How would you match this hatch?

[Thembones]

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Just saw the new Sleeper Gills at my local tackle shop......OP you should give these a good look.   Pricey but they looked fantastic, and the size seemed perfect on them to catch both big and regular fish.    

 

i watched a few videos on this today 

I have two at the house. 

[Columbia Craw]

1 hour ago, Munkin said:

Sweet!

[NorthernBasser]

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

One of these with 

 

with a 4" GP Swammer or 5" swimming super fluke in houdini

[Derek1]

[Thembones]

All great responses I appreciate the ideas 

 

this was my first attempt 

[TnRiver46]

The bass are smarter than you, give up on matching the hatch! 

[Jmontgomery87]

[Thembones]

11 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

The bass are smarter than you, give up on matching the hatch! 

I am for sure learning and what you said makes sense. Sometimes it takes something different? I know a lot of people say to match the bait in the water 

[TnRiver46]

25 minutes ago, Thembones said:

I am for sure learning and what you said makes sense. Sometimes it takes something different? I know a lot of people say to match the bait in the water 

Well I was joking, they aren’t really smarter than you. Re reading that made me feel a tad mean haha

[Thembones]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Well I was joking, they aren’t really smarter than you. Re reading that made me feel a tad mean haha

 

All good...

I have times when i feel like they don't want to eat anything.

[TnRiver46]

9 minutes ago, Thembones said:

 

All good...

I have times when i feel like they don't want to eat anything.

That surely happens, probably for about half of every single day 

[Deleted account]

11 hours ago, Jmontgomery87 said:

 

The SK Tour Grade in BG has earned a spot in my jig A box, not sexy (ha), but it gets the job done.

[Jmontgomery87]

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

 

The SK Tour Grade in BG has earned a spot in my jig A box, not sexy (ha), but it gets the job done.

I just started getting into swim jigs a couple of weeks ago. They truly are a 4x4 jig. It's probably my favorite moving bait for grass or when conditions aren't right for a spinnerbait. You can cover the whole water column and pitch 'em too.

[softwateronly]

On 9/25/2022 at 7:39 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Okay so I went down and found the bait I was talking about, along with a few others I think would be great as well depending on water color/clarity 

 

Mattlures is who makes this nice one.   Thing is huge, and unless somebody has DD fish swimming beneath them, kind of pointless to throw imo.   Ironically I have DD Bass in the main lake I fish, but just don't want to lose it haha. 

 

 

On 9/25/2022 at 5:03 PM, Thembones said:

caught goofing around after some less than stellar bass catching results. 
 

I'm consistently surprised at what a bass is willing to eat in terms of size and what's nice about that mattlures bg is that the profile is shortened a bit in height, meaning hookups on 3lb ish bass is a little better.  I currently use the SG 4" RTF pulse tail because the size is more versatile and the price more affordable. Gold gill looks like a good match.

 

 

That said, a dirty jigs swim jig in 3/8-3/4oz w/ a gambler or d walker is my favorite and most successful panfish imitator.

 

scott

[AlabamaSpothunter]

5 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

 

 

I'm consistently surprised at what a bass is willing to eat in terms of size and what's nice about that mattlures bg is that the profile is shortened a bit in height, meaning hookups on 3lb ish bass is a little better.  I currently use the SG 4" RTF pulse tail because the size is more versatile and the price more affordable. Gold gill looks like a good match.

 

 

That said, a dirty jigs swim jig in 3/8-3/4oz w/ a gambler or d walker is my favorite and most successful panfish imitator.

 

scott

I looked up that website after I posted the lures, and was surprised to see them in business with lots more offering, and seemingly about the same price as 20 years ago.

 

I'm going to try one of these out, they just look too much like the real thing.

[softwateronly]

Just now, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I looked up that website after I posted the lures, and was surprised to see them in business with lots more offering, and seemingly cheaper.

 

I'm going to try one of these out, they just look too much like the real thing.

 

I didn't get a lot of time in with them this year, but the hits/fish I did get, absolutely hammered it.  Prespawn till post spawn, straight retrieve from shallow to deep was where it shined, usually the first deeper water ambush cover.  The swim is subtle but a little nose up, which seems off to me.  They do stay upright on the bottom, which might make them a cold water creeper.

 

scott

[Eric 26]

On 9/26/2022 at 8:33 AM, Thembones said:

 

like of the ones sitting in the bottom shelf at walmart cheap?

I’m a fan of the pb&j colored spinner baits and the Strike King finesse swim jig both bought off the bottom shelf at my local Wal Mart.

[Thembones]

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I looked up that website after I posted the lures, and was surprised to see them in business with lots more offering, and seemingly about the same price as 20 years ago.

 

I'm going to try one of these out, they just look too much like the real thing.

 

Which website did you look up?  Savage gear?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

7 minutes ago, Thembones said:

 

Which website did you look up?  Savage gear?

Tried to post the link and now the post is hidden.     Just google Mattlures.....first option

[ATA]

Catch'em crank bait, I didnt catch anything with it yet, but I would match the hatch with this. 

[Thembones]

8 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

I’m a fan of the pb&j colored spinner baits and the Strike King finesse swim jig both bought off the bottom shelf at my local Wal Mart.

I have seen these and will probably be grabbing a few.  For the price it’s hard to beat. 

[Eric 26]

4 minutes ago, Thembones said:

I have seen these and will probably be grabbing a few.  For the price it’s hard to beat. 

Forgot to add the house brand Ozark Trails crank baits and lipless crank baits from Wal-Mart, the crank baits run pretty true right from the package have decent/sharp eagle claw hooks and hit just the right depth to not get hung on weeds the whole time in the retention ponds I fish.

[Thembones]

15 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

Forgot to add the house brand Ozark Trails crank baits and lipless crank baits from Wal-Mart, the crank baits run pretty true right from the package have decent/sharp eagle claw hooks and hit just the right depth to not get hung on weeds the whole time in the retention ponds I fish.

this is the info I need

For a returning angler it can get expensive 

[Eric 26]

Going to add 2 things in regards to the lures I mentioned. First this is the jig available by me and secondly the crank baits I mentioned the finish chips pretty easily so I think I’ve read clear nail polish  should help if you’re banging rocks or branches quite a bit.