Swimbaits

danielbasspro · 07-02-09, 11:30 PM

Im fishing Very clear water the fish are eating bluegills so would i be better off with a soft plastic swim bait like the berkley hollow belly swimbait and money minnow;or should i use a hard swimbait. fish

bamabassman · 07-02-09, 11:44 PM

ifn it were me now.....i'd have both tied on and see which they liked the best.

bingham · 07-03-09, 02:15 AM

well ifn it were me now id get a mattslures bluegill or something that resembles a bluegill if thats what theyre eating... just an idea

Bassboss · 07-03-09, 08:14 AM

Ya, if you got the money, than get a mattlures blue gill! But other wise try both!

bonsaibp · 07-03-09, 08:57 AM

Either type could work. The best thing is to try both kinds and see what the fish want. Its generally easier to hook up with a soft bait then a hard one. If they're eating blue gills you have a chance at a nice fish. Good luck

Jim80 · 07-03-09, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bingham

well ifn it were me now id get a mattslures bluegill or something that resembles a bluegill if thats what theyre eating... just an idea

+1 man the mattslures bluegills are awesome .

jim

cassidyta · 07-03-09, 05:58 PM

As the proud owner of several of the mattslure blue gills I will say that they are killer. I But as bonsai stated, the hook up is not as good as a soft bodied. I think this is mostly due to the size of the bait.
Robo makes a baby blue gill shad that has been pretty darn good to me lately. I have also had several fish on a booyah blue gill colored spinner bait.

There is very rarely a trip to the water where I don't toss the swimbaits, but some of the alternatives will generate more fish.

swimbaitkid · 07-03-09, 06:20 PM

The Matt Gill is an awesome bait for pissing fish off then they eat a smaller or different bait but got with the berkley Hollow Belly thats the only hollow belly I use,if you want to spend the money buy a 4in tru-tungsten bluegill its a sick bait I have 6 of them

07-02-09, 11:30 PM	#1
danielbasspro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Altamonte Springs Florida Posts: 252	Swimbaits Im fishing Very clear water the fish are eating bluegills so would i be better off with a soft plastic swim bait like the berkley hollow belly swimbait and money minnow;or should i use a hard swimbait. fish __________________ Daniel

07-02-09, 11:44 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ifn it were me now.....i'd have both tied on and see which they liked the best. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-03-09, 02:15 AM	#3
bingham BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cottondale, AL Posts: 323	well ifn it were me now id get a mattslures bluegill or something that resembles a bluegill if thats what theyre eating... just an idea __________________ EAT, SLEEP, FISH

07-03-09, 08:14 AM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Ya, if you got the money, than get a mattlures blue gill! But other wise try both! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-03-09, 05:58 PM	#7
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	As the proud owner of several of the mattslure blue gills I will say that they are killer. I But as bonsai stated, the hook up is not as good as a soft bodied. I think this is mostly due to the size of the bait. Robo makes a baby blue gill shad that has been pretty darn good to me lately. I have also had several fish on a booyah blue gill colored spinner bait. There is very rarely a trip to the water where I don't toss the swimbaits, but some of the alternatives will generate more fish. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

07-03-09, 08:57 AM	#5
bonsaibp BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 98	Either type could work. The best thing is to try both kinds and see what the fish want. Its generally easier to hook up with a soft bait then a hard one. If they're eating blue gills you have a chance at a nice fish. Good luck

07-03-09, 06:20 PM	#8
swimbaitkid BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 352	The Matt Gill is an awesome bait for pissing fish off then they eat a smaller or different bait but got with the berkley Hollow Belly thats the only hollow belly I use,if you want to spend the money buy a 4in tru-tungsten bluegill its a sick bait I have 6 of them

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