parkerg31 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Hey yall, one of my fishing goals this year is to get good at soft swimbaits. I have come to like the keitech swing impact fats and the classic strike king swimbaits. I was wondering which do yall perfer- weighted hooks or jigheads. What is the purpose and best application for each. Which would work best in the pre spawn and spawn? Thanks in advance 1 Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 Both have their places Open hook - open water or along weedlines Tx rig - anything that's not open water 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 Take a look at the Freedom Tackle Hydra Hybrid Jig & Stealth Hybrid Jig. It's a very effective rig for many applications including soft swim baits. Allows an effective swim bait presentation in virtually any cover. This rig also will accept almost any hook the angler desires. (Doesn't have to be EWG - think about that) This hasn't been used mainstream yet but the flexibility and weedless factor on this one has been killer for me. A-Jay 2 Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 A-Jay, Those look very cool and worth a try. I fish the Kietech baits on a plain ball head and slow roll across the bottom and they are killer. The tail swims with so little action or current required. I use a fair number of weighted hooks and "Rage" rig a lot of different plastics, not just boot tail/paddle tail swimmers. 4 Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 If I am fishing open water, then I'd opt for the Kalin's Swim Jig head in 3/4 - 1 oz. weights. If cover presents a problem for open hooks, then a 1/2 oz. - 3/4 oz. swimbait hook with spring keeper should do the trick. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 A-Jay, Those look very cool and worth a try. I fish the Kietech baits on a plain ball head and slow roll across the bottom and they are killer. The tail swims with so little action or current required. I use a fair number of weighted hooks and "Rage" rig a lot of different plastics, not just boot tail/paddle tail swimmers. They are - and with the weight being separate from the hook, a swim bait takes on a different action or shimmy. very nice. Also for open water swim baits, rigging the bait on a straight shanked hook, with a keeper on the shank (the Tokar flippin hook works well) puts the hook out of the top of the bait; making the hook up's very stout. A-Jay Quote
Blaker87 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 When I'm throwing soft swimbaits I use round jig heads when I do NOT need my bait to be weedless. When I do want the bait to be weedless I use the EWG swimbait hooks and texpose the bait. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 A-Jay, Those look very cool and worth a try. I fish the Kietech baits on a plain ball head and slow roll across the bottom and they are killer. The tail swims with so little action or current required. I use a fair number of weighted hooks and "Rage" rig a lot of different plastics, not just boot tail/paddle tail swimmers. I prefer the Buckeye jig head for the Keitech Swing Impact Fat, but I use the Rage Rig a lot with other soft swimbaits, Craws and Lobsters. Quote
War Eagle 44 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I'm the opposite of most of the other guys here, I always rig mine on weighted swimbait hooks. I've just never liked the action I get when rigging them on a jig head. I feel I get better action/movement when rigged on a swimbait hook. Just one guys opinion though. 2 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted February 23, 2015 Super User Posted February 23, 2015 How do people rig swimbaits with weighted swimbait hooks when they don't have the screw-lock? My cousin bought some affordable swimbaits that came with weighted hooks that had no screw lock, he asked me how to rig it and I didn't know how, if you tried rigging it like a normal Texas rig the weighted part would make a huge hole in the bait... Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted February 23, 2015 Super User Posted February 23, 2015 ^Hitchhiker coils....I don't leave home without them. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted February 23, 2015 Super User Posted February 23, 2015 ^Hitchhiker coils....I don't leave home without them. That's what I normally use for this but was just curious if they are even possible to use without them. Quote
kLuo Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 How do people rig swimbaits with weighted swimbait hooks when they don't have the screw-lock? My cousin bought some affordable swimbaits that came with weighted hooks that had no screw lock, he asked me how to rig it and I didn't know how, if you tried rigging it like a normal Texas rig the weighted part would make a huge hole in the bait... You poke a hole in the head of the bait with the hook where the line tie end of the hook would normally go through. Then you can easily slide the line tie end through afterwards. Note: this needs to be done before you tie the hook to the line. 2 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted February 23, 2015 Super User Posted February 23, 2015 You poke a hole in the head of the bait with the hook where the line tie end of the hook would normally go through. Then you can easily slide the line tie end through afterwards. Note: this needs to be done before you tie the hook to the line. Duhhh, thanks... I should have been able to think of that myself hahaha Quote
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