Swimbaits

[grumpy7790]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience fishing large (5-7") swimbaits?
These things are all the rage on the west coast and it seems like the east is finanly cataching on.

Here is an example of a few:







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[Mr.J.]

Ok I'll ask

And the proper way to fish these would be?

[roughrider]

Yes Grumpy,I tried them on Quinte last fall,they are supposed to be great baits for walleyes according to In-fisherman.I have 6 inch powerbaits with thumper tails,tried trolling them,no luck though roughrider

[grumpy7790]

The first two can be rigged weedless, worked on top or add a bullet weight to take it deeper.

Here is a slow load video of the action.
.http://vid.tacklewarehouse.com/lures/sw ... h_100k.wmv

There are for big bite hook-ups.

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[Seaweed]

I saw a guy using the smaller swimbaits last year that I fished with, Flappin Shads, I think that was the name. Crazy action and bagged some nice early season bass with them on a very tough lake. I personally use the Storm swimbaits to drag mid-lake humps for smallies. So far the action is spotty but I know that the big bite love the big baits too.

West has big bass too Grumpy... not too sure we have anything back East here that will look at those real big swimbaits. Let me know if you get some action happening.

[Duker]

I see an article about them in outdoor canada, esp. the storm type ones. We've been using the storm ones since they came out. Catching SM. Bass, for Muskie, and lake trout.

I'm not to sure on the method but we just drift over areas and slightly twitch the swimbait and catch fish every now and then. Theres all kinds of sizes for these things to, right up to giant 9"ers i think.

Duke

[ontariodreaming]

From the reading I have done, the real advantage to these baits is when you have super clear water so that the fish can see the life like action. I also read that some of the good ones can run upwards to $200. They said for the larger ones you know the action would be good if you hold it by the nose upside down and the tail flops down to your fingers..

[BASSSTALKER]

I use the storm swim shad #3. I swear by these. THe walleye love'm and so do the pike. Bass take'm allot to. I have tried the other brands and they are nothing like the storm baits. Try'm.

[sparky]

I've tried the Storm swimbaits in the Ottawa and Mississippi without much success. I've done better after switching to a normal jig and grub, but it could be just a matter of my faulty technique and not the fault of the bait.

[BASSSTALKER]

Sparky, My buddie felt the same way. use quick short twitches. It is the drop from the twitch that makes them hit

[eye-tracker]

Yes Grumpy,I tried them on Quinte last fall,they are supposed to be great baits for walleyes according to In-fisherman.I have 6 inch powerbaits with thumper tails,tried trolling them,no luck though roughrider

RR,
Funny...I did the same thing last year, I gave the 6 inch powerbaits a few trolls but only managed to clean the plastic. I am also going to try them this year as the weighted bait in three way rigs. We will see how they work covering water

-et

[roughrider]

Sheldon,that sounds like a good idea,I'll give that a try also.roughrider