Swim baits??

[ohihunter2014]

I'm looking at using swim baits and see a Berkeley pack and a storm pack. Berkeley says use a jig head and storms are built in. These are the smaller shad minnow types.

[frosty]

I've used the small storm ones, worked ok. I don't think I've seen the Berkley swim baits. I like something with a curly tail or a paddle tail. 

[ohihunter2014]

8 minutes ago, frosty said:

I've used the small storm ones, worked ok. I don't think I've seen the Berkley swim baits. I like something with a curly tail or a paddle tail. 

the berkely ones are like the storms but don't have a hook connected and come in bluegill, shad, bass, and other colors. it says you have to use a special jig head for them which didn't make sense to me because they already have a formed a painted head.

[frosty]

Just now, ohihunter2014 said:

the berkely ones are like the storms but don't have a hook connected and come in bluegill, shad, bass, and other colors. it says you have to use a special jig head for them which didn't make sense to me because they already have a formed a painted head.

I haven't seen them I guess, I'll assume they are some sort of line through deal, but I really don't know. I have no complaints with the storm baits, the few times I've used them I've caught fish. I also like the Yamamoto heart tail shad swimbaits, which I use with a keel weighted screw lock 5/0 EWG hook. 

[jr231]

Swimbait eats jighead. Bass eats swimbait. 

 

Circle of life 

[RoLo]

If your lakes aren't very weedy, you may get away with a Storm Swimbait,

but in Florida a lure with a line-eye at 1 o'clock won't go very far without fouling up.

 

A good way to go with soft swimbaits is to rig them on a weighted hook.

A keel-weighted hook will prevent the swimbait from rolling over and is very weedless.

A good swimbait hook is the Gamakatsu Weighted Superline Spring-lock Hook.

 

Roger

[jr231]

Agree !! And much more ! In fact. Strike King calls the "rage rig" using this very hook on all their rage plastics . 

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A keel-weighted hook will prevent the swimbait from rolling over and is very weedless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome hooks and idea. 

[everythingthatswims]

30 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

Swimbait eats jighead. Bass eats swimbait. 

 

Circle of life 

And jighead eats snap?

[jr231]

I guesso. I personally would not use a snap. That is a Berkeley swimbait and preferred jig head I believe. 

 

 

Kind of makes it seem phony.  Lol. Been a hot subject lately huh. 

 

Jigheads are an ultimate tool for soft plastics. Nearly every soft plastic bait can be rigged on  some sort of jighead to catch bass efficiently. 

 

I think soft plastic frogs are the ONLY soft plastic I wouldn't use a jighead with. Any worm , creature , paddle tail, grub, tube and fluke style can be fished effectively with a jighead ! 

[ohihunter2014]

ill give both ways a shot. I thought the jig head with the shad head looked a little goofy but what do I know cause I'm asking you guys. LOL.

what size hook with the screw do you guys prefer?

[ib_of_the_damned]

I'd go with Keitech Swing Impact Fats either 3.8" or 4.3". I've caught some decent fish off those swimbaits. I use Ayu or Tennessee/Electric shad depending on water clarity. Weightless...

[frosty]

7 hours ago, ohihunter2014 said:

what size hook with the screw do you guys prefer?

I use a 5/0 EWG for my swimbaits.