How To Use A Keitech Swing Impact

[The Fisher]

I use this Charlie Brewer's Slider Heads - Spider Wide Gap Hooks

[einscodek]

Theyre good but theyre not a miracle lure.. great action tho but even so sometimes fish dont want THAT

I fish it slow on a weighted belly screw hook

I took the swing impact fat out with me today and it got outfished side by side on two outfits by my spinnerbait

It did better alil better in summer..

[primetime]

I use the 3.8 & 4.8 and it has taken the place of my old favorites like the EZ Swimmer & Bass Pro Sassy Sally swimbaits (skinny dipper design but softer).

 

I love em as trailers on my bladed swim jigs, flipping jigs, spinnerbaits(smaller size for lift especially at night) and they are great on a texas rig pegged with a 1/4-3/8 oz wieght, heavier on the bigger models, and they are buoyant and rest on the bottom with a tail up action due to the ribs so I love to slowly swim, deadstick, shake, swim again....

 

Swimbaits can take awhile to get used to and gain confidence in as I used to always give up on them quickly and go to a fluke or worm, but once you get the right balance with hook and weight, you can cover alot of water with this bait and throw it anywhere if rigged weedless....

 

It works great under a punch skirt and every bit as good as a beaver or craw...Especially in the fall when Shad are heading up the creeks. I actually have alot of success with smaller swimbaits like the 3.8" using a modified c-rig by basically pegging a light 1/8-3/8 weight 12-18" in front of the bait and use a Gamakatsu split shot hook with weedguard and simply lip hook it like it was a live shiner. I just cast it out and do the lift and fall, or slowly reel,I have done well with this method in pressured situations and love the sight fish color I think its called.

 

The good news is alot of companies are making versions of the keitech although very few are cheaper, in fact most are more expensive. Bass Assassin has a good version but keitechs have the best feel and scent imo.

[primetime]

you know a bait is good when every company has copied it....bass pro speed shad, Kalin's Sizmic Shad,Assassin boss, Kicker Fish, Lunker City, Berkley....The Keitechs come in more sizes and have that slot for nail weights which is cool.

 

Anytime you see a bait copied by dozen's of companies like the Senko, Chatterbait, Swing Impact Minnow, skinny dipper, you know they are legit and good baits that should be in your box, and everyone fishes these baits in unique ways and has success which makes bass fishing so much fun...

 

These ribbed swimbaits are by far my favorite trailers at night for swim jigs and bladed swim jigs for bulk and vibration....that Tail gives off some crazy thump behind a quality bladed jig

[OkobojiEagle]

you know a bait is good when every company has copied it....

 

 

Plenty of "boot-tailed" grubs were sold before this one...

 

 

oe

[einscodek]

Not sure why it'd take a while to gain confidence.. fish slam swimbaits .. couldnt imagine fishing without one somewhere within reach

Have you ever tried the 5.8 Impact Fat?  Thinking about getting one and trying it out end of season.. I got the 3.8 but its too d**n small ..

[DP82]

On 9/17/2014 at 11:38 PM, primetime said:

you know a bait is good when every company has copied it....bass pro speed shad, Kalin's Sizmic Shad,Assassin boss, Kicker Fish, Lunker City, Berkley....The Keitechs come in more sizes and have that slot for nail weights which is cool.

 

Anytime you see a bait copied by dozen's of companies like the Senko, Chatterbait, Swing Impact Minnow, skinny dipper, you know they are legit and good baits that should be in your box, and everyone fishes these baits in unique ways and has success which makes bass fishing so much fun...

 

These ribbed swimbaits are by far my favorite trailers at night for swim jigs and bladed swim jigs for bulk and vibration....that Tail gives off some crazy thump behind a quality bladed jig

What weight bladed jig you use?

[NHBull]

Heck, it took the first page to see this thread is 2+ yrs old...

[mwh33]

I throw mine on either a dirty jigs swimjig or a Matt Allen swimbait head.

[Mike L]

On 8/28/2014 at 7:53 AM, TNRanger said:

I throw the 4.8" fat on a 5/0 1/4 oz swimbait hook.

I also use them as a chatter bait trailer. Awesome bait.

Ditto 

 

 

 

 

Mike 

[GreenGhostMan]

Try the eco pro tungsten swing shad.  They are very similar to the swing impact fats in swimming action, but I've found them to be more durable.  Tackle warehouse has them.  They are also half the price.

[fishballer06]

This thread is from 2014...

 

Why are we bringing old threads back up?  #ZombieApocolypse

[Bass Turd]

10 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

This thread is from 2014...

 

Why are we bringing old threads back up?  #ZombieApocolypse

 

I suspect:

1. When members use the search function it searches all posts for information. 

2. Information from Bass Resource comes up in web searches. It is how I found the site and became a member. 

[Angry John]

Hay we encourage people to use the search function and if it helps provide all the background so someone can ask a specific question then power to them.  If it was not useful all history over a year old would be deleted.

I would recommend you use the owner beast hook on the 4.8.  For some reason it makes the bait last several bass vise just one that I was getting using the regular twist-lock hook.

[Choporoz]

I'm with you Angry J.  However, the guy who resurrected this asked a specific question to an earlier poster, and likelihood of an answer is diminished somewhat on older threads...however, in this case @primetime is still around often and will probably reply.  I do like bringing up older threads when the conversation is CLEARLY relevant and consistent.  Why have 17 different threads about recommended rods for medium diving crankbaits, when a consolidated discussion in one or two might serve as better source of info?

 

But, it is as it is and will always be on public forums....guys will get disapproving replies when resurrecting old threads.....and the next guy will get disparaging remarks about starting new thread about something discussed in last couple months...or years...I'm pretty impressed with the levelheadedness of most of the mods and old-timers here on BR....they treat most posts as if they bring valued questions...whether necro....or repetitive....(excepting those desert island "only two lures" silly ones, of course)

[J Francho]

Often, older threads are archived, and not available to the search or sort function.  With upgrades to forum software, we've been able to allow these functions to "look" further back, without a hit on performance.

There's a plethora of information in old threads, and we wanted to have the best access available to all, even if you don't have a link to the old thread, as is the case with the sticky lists of all time great threads.

[JustJames]

Thanks a lot to bringing up old thread. I got 6 packs of keitech 4.8" laying around, gotta get them out to use again. I normally use with either 1/4 or 1/2 oz buckeye J-will swim jig head depend on how deep the water I fish or trailer for chatterbait. 

 

i like when ppl using search function. Many time I see the same question post over and over again. Btw the search funtion here in the forum is pretty suck, I would get a better result to search from google and link back to this forum to get to the specific, Im looking for.

[Choporoz]

The biggest problem with the internal BR search engine is that it doesn't do three-letter words.  Like jig, or ned...or rig, etc.  You're right, JJ, using google with "  bassresource.com: jig " in the search box will get you better results

[J Francho]

You'll also get better results to, if you change the "This Topic" to "This Forum."

[Mike L]

Why does it matter reading an old post full of questions and answers. 

If I wasn't interested, I wouldn't open it.

 

I don't look at the date when a thread was started. 

If it's title interests me or if I think I can add to the discussion and maybe help somebody out I'll open it, if not I move on. 

 

 

Mike

[Airman4754]

Keel weighted, jig head, wrecking ball, and as a swim jig/chatterbait/spinner bait trailer, A-rig, etc.

 

They work on everything d**n near.

[RoLo]

Just like any lure, there's no one set way to deliver a soft swimbait, the angler is the mystro.

In weedy natural lakes, I keep the swimbait just beneath the surface 90% of the time.

I'll deliberately cast the swimbait into heavy emergent cover, which bangs it around like a crankbait in a stump-field.

 

I've lost too many Keitechs to bowfin, and now only throw the Big EZ (same performance, better durability)

 

Roger

 

 

[SWVABass]

Just wondering, if anyone has fished these on a scrounger or not? I've been told the boot tail style baits will throw off the thump from the collar, is that true?

[J Francho]

41 minutes ago, Swbass15 said:

Just wondering, if anyone has fished these on a scrounger or not? I've been told the boot tail style baits will throw off the thump from the collar, is that true?

 

 

I'm sure it will work.  I generally use a non action bait on a scrounger, since the head adds the wobble.  But I don't see why it wouldn't work well with a action tail bait.

[Senko Junkie]

I really enjoyed this thread. I actually just purchased a few packages of the Kieltech Fat Impact baits with the idea of using them on a 3/8 oz underspin to use as a swimbait. After reading this post, I realized that if this plan don't work for me, I now have spinnerbait and swim jig trailers. Any other ideas on how to utilize these baits?

 

 

p.s:  I also use the search function and bring up older threads when I can. Just like this thread, I might have missed this information if I would have started a new one.