Keitech Swing Impact FAT 3.8"

[Fishin' Fool]

Speaking of weightless Keitechs I'd been thinking about fishing 2 on a donkey type rig like the double fluke rig with a steady retrieve. Anyone ever try that before?

[Brad Reid]

5 hours ago, Fishin' Fool said:

Speaking of weightless Keitechs I'd been thinking about fishing 2 on a donkey type rig like the double fluke rig with a steady retrieve. Anyone ever try that before?

Kicker, I can imagine that working very well! Not certain about the steady retrieve . . . I'd try them all..

 

I was out again tonight and just before I got home, I hooked into a really nice bass. Odd that it bit me on the weightless Keitech being dragged incredibly slowly across the bottom. This really slow is new for me. I had read that the guys who love fishing the large swimbaits, that those that are fished off the bottom are moved incredibly slow. I thought, what the heck, let me try it with a 4" Shad Impact.

 

It seems to work, at least for now.

 

Photo does this bass no justice but you can see it next to my boot.

 

Brad

 

 

[Mobasser]

Catt, threw my Swing Impact on Sunday on a bank trip. Slow at first, once the wind picked up it got better. 4 nice crappie, and 2 smaller bass before I had to go home. I like it. Great action on a slow retrieve

[Joseph Baggs]

On 3/31/2019 at 9:25 AM, Brad Reid said:

A great little bait but I prefer the Keitech Shad Impact without the paddle tail. It is essentially a soft jerk bait.

 

I get a lot of mileage out of mine by using 3/0 60 degree bend jig hooks with a medium sized Owner CPS to attach to the Keitech's nose, then T-Rig it from there where I keep the hook tip down in that groove on the dorsal side of the bait. I often get through a whole trip just using one Shad Impact.

 

It is essentially weedless, can and should be fished all over the water column until you figure out where the bass are located. I often get hit on the drop, at other times down on the bottom like a T-Rigged worm.

 

It has been my number 1 presentation for about a year now, all seasons, very effective.  Fish it slow generally.

 

Everything Keitech makes is great.

 

Brad

 

 

Can you show a pic of how you rig the Shad Impact with the 3/0 hook? Would be greatly appreciated.  I've been contemplating grabbing these.