Huddleston 6" or 8"

[Fishingislife116]

I don't know whether to get the 8 inch Huddleston swimbait or the six inch, I fish places where there are small And big bass. I want to catch both will a 2-3 pound bass eat a 8 inch hudd? 

 

 

Please let me know!!!!

[NHBull]

Absolutely, but more will hit the 6

[Crestliner2008]

I prefer the subtle action of the 8" more than the 6". The smaller one requires a bit more speed than I like. But I'm getting old and I don't like speed all that much anymore!

[Angry John]

Two other good options out there, the 68 and the new shad.  I like the shad a lot and getting them right now seems to be quite the struggle.

[JustJames]

8 minutes ago, Angry John said:

Two other good options out there, the 68 and the new shad.  I like the shad a lot and getting them right now seems to be quite the struggle.

Gotta try that one, since my lake doesn't stock trout. I caught two on 68 but the guy (marine patrol) told

me shad would be better here.

[blckshirt98]

The Hudd Shad is impossible to find, it's been sold out and out of production for months.  If you find them on the secondhand market they're going for 2.5-3x list price.  You'll probably pay just as much as you would for a Hudd 68, so I'd look into the Hudd 68!

[J Francho]

The 68 are pretty much all I use.

[camman]

Ditto on the Hudd 68....only one you need

[Scarborough817]

if they eat a 6 they will eat an 8

[chadmack282]

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

The 68 are pretty much all I use.

Do u ever use a treble hook on the bottom?

what kind of retreives do u use?

[J Francho]

No treble on the bottom. I fish it as is, like a football jig. Slowly, on the bottom, like a distracted, feeding trout. 

[Airman4754]

2 hours ago, chadmack282 said:

Do u ever use a treble hook on the bottom?

what kind of retreives do u use?

 

I run one treble on the top, but I do it unlike most. Run a size 6 split ring and 2/0 ST-36 treble. I bore out and glue in a high strength magnet on the top of the Hudd. The hook lays perfect and it won't shift at all when you cast. When you apply direct pressure it takes almost nothing to get the hook to release.

 

When you set the hook angles put one through the top and one through the bottom in the side of the mouth. They aren't coming off.

[Bluebasser86]

Get the best of both worlds with the 68. 

[Primus]

I prefer the weedless 68 and the Hudd Shad .

[WRB]

With either 68 or 8" Hudd you will need swimbait specific rod, the 68 can be cast effectively with rods rated 1 to 5 oz, the 8" 3 to 10 oz.

Where I fish it's rare to catch bass under 4 lbs on 8" Hudds, 6" & 68 it's common to catch bass under 4 lbs.

Tom

[Hooligan]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

With either 68 or 8" Hudd you will need swimbait specific rod, the 68 can be cast effectively with rods rated 1 to 5 oz, the 8" 3 to 10 oz.

Where I fish it's rare to catch bass under 4 lbs on 8" Hudds, 6" & 68 it's common to catch bass under 4 lbs.

Tom

I'd say that's pretty universal, as far as results on the sizes.  Whether in TX, OK, CA, OR, or anywhere else I fish, that stays pretty true.

 

That said, if I were going to buy just one to start, it would be a 68spl ROF5.