Spro bbz-1 4 inch shad

[bigbassin']

Anyone fish this swimbait? If so what are your opinions on this lure?

[Airman4754]

I have the fast sink and it's good for certain applications. It's surprising how quickly it sinks for how little it is. If you pick up bass chasing bait fish in deep water you can get down to them using it like a jig or just casting out really quickly while matching the bait they are after with a great swimming motion to boot. 

If you are in under 20ft of water I would strongly suggest the floating or slow sink. 

 

[bunkerbstr]

I agree with Mosster47.  I have a handful of these baits in "fast sink" and "slow sink" models.  Nice baits, good quality components, no complaints.

The slow sink, as stated, sinks very slow. something like a few inches per second.  It's good for surface and down to a few feet.  As you wind the bait back to you it will swim upward on anything more than a slow retrieve so keep that in mind.  I think the the slow sink model would be a good crossover kind of bait where you could effectively fish on top and/or subsurface.  I've tried to let it get down to 10' and slow roll and it wants to come back to the surface too fast for my liking.  

I don't own any floaters.  

The fast sink model sinks fast - 1' per second.  Think lipless bait sink rate.  Definitely better suited for deeper fish.

They have a nice swimming action and fish do eat them.  I'd scoop up a few to match the forage in your area, I don't think you'll be disappointed.  You can either swim it back to you on a steady retrieve or rip with some slack to make it dart & turn.  A nicely engineered bait in my opinion.

I use a 7' M/H cranking rod with 12 pound fluoro and 6.2 speed reel.  

[Preytorien]

I think for the price it's an excellent swimbait. It has great action. I used the slow sink version and for spawn it was incredible.

Unfortunately late last year mine snapped off on a cast. 

[Scarborough817]

i have 2 of the slow sink and i used them in the fall last year they worked well but when they say slow sink they mean it. they have a nice swimming action haven't caught anything on them yet though i feel like that was me retrieving a little to fast not a slow wind as it should be. also they react very nicely when you twitch the rod tip

[bigbassin']

Thanks for the replies, I'll probably look into getting one.

[Bluebasser86]

I did not like mine. Much happier when I stepped up to a Bull Shad instead. 

[thomas15]

I have a couple of the slow sink models. Agree with everything already mentioned. I haven't caught anything on it yet though. Having thought about that some I think it is because I lack the patience to let it sink far enough and to reel in slow enough. I intend to work with this bait this year as I see no reason why it shouldn't produce.

[Chris at Tech]

Despite their weight, I cannot cast them worth a crap...They just seem to helicopter for me.

[Airman4754]

3 hours ago, Chris at Tech said:

Despite their weight, I cannot cast them worth a crap...They just seem to helicopter for me.

I had that problem initially too. I was trying to throw it like a crankbait, but you have to lob cast them like a big bait to get distance.