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alright I will be sure to do that, haha. I've caught many small fish on 5 inch senkos, just a matter of finding them. Recently caught a smallmouth that was the same size as a 5 inch senko.

Exactly

Hey guys, I recently got a few hollow bodied swimbaits and swimbait hooks. I looked up how to rig them and I have tried rigging them as you can see in the pics. I'm just wondering if its alright for the hook point to not be fully out of the bait and the hook points are slightly pointed down. Was just wondering if this hook placement would affect the hook ups with the fish. by following how to rig them this is what I came up with. Top bait is a fathead jr. Bottom bait is a manns hardnose swimshad

I agree with some of those things but not all, but an interesting list

Exactly

Haha, very funny

Where I live in Mass I mostly fish for largemouth, I will be heading up to my house in Maine for a week. Last time I was up there I found a great spot for smallies. I was catching them on senkos, but I was wondering what else do u guys use to fish for smallies? The spot has lily pads and the bottom is pretty rocky.

Happened to me once, my line was around tip of my rod so I was taking it off and a fish hit it so I pulled and set the hook with my had. Great Story

Likes long walks on the beach ;D

Haha exactly what I was thinking, interesting story

I have never seen one in mass or maine. My dad has been fishing for many years and he has also never seen one.

Glad he is gone, i'm sick of all his antics, but u know what they say its just manny being manny.

what a terrible story, I will be wearing sunglasses more now 8-)

soft plastics

The first one looks better, and great fish!

Congrats be sure to tell us when it airs

I use zip ties and tighten them to how I want.

thanks for the suggestions. just wondering if anyone has used the bps nitro reel. Its made for big baits and it reasonable priced.

Heys guys I planning on getting some swimbaits soon (first one is in the mail now ;D ) But I was wondering if the rod and reel I have now could deal with big swimbaits. I have a 6'6 Medium Heavy Rod, and a 6.3:1 gear ratio baitcaster spooled with 20 pound braid. This setup has worked for me when fishing soft plastics, crankbaits, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits. But I really haven't fished with anything bigger than 5 inches. Thanks and if they setup isn't suited for swimbaits, could I maybe get some suggestions for a better setup. Thanks

wouldn't wanna throw that in the water, closest it would get to fishing would be casting in the back pool, where i couldn't lose it. haha but those look amazing

Shaking with excitement can't wait for these to be available ;D

You can add in the occasional pop and then pause and continue this in your retrieve.

Boy that sure was lucky, my friend recently lost his rod and reel and is now trying to get it back. Similar story once my dad dropped a rod in the water when we were trolling and what do u know 5 min later I get a hit and reel it up and on the end of my lure is my dads rod. Bet ur son was happy

Same here, they sink like a rock and the action is terrible

Bassmaster and the occasional Field & Stream