Giant Swim Baits...giant Bass?/!

[basshole8190]

Good info ^^^ . But be prepared to get skunked many days! This factor is what keeps me out of this game. Hard to know what you are doing, right or wrong, if nothing bites.

This is not entirely true and a common misconception. When I first started fishing big swimbaits it took me about 2 months to get my 1st fish that's a total of probably 45 hours on the water. After that it all started clicking and now rarely do I go a trip without at least one fish on a swimbait. Another misconception is that small fish won't hit big swimbaits.. Its all about presentation.

[CeeJay]

Eastern states have plenty of trout. Not all lakes have them, but most do.

 

 

Trout are stocked even in suburban park lakes and streams all over the eastern states. 

[BassObsessed]

You can definitely catch bass on trout swimbaits no matter if trout are present or not. Being in Florida I would throw all sort of swimbaits big and small. This big girl inhaled a 4'' River2Sea swimbait . Landing her was a treat on a flimsy 2 piece travel rod.

 

[FloridaBasser1]

You can definitely catch bass on trout swimbaits no matter if trout are present or not. Being in Florida I would throw all sort of swimbaits big and small. This big girl inhaled a 4'' River2Sea swimbait . Landing her was a treat on a flimsy 2 piece travel rod.

 

Sweet! 

[Bluebasser86]

For the money, you can't beat the #Storm Live Kickin Shad - 

Personally, you're much better off buying one or two quality, proven baits than buying the cheapest baits you can find and hoping one works. I tried the Kickin Shad, never again, and I like most of the Storm swimbaits. 

[Big C]

Personally, you're much better off buying one or two quality, proven baits than buying the cheapest baits you can find and hoping one works. I tried the Kickin Shad, never again, and I like most of the Storm swimbaits. 

 

You definetly get what you pay for when it comes to swimbaits. 

[bigbill]

From shore I toss bigger baits when no one is around. I have a few light saltwater spinning setups. I even toss the 9" castaic trout lure.

She swims spot on. Looks very real. I do watch for snapping turtles. They have stolen my smaller lures when I wasn't watching. Then blend in on the bottom like a rock. Fool me once you pay. My 8lb Excalibur silver thread line has dragged turtles in the size of my tire on my wrangler. The catfish bite was unbelievable soon after. I released it but he stirred up the bottom.

[FloridaBasser1]

I guess i agree, The Storms are pretty cheap, and i know for a fact that you always get what you pay for... when it comes to fishing. 

 

I made up my mind on what i'm going to purchase.

Huddleston 68- in Brown Hitch(it kind of looks like a med. size shiner)

Huddleston Weedless shad- in Smoke Silver Pepper 

Bull Shad Swimbait 

 

[einscodek]

You can definitely catch bass on trout swimbaits no matter if trout are present or not. Being in Florida I would throw all sort of swimbaits big and small. This big girl inhaled a 4'' River2Sea swimbait . Landing her was a treat on a flimsy 2 piece travel rod.

 

Thats a big beautiful fish.. but thats a small swimbait dude.

[bigbill]

I had the peacock bass lur jensen prop lures custom painted in bass colors. I also had the great northern pike lures repainted in bass colors too. Even the mister twister super top prop pike / Muskie lures custom painted in blue gill, perch, orange goldfish color, etc again in bass colors. I'm a firm believer big baits=big bass.

I once caught a 13" pickerel on a 12" blackshad culprit worn. Seeing this fired up my theory that any bigger bait could mean success. My PB of 10lbs I could fit maybe four or five of my fists in its mouth. Little young ducks, baby ducks goodbye.

Just my thoughts sorry.

[FloridaBasser1]

Neat idea, But anyone use them with lighter braid- #20-#30

[1234567]

If your using a heavier rod 20-30# braid will pop on good hooksets. If you can go with heavier mono or flouro. I learned the hard or should i say expensive way.

[FloridaBasser1]

If your using a heavier rod 20-30# braid will pop on good hooksets. If you can go with heavier mono or flouro. I learned the hard or should i say expensive way.

Expensive~ no dout! Some of them swimbaits go $200 

[1234567]

Some Roman mades make $200 seem cheap!

[bigbill]

I thought my castaic 9" rainbow trout lures for $30 was expensive. I found two on sale for $9 each.

[Bluebasser86]

I thought my castaic 9" rainbow trout lures for $30 was expensive. I found two on sale for $9 each.

$30 is pocket change in the swimbait world. I haven't broke the $100 mark for a bait yet, but I've been close a couple times. 

[FloridaBasser1]

Any one try Rat swim/wake baits?

[1234567]

I may have missed it and my apologies if i did. What lakes are you planning on fishing? If theres no names what are the depths cover like?

[FloridaBasser1]

mainly large ponds, 10-20 acres. ranging from 10- 20 feet in the deep parts. I'll be fishing from the bank, and the is plenty of cover in shallow and in deep parts. mostly grass, and snagey cover.

[Fin Stalker]

Yes to the rat and wake baits.

If you are going to use braid nothing lighter than 50#, 65-80 is preferable for baits nearing 4oz and above. 

I'm in S Alabama and swimbaits in trout patterns work here and there isn't a rainbow trout anywhere close to here. Honestly color is secondary, profile and action should come first.

[FloridaBasser1]

Which is why i like the Hud 68. They took their 6' bait and put the tail of their 8' bait on it, which is the best of both worlds, little smaller bait but with a great action to its tail. I preferably like the golden shiner color or the shad colors~ but the bass like it all! 

[hatrix]

$30 is pocket change in the swimbait world. I haven't broke the $100 mark for a bait yet, but I've been close a couple times.

You haven't gone over $100 yet? Well I know you probably should of by now. Your welcome for that I just dropped $132 on a BNIB OG flash carp 250 lol. I have been cleaning up lately.

[Bluebasser86]

You haven't gone over $100 yet? Well I know you probably should of by now. Your welcome for that I just dropped $132 on a BNIB OG flash carp 250 lol. I have been cleaning up lately.

I still haven't popped for a Roman or 250. I want a nude black 250 so bad it's killing me, but then I'd have to buy another rod to fish it with, and if I buy another rod then I'll need to buy more baits to fish on it, you know how it goes. I already have a 400B Calcutta I bought for muskie several years ago though so I already have the reel that only gets used once or twice a year so that would get that more use 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

You haven't gone over $100 yet? Well I know you probably should of by now. Your welcome for that I just dropped $132 on a BNIB OG flash carp 250 lol. I have been cleaning up lately.

 

That's impressive actually. LOL

[joeblowwwww]

Good info ^^^ .  But be prepared to get skunked many days!  This factor is what keeps me out of this game.  Hard to know what you are doing, right or wrong, if nothing bites.

 I agree... I usually start off getting at least a fish or 2 on reg. set ups then switching to the swimbait.

at least you're not sitting there all day in the beginning feeling frustrated.  and I agree color does not matter . I catch fish with rainbow colored swimbaits in ponds that don't have shad or trout.