Is there such thing as a budget trout swim bait?

[skekoam]

My son and I are headed to a lake this weekend where they have just stocked trout.  The ranger suggested throwing a trout swim bait for starters, but I know nothing about them.  All I know is that the ones I've seen are very expensive.  In addition, most of our rods are M/H and not sure they could even handle a swimbait that is very heavy.

 

thanks!

[WRB]

Try looking on the Flea Market, I sold lots swimbait from that forum. 

The expensive side of swimbaits is the special rods and reels to cast heavier trout lures.

3:16 6”  Mission Fish is 1.4 oz are good at reasonable price about $12. You can get by with a heavy jig rod.

Tom

[Michigander]

River2Sea S-Waver 120 weighs just over an ounce and is under $20.

[skekoam]

9 minutes ago, Michigander said:

River2Sea S-Waver 120 weighs just over an ounce and is under $20.

Thanks.  That seems to fit the bill.  I need it asap as we are headed out Sunday.  Hopefully we can find one at our local turners.

 

Given the weather and trout stocking do you guys suggest starting with the swim bait or try something more subtle like a spinner bait/ jerk bait?  Given my luck at large lakes, we will probably end up just going for trout after a while,  but I still need to try for bass.

 

Thanks @wrb for the suggestion above.

[wisconsin heat]

Savage gear 3d trout are awesome. I have a 6 inch that swims amazingly well and looks very detailed. Line through is $11.99. I don't have the boot tail version but those are only like 7 bucks at TW.

 

[Michigander]

20 minutes ago, wisconsin heat said:

Savage gear 3d trout are awesome. I have a 6 inch that swims amazingly well and looks very detailed. Line through is $11.99. I don't have the boot tail version but those are only like 7 bucks at TW.

 

Those came to mind as well but I didn't recommend as I haven't personally used them. Glad you can vouch for them!

[skekoam]

Appears my local Turners only carries Spro, Deps, and Huddleston.  Right now, the Spro BBz1 seems like the only on within my budget.  I may order or more of the above to try next time around.

 

thanks again

[WRB]

Try Anglers Marine in Anaheim near you, they carry a wide range of swimbaits.

Tom

PS, Kyle is a pro angler who can help out.

[Mr. Aquarium]

Swaver. Bbz, savage gear, nuff said.all “cheap” baits that get bit! 

[Bluebasser86]

The 120 S waver is very difficult to work and barely bigger than a jerkbait. The 168 S Waver is much easier to fish and actually imitates a bigger baitfish.

 

Savage Gear makes several baits that imitate a trout (3D line through trout, 4D line through trout, a 185 Shine Glide, the Glide Swimmer, 3D real trout, or the Pulse Tail trout.

[Jonas Staggs]

On 12/18/2020 at 11:22 AM, skekoam said:

My son and I are headed to a lake this weekend where they have just stocked trout.  The ranger suggested throwing a trout swim bait for starters, but I know nothing about them.  All I know is that the ones I've seen are very expensive.  In addition, most of our rods are M/H and not sure they could even handle a swimbait that is very heavy.

 

thanks!

 

 

Recognize you from fish brain. 

 

Walmart has some cheap large trout swimbaits, I think it was storm or castaic, or possibly both. I have one but never fished it, still need the swimbait rod lol

[skekoam]

My son and I hit up Lake Poway yesterday to catch whatever we could.  They had just stocked 1,500 lbs of trout thursday so I thought it would be guaranteed.  We only saw maybe 10 schooling but they wouldn't take anything.  Jigs, spoons, powerbait.  The worst or best part of the day was seeing some huge bass swimming under the boat at about 15 feet.  They looked really fat from feeding.  We threw jigs and crankbaits with no luck.