Well..

[Tin]

Swimbaits are winning tournaments on both coasts...Just like the lipless questions after the classic. Let the swimbait questions, BEGIN!

(have fun Bizz)

[=Matt 5.0=]

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

[Captain Obvious]

Let's be truthful there are many types of swimbaits out there. But it seems that the one's that are winning tournaments are like the ones that are extremely life like and not the simple paddle tail kind like the money minnow. So are the paddle tail kind worth it or are you better off spending $40 on a bait that is almost alive?

[Hammer 4]

One that works..? 

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

[=Matt 5.0=]

One that works..?

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

Like a 6' Ugly stick and a Shimano Spirex?

[Hammer 4]

One that works..?

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

Like a 6' Ugly stick and a Shimano Spirex?

Might be over doing it with that rig... ;D

[Jacob Robinson]

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

Your rod needs to be atleast 7'. My reel of choice is a Pflueger president.

[brushhoggin]

Kistler magnesium small swimbait special for swimbaits up to 5". absolutely dynomite rod, paired with an stx 6.4:1 reel.

[Chaz Hickcox]

Let's be truthful there are many types of swimbaits out there. But it seems that the one's that are winning tournaments are like the ones that are extremely life like and not the simple paddle tail kind like the money minnow. So are the paddle tail kind worth it or are you better off spending $40 on a bait that is almost alive?

To me paddletails are worthless, IMO. All they are is a soft plastic with a wobbly tail. Great in clear water, but to move water you'd need somthing lifelike. I like the hard swimbaits with a lot of hinges because it will knock against itself and it's almost like a clacker. With a Castaic Rock Hard rainbow trout I could solicit strikes from super finicky fish by using a fast retrieve with a hard and fast twitching motion. I've tried this with both mono and braid, and I'd say to do this best use braid. The mono stretches too much while twitching the bait. You don't necessarily need to stick with Castaic, their quality has been a bit of an issue as of late, Tru Tungsten Tru-Life should work too. Really any multi-jointed hard swimbait should be able to be worked in the aforementioned manner. Also with the braid the strange phenominon is that you can hear the clacking resonating through the line and your rod.

[Chaz Hickcox]

One that works..?

Whats a good swimbait rod and reel?

Dito....  Being right handed it's actually easier for me to use a MH Spinning rod with hard swimbaits so I can twitch them back to the boat.

[burleytog]

I throw my swimbaits on a 7'6 BPS Microlite UL spinning rod with a Quantum SS10 spinning reel. Spooled with 10/2 PowerPro.

[=Matt 5.0=]

I throw my swimbaits on a 7'6 BPS Microlite spinning rod with a Quantum SS10 spinning reel. Spooled with 10/2 PowerPro.

Are you throwing those big Slammers?

[burleytog]

I throw my swimbaits on a 7'6 BPS Microlite spinning rod with a Quantum SS10 spinning reel. Spooled with 10/2 PowerPro.

Are you throwing those big Slammers?

Occasionally.  Usually just an 8" Hudd.

[Gamec0cks5]

You guys are throwing swimbaits on spinning rods?

[Hammer 4]

The Hudd being a soft bait has caught some Huge fish..it sorta has a paddle tail...doesn't it..

[fourbizz]

Swimbaits are winning tournaments on both coasts...Just like the lipless questions after the classic. Let the swimbait questions, BEGIN!

(have fun Bizz)

I dont have any more answers.

[=Matt 5.0=]

Swimbaits are winning tournaments on both coasts...Just like the lipless questions after the classic. Let the swimbait questions, BEGIN!

(have fun Bizz)

I dont have any more answers.

Will a swimbait used in the Delta also work, say... on the East Coast?

[Dan:]

Swimbaits are winning tournaments on both coasts...Just like the lipless questions after the classic. Let the swimbait questions, BEGIN!

(have fun Bizz)

I dont have any more answers.

Will a swimbait used in the Delta also work, say... on the East Coast?

nah, they only work if there are trout for the bass to eat 

[Hammer 4]

Bass only eat crawdads... ;D

[Stringjam]

Just started throwing some swimbaits - not really in typical fashion, though.

Mostly tossing 3:16 Mission Fish in gnarly cover, where I would typically fish a jig or some such. It's working.

Also trying the Black Dog Weed Slinger, though to a lesser degree. It's quite a bit harder to get a soft entry into the water with it, and it typically hits like a brick. I think I'll probably do better with this in deeper cover where that isn't an issue.

[Chaz Hickcox]

Swimbaits are winning tournaments on both coasts...Just like the lipless questions after the classic. Let the swimbait questions, BEGIN!

(have fun Bizz)

I dont have any more answers.

Will a swimbait used in the Delta also work, say... on the East Coast?

Even trout swimbaits are killin' them in Currituck and Abermarle Sounds (I think that's a secret only I know though, as I am the only crazya$$ throwin them).