Keitech Swimbaits New Formula

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Well I also just picked up some of these because of the overwhelming good things.  I had only heard not durable but that they will tear and to just keep mend with you.  I planned on trying these out Friday wish me luck 

 

Good Luck and tie good knots

 

I only started early this year with them but they have set personal records for me on a number of lakes. Most fish in one day on 4 separate lakes and biggest fish on 3 lakes. They catch me bigger fish in general. Thats why I just bought 40 more packs.

Oh AND my PB back in june

[BaitMonkey1984]

Changed when?

 

I only started using Keitech two years ago, but there was nothing about them that could ever be called durable.

 

On the other hand, I put up with the fragility because they have incredible slow-speed action (which is likely a result of the softness of the plastic.)

I use a majority of the keitech products. Love everything except for their salty sticks or whatever they call their stick bait. It doesn't catch fish here. Beginning of the spring, the ez shiner on a yum money minnow keel weighted hook flat out killed the bass. Was going through several packs a day. I would say these baits are even more fragile then a senko. However, they need to be so that the tail action continues even with a slow retrieve.

 

Time to go into the garage and compare the keitehcs..will report back. 

[GoCougs14]

I just started using keitech swing impacts, I backlashed on a cast and the paddle tail went flying off. Is this normal?

lol I dont know why I found this so funny

[desmobob]

I just contacted keitech and their response was no, why would you ask?

 

 

Thanks for setting the record straight!

 

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[fishballer06]

In regards to the durability of the Fat Impacts, I've seen it swing both ways (pun intended). I've had baits last a fish or two, I've had other baits that have lasted a dozen+ bass/pike in one day. I like to use the screw lock swimbait hooks with these and usually it's just the nose area that gets tore up from the screw. If you fill that nose with crazy glue, you'd be surprised how much that glue will hold the bait together for you. 

[slonezp]

Kietech swimbaits have never been durable.

[slonezp]

Not in any way trying to knock small mom and pop shops, but some of the stuff I hear in those local places is pretty outlandish. Had a guy in a local shop a year ago claim that keitech was coming out with a ten inch swing impact fat. Take what you hear with a grain of salt. 

In their defense, A lot of BS gets spewed around in bait shops by fishermen

[C0lt]

In their defense, A lot of BS gets spewed around in bait shops by fishermen

That was my point exactly. 

[Gundog]

If you wanna make Keitech swimbaits less durable rig them the way I do. A single octopus hook (hooked like a dropshot, thru the nose) with a small worm weight unpegged infront of it. I get maybe 5 or 6 casts out of it before it breaks and flies off the hook. But its a great way to good bites and gives the swimbait lots of action. 

[hawgenvy]

Except for the durability problem they are perfect. Now, if they could just use a harder, more durable compound in the nose...

...they'd lose a lot of money. People wouldn't have to reorder as often, plus production cost would go up.