1/2oz hard swimbaits thoughts???

[Fishjak]

Up here in western WA....bass don’t get that big ? Figure I’ll try/jump on this swimbait wagon and see what the hype is all about. Starting small so I thought these at 3” at 1/2oz was worth a try. 

 

Anyone every tried these swimbaits from Raw Outdoors Inc.? Never tried nor owned any swimbaits but saw these and thought....3 for $20 can’t be bad right?

 

http://rawoutdoorsinc.com/alive-series-swimbaits/new-category-1/

 

Any feed back would be great.

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[Fried Lemons]

Don't start that small. A swimbait is good at imitating large baitfish and drawing bass from a distance. A small swimbait loses these advantages over a regular lure. The bass in my state don't get that big either and when I started I was extremely skeptical that our bass would eat swimbaits. I thought that  a hudd 68 was a big bait. This was my first fish on the bait, on my second trip.

 

 

Big northern strain bass will eat large baitfish. If you want to get your feet wet I'd recommend something like a hudd 68 for this time of year. Other good starter baits I've tried s-waver 168/200, mattlures hardgill, MS slammer 9 inch.

[Fishjak]

@Fried Lemons thank you for your feed back and the confidence boost. That’s definitely a toad choking the h@*l out of a hudd 68. I’ll have to consider that.
 

Did you have to get a “special” swimbait combo for that? Guess that’s why I wanted to start of small.....that way I don’t have to go out and get a specific rod/reel combo for just swimbaits.

 

 

 

[Fried Lemons]

The baits I mentioned with the exception of the slammer and s waver 200 are all roughly between 1-2.3 ounces. A heavy frog rod or flipping stick can handle them.

[Bluebasser86]

I cannot stress enough that those swimbaits in the link are absolute garbage. They will catch a fish or two, but they will fall apart in no time also.

 

You can fish a River2Sea S-Waver 168, FishLab Bio Gill/Wake Gill 4", Savage Gear 5" Shine Glide or 5.25" Gear Glide Swimmer all on a MH casting rod and 12 or 15lb test, none will break the bank, and they're all exponentially better than the baits in the link.

[WRB]

Small multiple segment hard lures with treble hooks haven't performed well. Lucky craft tried, Baiwa 7 segments have bombed and several others come to mind. It's very difficult to get a small hard swimbait to work, Spro is the only small swimbait lure I can think of that works. Use a single jointed crank bait bait like jointed Rapala.

Tom

[Tizi]

I live in the same area and I have had good success with S-Waver 168, IMA Glide Fluke 125, and 6th Sense Speed Glide 100.  Those 3 lures/sizes cover most of fishing I do.

[Fishjak]

Thank you everyone for your feedback! Time to get my Xmas list ready ?

[WRB]

Just a reminder the OP was asking about 1/2 oz small 3" hard swimbaits. 

Triton Mike lures are all 5"+ and 1. 1/4oz+, good swimbaits but not close to the OP's question. 168 S-Wavers are also medium size 5"+ and weigh over 1 oz, etc., etc.

just my 2 cents.

Tom