The new Strike King Swimbait

[MainelyBASS]

I saw some photos of it today. It looks 100% like a Keitech Swing Impact Fat. This could be good news for me. I almost exclusively fish SK products, hard and soft baits alike. The only items outside of SK I really buy are the Keitech swimbaits and once the water warms up, I stop throwing the Keitechs in favor of Shadalicious swimbaits. I'm assuming they will price out higher than Keitechs probably in the $6.99 - $7.49 range, but I wont have an issue paying that price.

[roadwarrior]

I think the ribbing is slightly different, but I have not received the bait yet.

 

[MainelyBASS]

You can't even find any information yet anywhere. Mark Menendez is throwing it during practice on Smith Mountain Lake and offered a sneak peak.

[Felix77]

Woo Hoo ... I likey ... can't wait to find them.

[buzzed bait]

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

I think the ribbing is slightly different, but I have not received the bait yet.

yeah in that pic it looks like the ribs are facing "forward" or towards the head of the bait.  Perhaps that gives it a little more vibration or water disturbance or whatever the term would be.

[deaknh03]

It resembles the new rage swimmer

[HookdUP]

I'll try it 

[kickerfish1]

I will add some to my collection as well. Keitech really hit home run with the Fat Impact. The # of copies off that bait the last few years is incredible.

[iabass8]

5 hours ago, MainelyBASS said:

You can't even find any information yet anywhere. Mark Menendez is throwing it during practice on Smith Mountain Lake and offered a sneak peak.

From 3 weeks ago

 

[deaknh03]

5 minutes ago, iabass8 said:

From 3 weeks ago

 

Yep..Ive got a nice fat stash of those..theyre certainly worth getting when they become available.

[Big Swimbait]

I had a chance to visit with Steve Parks in his booth at the Classic in Tulsa. He was really excited about this bait. As Buzzed Bait stated, the ribs are facing forward & have the Rage flange on them. He also said that the biggest delay in getting them to the market was to make sure the action was perfect at very slow speeds. Should be a killer bait!

[MainelyBASS]

10 hours ago, deaknh03 said:

Yep..Ive got a nice fat stash of those..theyre certainly worth getting when they become available.

You only live an hour away from me. Maybe I can buy some off you if I drive to your house? Haha. But seriously.

[Heron]

I don't like it

[trupp30]

Anyone know when they will be available at TW, or BPS?

[billgator]

Are the keitechs, or soft swimbaits in general good during post spawn and the spawn?

[BassThumb]

I would hope they wouldn't price higher that Keitech, given that Keitech is a JDM product. 

[MainelyBASS]

13 hours ago, trupp30 said:

Anyone know when they will be available at TW, or BPS?

They will release at ICast I am told. July 12th - 15th

[MainelyBASS]

8 hours ago, billgator said:

Are the keitechs, or soft swimbaits in general good during post spawn and the spawn?

They are great! I am particular to the Keitech, or other ribbed swimbaits during the pre spawn because the water is colder and the ribs displace more water. All other swimbaits will work. As far as spawn and post spawn, they work just as great. Bass become very protective of their beds, and then their fry once they are off the beds, therefor swimbaits that mimic bluegills or perch become very successful because they are prime suspects in fry killing. When post spawn turns into late summer, I will still fish swimbaits, only deeper. If the lake you are fishing has smallmouth, my favorite and most productive way to catch smallmouth is a 3" swimbait fished on a tungsten ball head jig on spinning gear fished off points in 25-40ft of water.

[MidwestF1sh]

I might have a big plastic bag of these.... Looks good to me. Can't way to try them out!

[billgator]

9 hours ago, MainelyBASS said:

They are great! I am particular to the Keitech, or other ribbed swimbaits during the pre spawn because the water is colder and the ribs displace more water. All other swimbaits will work. As far as spawn and post spawn, they work just as great. Bass become very protective of their beds, and then their fry once they are off the beds, therefor swimbaits that mimic bluegills or perch become very successful because they are prime suspects in fry killing. When post spawn turns into late summer, I will still fish swimbaits, only deeper. If the lake you are fishing has smallmouth, my favorite and most productive way to catch smallmouth is a 3" swimbait fished on a tungsten ball head jig on spinning gear fished off points in 25-40ft of water.

Thanks for the great info. Is a Keitech fat the best choice for the post spawn?

[MainelyBASS]

1 hour ago, billgator said:

Thanks for the great info. Is a Keitech fat the best choice for the post spawn?

Keitechs are always a great choice. No wrong time of year to throw them. I just throw them in different areas depending on how late you are talking post spawn.

[billgator]

My big annual trip is planned for April 22nd-24th in north Georgia. It's on the full moon weekend, and i anticipate there will still be some fish bedding, but that most will be done. 

[MainelyBASS]

As stated before. You can try and throw perch or bluegill imitation swimbaits in the area near where the spawning occurred. I also move out deep at that stage because a lot of times I find the males guarding the fry as opposed to the females. The stress from the spawn can limit the willingness of big females to bite, but it's possible to trick a spawned out female into eating a swimbait for sure.

[BaitMonkey1984]

I have had great success with the EZ shiner but no luck whatsoever with the Fat Impact. 

[MainelyBASS]

9 hours ago, BaitMonkey1984 said:

I have had great success with the EZ shiner but no luck whatsoever with the Fat Impact. 

How do you rig your EZ shiner? Ive only ever used the EZ shiner for drop shotting.