Swimbaits

[DUMAN]

My question is, will what I call average (2-2 1/2 lb.) largemouth take 6 in swimbaits like Huds? Thank you. 

[A-Jay]

Yes ~ and that's a Hudd 68

A-Jay

[MassYak85]

Even dinks can potentially swallow something like a hudd 68. Last fish I caught in the fall was on a hudd 68 and only weighed about 2lbs, not what I would consider a dink but it still had plenty of room left in it's mouth. 

[jr231]

I've caught a 21" bass on a 4" senko and a 9" bass on a 12" zoom ol' monster... I'm absolute positive a 2 lber could choke a 6" swimbait. 

[Bluebasser86]

First bass I caught on a 6" weedless Hudd barely measured 15" and I couldn't even see the bait anymore. I've caught shorts on a 7" Slammer and a Deps 175.

[Gundog]

They don't call them "bucket mouths" for nuthin'.

[Crestliner2008]

Definitely! Although, if those are the size that you are targeting, there may be more productive presentations. Try a hollow bodied swimbait on a belly weighted hook, or a spinnerbait, or even some cranks, or jerkbaits, depending on the weeds. I've never really considered Hudds - as a catagory of swimbaits - to be a high percentage bait. They'll certain interest the larger fish in the water's population though.

[brgbassmaster]

The age old question will bass eat certain size swim baits. Bass don't care how big the bait is they will eat it. I've caught 7 inch bass on 9 inch ms slammer. I'm a swim baiter and live in Arizona where it is very popular. Idk how many times I've seen ppl with 12 inch bass and a deps 250 hanging out of its mouth lol. That is a 10 inch 6.5 Oz bait. 

[Airman4754]

I caught one last year on a 68 Weedless that couldn't have been more than 12".

 

If a largemouth is motivated they will get anything they want.