Swimbaits: Floating Vs Slow Sink

[C0lt]

Whats your opinion? Im leaning more towards floating. I have no idea why it just seems naturally more appealing. plus I can keep it out of the weeds better. For the actually baits Im between a mattlures and a savage gear line through trout. 

[deaknh03]

Both. Your welcome.

[C0lt]

Both. Your welcome.

for funs sake lets say I could only pick one.

[deaknh03]

Go with slow sink..more versatile, you can sink it or keep your rod tip high and float it.

[mnbassman23]

I'd say slow sink as well. But if you really are set on a floater and want the option to have a slow sink grab some nail weights and insert into the bait as needed.

[einscodek]

Yea there are times where topwater/wakin it just isnt going to cut the butter

[Bluebasser86]

I prefer a floater with hardbaits. I think they appeal to big bass because they know that their intended target has fewer escape routes which makes their chances of catching it higher.

 

With soft baits I like a slow sink and usually creep it along the bottom. Same principal as the floater, except the bottom eliminates one of the fish's perceived prey items escape routes, increasing the bass' chances of success.

[Mike L]

One of the most deadliest soft baits you can throw down here (for me anyway) is a light belly weighted Skinny Dipper, Big E Z etc.

You can adjust the sink rate through the holes in the grass, through the grass, or open water.

A non weighted one can be fished accrossed anything.

There have been days that I never put the rod down with a 1/4 oz wighted skinny dipper.

Mike

[J Francho]

Put me in the floater camp for hard baits.  I guess it's because that's what I started with, and it's what I still use the most.  I use a fast sink the least, though I have one that sinks pretty quick.  When speed is a trigger, fast sink is what I use. 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Slow sink for overall versatility and my normal choice.

 

There is a time and place for both though.

[gulfcaptain]

If you're looking at the line thru get the floater and a pack of nail weights.  You can alter the bait, make it suspend as well as sink slowly if needed.  You can't make a slow sink float.  And overall, if it's a hard bait....floater, slow sink......soft.  Less hooks for them to see IMO.  Besides if I'm gonna spend close to a $100 on a bait, I want to be able to retrieve it if I happen to have my line break during a cast without having to get a mask and fins on.

[*Hank]

You need both floating for the summer months and slow sink for other months of the year. But if your only going to get one the slow sink would be the best choice!

[bigbill]

This time of the year I use the sinking one. My choice is the YUM Money minnow as it gets colder. Just a slow reel will keep it just out of your site but in there strike zone. I slow it down as to where I don't see it and twitch it like it's dying.

[Weld's Largemouth]

I'd say slow sink as well. But if you really are set on a floater and want the option to have a slow sink grab some nail weights and insert into the bait as needed.

inserting nail weights- doesn't this leave a permanent hole in the bait? and sets it off balance

[hatrix]

inserting nail weights- doesn't this leave a permanent hole in the bait? and sets it off balance

I haven't figured out how to add a nail weight to a hard bait yet... It very common to use them to tune a soft bait so it runs true or to change its rof. I would say floater for some hard baits as I don't care for them in different sink rates. A very common one is a BBZ it is a better floating bait to me. But then on the other hand you have baits like a TT that is the same kind of snake swim but actually catches fish (for me that is). Then on the other hand you have the glides like S-Wavers Deps High Powers Gan Craft ect. Those are slow sink hard baits and the glides are starting to give Hudds a run for there money on fish over 10. They have not been as popular for as long as Hudds but the Deps might surpass them although there is no way to tell for real what one has caught more fish over 10# Glide are just magical sometimes at drawing big fish from far away.

[Comfortably Numb]

I have a Savage and the slow sink sinks very slow.