, 06:23 PM

here are a few that won't break the bank like a lot of swimbaits can.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
or if you would rather go with the boddies that you rig on a weighted hook:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
be sure to look at the weight of the bait when you buy, you will want a lot of rod for those heavy suckers.

Rebbasser · 01-17-08, 01:10 AM

Check out Storm swimbaits-widely available, inexpensive, and best of all they work.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-17-08, 01:43 AM

yeah i forgot to mention storm swimbaits. i have some and they are great.

Twinsprtsfan · 01-17-08, 12:46 PM

Thanks guys. I am going to pick some up this weekend.

DaHorns · 01-17-08, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Twinsprtsfan

Thanks guys. I am going to pick some up this weekend.

Twin,
Do you have an Academy Sports & Outdoors near you? I picked up a couple packs of the Bass Magic the other day there $6.99/pack good assortment of colors as well. They have the Storm baits as well.

Twinsprtsfan · 01-18-08, 11:14 AM

Closest one to me is in Macon, about an hour away. But Macon is the closest bass pro shops, so maybe I will try and find them if I don't see anything I like at BPS. Thanks.

Lilmoosecountry · 01-18-08, 02:25 PM

Hard plastic baits are tied on just like plugs. Soft plastics will vary on rigging based on the type bait you have. I still stick with the tried in true Sassy Shad. You rig them to a jig just like a grub. I use 4 inchers. I got a hell of a deal on the chartruse metal flake shad at my local bait shop at 10 cents a piece. 3.00 of them will last for the year on the mighty MO. This color slays them bass on the river.

basskicker · 01-20-08, 06:23 PM

when you get the swimbaits, you should try throwing them down the edges of barges that are stationary by the bank. me and my dad won a tournament off of em this year. they also work really well on docks and bridges.

CMorg · 01-21-08, 12:37 AM

http://www.swimbait.com/hammer.htm
Awsome action...

ROBZILLA · 01-26-08, 05:50 PM

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewbasstrix.html

Good review here, read up on it.

3dkicker · 01-27-08, 11:59 PM

Very soon the market will be flooded with "swimbaits". Berkley, Storm, and others will be ripping off the original Basstrix "swimbait" which is not like the large swimbaits that originated in CA. There are multiple Basstrix baits in many sizes from 2" to 6" and are very good looking baits. Unfortunately the ones being used in bass tournaments are being horded due to their small production and sold on ebay for 4 or 5x's their original cost.
Other similar swimbaits are Poor Boy's Silly Bunny/Rabbit and Money$Minnow (two examples that I have in front of me). Both of these baits don't have the hollow body that Basstrix have. These baits have weighted extra wide gapped hooks and screws that attach to the nose of the bait.
Swim the baits or lift and drop the baits along the bottom.

garry_3000 · 01-30-08, 10:06 PM

Try the bass magic or the money minnow I like both.

Lilmoosecountry · 02-01-08, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Very soon the market will be flooded with "swimbaits". Berkley, Storm, and others will be ripping off the original Basstrix "swimbait" which is not like the large swimbaits that originated in CA. There are multiple Basstrix baits in many sizes from 2" to 6" and are very good looking baits. Unfortunately the ones being used in bass tournaments are being horded due to their small production and sold on ebay for 4 or 5x's their original cost.
Other similar swimbaits are Poor Boy's Silly Bunny/Rabbit and Money$Minnow (two examples that I have in front of me). Both of these baits don't have the hollow body that Basstrix have. These baits have weighted extra wide gapped hooks and screws that attach to the nose of the bait.
Swim the baits or lift and drop the baits along the bottom.

Well the Orignal soft plastic swimbait was the MR Twister Sassy Shad. Other than using it on a jig head. I also like to lay it on it's side & rig it with a Worm Hook texas style. This presentation gives the look of a dying shad. Then twitch it like a jerk bait. Wieghted hooks work very well . Swimbaits are not a new concept. They've been around for years. Now there just fashionable

01-16-08, 02:48 PM	#1
Twinsprtsfan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 84	Swimbait question I have heard a lot of praise lately about swimbaits, and would really like to try them. Does anyone have any suggestions for what kind of swimbaits a newbie fisherman should try? Also, how do you rig them (what hooks do I need to buy, weightless, etc)and how do you fish them? I am assuming a slow retrieve with pauses and jerks. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, this bait would be a new venture for me. __________________ Bass fishing......so easy a Caveman can do it!

01-16-08, 06:23 PM	#2
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	here are a few that won't break the bank like a lot of swimbaits can. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults or if you would rather go with the boddies that you rig on a weighted hook: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults be sure to look at the weight of the bait when you buy, you will want a lot of rod for those heavy suckers. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-17-08, 01:10 AM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Check out Storm swimbaits-widely available, inexpensive, and best of all they work. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-17-08, 01:43 AM	#4
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	yeah i forgot to mention storm swimbaits. i have some and they are great. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-17-08, 12:46 PM	#5
Twinsprtsfan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 84	Thanks guys. I am going to pick some up this weekend. __________________ Bass fishing......so easy a Caveman can do it!

01-18-08, 11:14 AM	#7
Twinsprtsfan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 84	Closest one to me is in Macon, about an hour away. But Macon is the closest bass pro shops, so maybe I will try and find them if I don't see anything I like at BPS. Thanks. __________________ Bass fishing......so easy a Caveman can do it!

01-18-08, 02:25 PM	#8
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	Hard plastic baits are tied on just like plugs. Soft plastics will vary on rigging based on the type bait you have. I still stick with the tried in true Sassy Shad. You rig them to a jig just like a grub. I use 4 inchers. I got a hell of a deal on the chartruse metal flake shad at my local bait shop at 10 cents a piece. 3.00 of them will last for the year on the mighty MO. This color slays them bass on the river.

01-20-08, 06:23 PM	#9
basskicker BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashland City, TN Posts: 111	when you get the swimbaits, you should try throwing them down the edges of barges that are stationary by the bank. me and my dad won a tournament off of em this year. they also work really well on docks and bridges. __________________ other anglers are hard to beat, but the fish are the real competition.

01-21-08, 12:37 AM	#10
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	http://www.swimbait.com/hammer.htm Awsome action...

01-26-08, 05:50 PM	#11
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	http://www.tackletour.com/reviewbasstrix.html Good review here, read up on it. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

01-27-08, 11:59 PM	#12
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Very soon the market will be flooded with "swimbaits". Berkley, Storm, and others will be ripping off the original Basstrix "swimbait" which is not like the large swimbaits that originated in CA. There are multiple Basstrix baits in many sizes from 2" to 6" and are very good looking baits. Unfortunately the ones being used in bass tournaments are being horded due to their small production and sold on ebay for 4 or 5x's their original cost. Other similar swimbaits are Poor Boy's Silly Bunny/Rabbit and Money$Minnow (two examples that I have in front of me). Both of these baits don't have the hollow body that Basstrix have. These baits have weighted extra wide gapped hooks and screws that attach to the nose of the bait. Swim the baits or lift and drop the baits along the bottom. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

01-30-08, 10:06 PM	#13
garry_3000 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: indianapolis, in Posts: 267	Try the bass magic or the money minnow I like both.

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