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Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:50 am
by BradGuenette
Every spring I make the trip over to the province of Quebec to partake in the spring trout bite, The lake our camp is on used to be dynamite for Lake Trout and Specks but since the bass were introduced to the lake 20 some odd years ago it has never been the same.


I headed out Wednesday morning with the plan to do something a little different. I was a fishing 6.75" line through swimbait slowly back trolling around sunken rock humps in 20-30fow. After spending the morning marking a whack load of fish, but have nothing to show for it I came across one of the islands my old man used to fish for lakers off as a kid with cane poles and live bait, right off the island its drops straight into 25-30 fow. I'm trolling along enjoying the sunshine dragging the swimbait on bottom when my bait gets slammed, I knew right away it was a decent fish, she held her own and gave me quite the battle!

Here is the end result,

3:16 Lure Co. Rising Son
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Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 4:21 pm
by lape0019
Beauty Brad!

Thanks for sharing

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 6:07 pm
by CyrusG
What a fatty!!! Right on bud

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 9:35 pm
by Out4trout
That's a tank of a grey!!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 6:17 pm
by RJ
Next time ya see that Greaser pass these along.

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Beauty Slobbo.

RJ

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 8:15 pm
by fatluke
Good job Brad. That thing has got quite the gut on it.

I like the looks of that rubber.

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:29 am
by Christian Gervais
What a beast!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:00 am
by ShawnD
Way to go Brad!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 8:15 pm
by Tip-up
Tanker dude!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 11:32 pm
by riverdog
Greasy Pig falls for the swimbait...awesome!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 12:08 am
by Lvace
She is a fat one! NICE!!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:58 am
by Walleye'm Fishing
Woah!!! What a fat pig for ya!

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 5:15 pm
by reid
That is a fine catch.

I have been looking at those swim baits. They come in 6.5 and 8 inch. Top hook and bottom hook. Baby bass or Clear Lake Hitch look like some good colors. Has anyone had good luck with these swimbaits?

Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 5:49 pm
by BradGuenette
reid wrote:That is a fine catch.

I have been looking at those swim baits. They come in 6.5 and 8 inch. Top hook and bottom hook. Baby bass or Clear Lake Hitch look like some good colors. Has anyone had good luck with these swimbaits?
They also make a weedless version that you rig with a 10/0 Owner Beast swimbait hook. In terms of the line through I prefer the top hook, the bottom hook excels in shallow water fishing it over grass flats ect.

Smallmouth also love them ;)
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Re: Swimbait Grease

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 10:02 am
by Kerrazy
Nice report Brad!