Anyone using swimbaits?

[BLKBEARKLR]

I have been using the berkley hollow belly's now for a couple of years, seems to work good in certain situations.

This year I decided to buy some higher end swimbaits to try them out.

Any recommendations?


Thanks
Joe

[MtnMuley]

Live minnows.  Oh wait, wrong state!

[backyard bucks]

http://www.wafish.com/group/bassfishing

go to this site.. lots of info on bassfishing and area lakes.
lots of info to be had.

good luck fishing. 

[Holg3107]

I don't use a lot of swimbaits, I usually stick with soft jerk-baits like superfukes, and bass assassins. Locally i use a watermellon with red flake in it. Went out in the float tube last weekend and threw a few but the bass are still spread out and suspended in the seattle area from what i found. (need the water temp to get into the mid 50's) I will also break out an 8" slug-O on occasion when you really want to weed out the smaller fish, looks like a garder snake swimming accross the water.

[kenzmad]

Swim baits work very well for lings in 25-35 of water. lots of fun with a 24"+ ling on a trout rod. done this for the last couple of years in neah bay. have been spoole on more than one occasion though.

kenzmad

[alanger]

Actually quite often i use swimbaits and they hardly ever fail, kinda just depends where you use them, how you use them/ present them, all those of course.

[BLKBEARKLR]

Actually quite often i use swimbaits and they hardly ever fail, kinda just depends where you use them, how you use them/ present them, all those of course.

Well are you using the higher end ones? Or something like the hollow belly, money minnow?

I just bought three that were 132.00 and playing around some with those.

Seeing if anyone has had better look with the more realistic ones.

Joe

[cohoho]

Actually quite often i use swimbaits and they hardly ever fail, kinda just depends where you use them, how you use them/ present them, all those of course.

Well are you using the higher end ones? Or something like the hollow belly, money minnow?

I just bought three that were 132.00 and playing around some with those.

Seeing if anyone has had better look with the more realistic ones.
Joe

Holy crap $132.00 for three lures

[snocohunter]

You're saying you paid $132.00 for some bass lures?  I hate paying $4-$6 for jigs for steelhead.

[jackelope]

I have seen $200 swimbaits.
each......

[MtnMuley]

What are you be fishing for BLKBR?  IMO, if you're wanting to use swimbaits (for bass), $20-$30 swimbaits are "high end".  Those $40 and up aren't worth it.  Personally, I'd throw a fluke.  

[jackelope]

I know of tournament bass anglers that are fishing $200 swimbaits. mtnmuley, all due respect, your $20-30 bass  swimbaits are not the high end ones. 

[MtnMuley]

I understand that jackelope....just making the statement that IMO $20-$30 gets you higher end quality.

[jackelope]

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/JSJ_10_Wakebait/descpage-JSJWB.html

[BLKBEARKLR]

I have been playing with the 20.00 ones, just wanting to get some baits for beds, these are supposed to do a 180 degrees with the flick of the rod, so guessing when I get it on the bed can flick it and do a 180 on the bed and really piss them off

first one was 55.00
second one was 50.00
third one was 25.00

I have fished flukes quite a bit, just wanting to try something different.

Joe