Jackall Gantarel Bluegill Swimbait

[Brnnoser6983]

I have only 3 swims right now.

Bbz shad in 4 & 6 in

Maddog Shell cracker

And R2S S-waver.

Okay 4 if you count the guide as a swim.

Thanks for the advice, and I will work on it this summer. With as expensive as swims can be I haven't gotten into it that much.

[rippin-lips]

All 3 of those are proven to work and aren't terribly exspensive. All are popular.

6" and 8" bbz's

S waver 168 and 200

Original and G2 shellcracker

[Bluebasser86]

Well here are a few tips that I was given when I got into trying swimbaits from a respected member.

1- buy baits that are proven to work

2- only buy a few and learn those inside/out

3- don't get discouraged. Leave your other rods at home and only take your swimbait setup.

I think 1 and 3 really go hand in hand. If you buy cheap baits that don't work well, it's easy to get discouraged because your success rate is most likely going to be low. My first year of swimbaiting, I fished a 7" Slammer, a 168 S-waver, and a 6" weedless Hudd. Keeping my selection down allowed me to really learn those baits and build confidence in them. Now a swimbait addict with no end in sight.