Baby bull shad users....

[DitchPanda]

What rod,reel and line setup you throwing these on? How do they fish?

[Big Swimbait]

Med action rod with 10-12 lb mono since it has small trebles. You will  need a little stretch to keep them pinned. My best luck has been a burn-pause-burn-pause retrieve.

[FishinBuck07]

I throw it on my Dobyns Fury 705CB rod, 10# fluoro, 7:5.1 ratio reel

[DitchPanda]

I'm thinking of throwing it on a KVD composite crank bait rod that I fish wake baits and shallow square bills on with 12lb copolymer . I have no experience in hard swim bait fishing...do these produce better in cold water or warm water?

[Bluebasser86]

7' M/MF Falcon BuCoo, Daiwa Eliminator 2500, 8lb AbrasX.

 

The action is pretty decent but I wish they sank faster.

[DitchPanda]

30 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

7' M/MF Falcon BuCoo, Daiwa Eliminator 2500, 8lb AbrasX.

 

The action is pretty decent but I wish they sank faster.

Have you tried wrapping lead wire around the hook shanks to help it sink faster? Also have you had luck in cold water with these or are they a warm water bait for you?

[Bluebasser86]

1 minute ago, DitchPanda said:

Have you tried wrapping lead wire around the hook shanks to help it sink faster? Also have you had luck in cold water with these or are they a warm water bait for you?

I haven't messed with weighting it any.

 

I haven't run into a situation to really fish it in colder water. The lake I fish most in the winter they feed on big gizzard shad. If I ever get over to the other power plant lake where they eat a lot of smaller shad I'll probably give it a shot though.

[DitchPanda]

11 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I haven't messed with weighting it any.

 

I haven't run into a situation to really fish it in colder water. The lake I fish most in the winter they feed on big gizzard shad. If I ever get over to the other power plant lake where they eat a lot of smaller shad I'll probably give it a shot though.

I have a series of cold clear water ponds about 15 miles from my house that has some studs in it. I've caught several in the 5lb range the past few years but have seen fish in the 8+ range maybe even bigger. Anyhow the pond has alot of small gills and green sunfish plus the state stocks it with rainbows a few times a year..figured a bluegill or trout colored one slow rolled after ice out may get me a giant. Only one way to find out I guess.

[FishinBuck07]

12 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

I have a series of cold clear water ponds about 15 miles from my house that has some studs in it. I've caught several in the 5lb range the past few years but have seen fish in the 8+ range maybe even bigger. Anyhow the pond has alot of small gills and green sunfish plus the state stocks it with rainbows a few times a year..figured a bluegill or trout colored one slow rolled after ice out may get me a giant. Only one way to find out I guess.

Was gonna say you won't know till you throw it!  Amazes me what bass will eat sometimes!!

[J Francho]

SC Avid AVC70MM and 10# Tatsu.

[ThatFishingGuy]

How do you guys fish this? I got one a while back and would make a cast, let it sink, then give it a slow steady retrieve but it always seems to make it's way back up to the surface instead of staying down at the depth I want it. I'm fishing it on a 7' medium/moderate cranking stick, 5:1 reel and 12-14lb mono. Totally new to swimbaits so I'd appreciate some help!

[PotatoLake]

5 hours ago, ThatFishingGuy said:

How do you guys fish this? I got one a while back and would make a cast, let it sink, then give it a slow steady retrieve but it always seems to make it's way back up to the surface instead of staying down at the depth I want it. I'm fishing it on a 7' medium/moderate cranking stick, 5:1 reel and 12-14lb mono. Totally new to swimbaits so I'd appreciate some help!

Maybe fish it on fluorocarbon. 10lb. That should help keep it down.