Savage Gear Line Through Review

[gobig]

I postponed my review as long as I could to try and get as much time with the bait as possible before I wrote my review. I picked up the slow sink in light trout at Fishermans Warehouse in Sacramento. I was hoping to get all three ROF's but at the time all they had was the slow sink. It was refreshing to see a price point that is affordable.

 

 At first glance this bait made me think of the Castaic Platinum but I would later see that they are not even close to the same. As far as visual realism goes the size and shape are great but the paint job when compared to other baits is lacking in my opinion. However the color is not a deal breaker for me. I own plenty of baits where I thought the paint job looked like crap but have been good performers and have caught plenty of fish. The eyes look good but appear to be glued on. Mine are still on there but I am concerned that will not last. Only time will tell.

When I get a new swimbait I generally head over to my brothers apartment complex to test it out in the pool. However there has been a recent ban on fishing in the pool. So I headed to the kitchen sink to see how the bait sits in the water at rest. I was impressed, it sits slightly nose down and perfectly upright like a fish naturally resting on the bottom. This is a attribute found in quality baits. On the fall it rides slightly nose down with a subtle action. Not as impressive as some other baits on the market but not bad either.

The line through design with a hook pocket is genius and it comes with a nice stout hook that is sharp and performs fairly well.  Being that I am almost never satisfied with stock hardware I have been playing around with different hooks and have not totally decided on what is best yet. I am leaning towards a #2 Gami round bend because of how it sits in the bait and does not extend past the sides of the bait. I think it will be less inclined to hang up and wont hinder the hook up ratio. But for now the stock hook will work.

What impressed me the most is the way this bait swims. It has a very seductive snake like swim. There is nothing that looks mechanical it is very fluid, smooth and natural. It performs well from a slow crawl all the way up to burning it. It does not seem to blow out at all. Which makes it versatile. I did not get to throw it around timber or heavy rocks but I will say this is fished very well through the weeds.

 

The line thru also seems to be pretty durable. I have managed to catch a few fish on it and had a few bite the tail where I could visually see them take it. I deliberately swung hard expecting to rip it in half and it stayed intact. To be honest I didn't really even see teeth marks. My over all opinion of the line thru is that it is a great bait that will definitely fit into my arsenal. I wish I would have jumped at these earlier.

[roadwarrior]

Thanks, that was great!