Keitech's vs Yum Pulse

[Cgolf]

The rehabilitating plastics thread got me thinking about small plastic swimbaits. My selection is weak, some smash tech smash shads, RI dippers, Zoom swim flukes, GY Swim senkos, grass pigs, BPS swim Os, and yum pulses.

 

The yum pulse I have had good luck with on a swim jig, so I bought 3 more colors of the Jr during the BF sales. For those that have used both, how does the pulse stack up to the Keitech, or is one wild and the other mild? The swim senko really surprised me, as that thing falls way on the wild side. One reason I haven't used baits like this often on a plain head, is the fish I generally target don't hit moving baits other than spinnerbaits. Reelimg back plastics like grubs or a menace don't get hit. Plastics usually just get hit on the drop or on bottom. I will definitely give them a go next year though. Just wondering if I should try a pack of keitechs or just stick with the selection I have.

[Finessegenics]

The pulse has more of a body roll while the keitechs just have that super wide kick from the tail. The whole body of the  pulse kind of rotates side to side with less tail kick. Of course, this is when it's rigged on a regular old jighead. I don't know how it would act as a swim jig trailer. I also wouldn't say one is better than other, just that you're getting two different actions both of which are good.  

[Cgolf]

28 minutes ago, Finessegenics said:

The pulse has more of a body roll while the keitechs just have that super wide kick from the tail. The whole body of the  pulse kind of rotates side to side with less tail kick. Of course, this is when it's rigged on a regular old jighead. I don't know how it would act as a swim jig trailer. I also wouldn't say one is better than other, just that you're getting two different actions both of which are good.  

So the pulse is for more active fish and the Keitech would be more of a finesse bait then?

[Finessegenics]

52 minutes ago, cgolf said:

So the pulse is for more active fish and the Keitech would be more of a finesse bait then?

I wouldn’t know about that. If a fish is going to eat a moving bait, it’ll eat a moving bait. If were talking 4.5”-5” swimbaits then there’s nothing finesse about it. But to me, it seems like the keitech kicks easier on a slow retrieve whereas the pulse takes a little more speed to get it going. So if you’re planning on crawling your bait super slowly, I’d definitely opt with the Keitech. 

[Cgolf]

25 minutes ago, Finessegenics said:

I wouldn’t know about that. If a fish is going to eat a moving bait, it’ll eat a moving bait. If were talking 4.5”-5” swimbaits then there’s nothing finesse about it. But to me, it seems like the keitech kicks easier on a slow retrieve whereas the pulse takes a little more speed to get it going. So if you’re planning on crawling your bait super slowly, I’d definitely opt with the Keitech. 

 

I have seen it with cranks where they killed an Xcalibur SB that pushes a lot of water, but a cold front shut down the bite. I switched to a slightly smaller and more subtle bandit 100 and cleaned up after the fish wouldn't hit the Xcal anymore. I would think the same might apply to swimbaits, will have to experiment to find out. 

 

Thanks for the info

[sdsc357]

I'm kinda in the same situation. Just got delivery of a few packs of Yum Pulse in 4.5" but won't get to try them since the season is already over. I have been using keitech easy shiner, bass assassin elite shiner and zoom boot tails. I couldn't tell the differences between the three. They all kinda do the same thing. The body profile are very similar between the ba and keitech.

[Cgolf]

6 minutes ago, sdsc357 said:

I'm kinda in the same situation. Just got delivery of a few packs of Yum Pulse in 4.5" but won't get to try them since the season is already over. I have been using keitech easy shiner, bass assassin elite shiner and zoom boot tails. I couldn't tell the differences between the three. They all kinda do the same thing. The body profile are very similar between the ba and keitech.

 

Never tried the BA elite shiner, but really have liked the BA turbo shad for smallies from time to time. The plastic is durable, so guessing the tail might need a bit more speed to get going than the baits you mentioned. I just quit using it because my brain got stuck on the Ned rig and Rage menace as being the only thing for a few years. I am starting to branch out again to other baits that worked and some new stuff.

[Big Hands]

I first fished a 2.8" Keitech E-Z Shiner on a dropshot rig at the end of the summer when I stopped getting bit on the Jackall flick shake. Then the dropshot bite slowed way down, so I started Carolina rigging the E-Z Shiner and eventually moved up size to the Swing Impact in 3", 3.5" and 4" and have been doing well on them for the past month and a half.

 

I like the Keitech Swing Impact because it doesn't take much to get the tail action going and although I am fishing slowly (usually 3 to 5 minutes per cast), I do have to pop the weight off of the weeds several times per cast, and this is often when I am getting bit. I think I have settled on the 3.5" and 4" Swing Impact in Electric Shad as my current favorite and use either a #1 or #1/0 Cover Shot hook. They are fairly reasonably priced too IMHO, but YUM stuff is is generally cheaper. I find the colors of the Keitech baits more inviting than the YUM baits I have seen locally, but for that reason I have not tried them. So, I'm not saying YUM isn't good, just that the Keitech baits have been good to me.

 

My favorite part about this setup is that many have moved on to jigging smaller fish up out of 50' to 60' of water, and I am still catching in 18' to 25' of water including this 22" fish last month on the 4" model.

[waymont]

Pulse is a killer bait any way you slice it. Definitely worth a try when ever you're wanting to fish a swimbait. I wouldn't say one is better than the other. The X-Zone Swammer is also a great bait to check out.

[Shimano_1]

I much prefer the keitechs or rage swimmers but because of their price ive been using the pulse as spinnerbait and swim jig trailers.  No doubt they'll all catch fish but I've had good success on the keitechs and rage swimmers!

[txchaser]

Bait monkey said buy a pack of Keitech Fats and see what happens, and while you're at it, might as well get a pack of the x-zones too. And a bottle of mend-it, you'll need it.

 

To your question - the Fat is a big wide swing at a low speed.

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

I've had good success with the Pulse Jr on a jighead. Like was mentioned, it's more of a body roll whereas the Keitech has a more pronounced tail wag. The Keitech is my choice when I need the better bait for slower speeds. The Pulse also has a very pronounced rocking "pulsing", action on the fall that gets a lot of bites.

[padon]

as some others have said youll generally see more action out of the more expensive baits with a lighter weight and slower retrieve.