Sebile Magic swimmer questions.

[cart7t]

This bait has got me interested.  I followed ***s link in his other thread and read this.

"Okay now, let me share one of my favorite ways to use the Magic Swimmer. One of the tactics I designed it for, may surprise you. It is to use it is as a sinking twitchbait where you let it sink in or around the shallow cover (you can let it sink up to 10 or more feet) as you twitch it with little downward twitches of the rod tip. Only twitch a few inches, and it will flip and flop in semi-circles and can easily do an about-face 180 degree turn-around when you lightly twitch it," explains S ébile.

That sinking, twitching tactic is the strategic advantage that only the Magic Swimmer has - and what it was designed to do. So practice at it until you can sink and twitch the Magic Swimmer perfectly.

Until you get the hang of it, or if you twitch it too hard, it can tangle. Also, if you give it too much slack after you twitch, it can tangle too. So it takes some practice, and you can have some tangles at first until you get the hang of it. As you gain mastery, you will tangle less and less, and soon you'll become so skilled that it rarely tangles at all. It's easy to sharpen your skill at first when you work the lure close enough to watch it as you twitch it and see some fish react to it. Once you've grown confident at doing that, you can cast further beyond where you can watch it, yet reproduce the sinking, twitching movements at longer distances.

For those of you that have used the 125 series bait,  just how slow does this bait fall?  I'm interested in the possibilities this early spring during the normal shad die off/jerkbait season and am wondering about the potential for this bait.  These baits obviously have some natural bouyancy that is overridden by the weight causing them to sink and I'm wondering if putting lighter weight trebles would slow the fall slower or if anyone has played around with getting these baits to fall slower than they're designed to.  

[mrbassky]

I havent timed it but around a ft every 3seconds is close I think. I would still stick with a steady retieve till fish show themselves.

[SoFl-native]

This bait has got me interested. I followed ***s link in his other thread and read this.

"Okay now, let me share one of my favorite ways to use the Magic Swimmer. One of the tactics I designed it for, may surprise you. It is to use it is as a sinking twitchbait where you let it sink in or around the shallow cover (you can let it sink up to 10 or more feet) as you twitch it with little downward twitches of the rod tip. Only twitch a few inches, and it will flip and flop in semi-circles and can easily do an about-face 180 degree turn-around when you lightly twitch it," explains S ébile.

That sinking, twitching tactic is the strategic advantage that only the Magic Swimmer has - and what it was designed to do. So practice at it until you can sink and twitch the Magic Swimmer perfectly.

Until you get the hang of it, or if you twitch it too hard, it can tangle. Also, if you give it too much slack after you twitch, it can tangle too. So it takes some practice, and you can have some tangles at first until you get the hang of it. As you gain mastery, you will tangle less and less, and soon you'll become so skilled that it rarely tangles at all. It's easy to sharpen your skill at first when you work the lure close enough to watch it as you twitch it and see some fish react to it. Once you've grown confident at doing that, you can cast further beyond where you can watch it, yet reproduce the sinking, twitching movements at longer distances.

For those of you that have used the 125 series bait, just how slow does this bait fall? I'm interested in the possibilities this early spring during the normal shad die off/jerkbait season and am wondering about the potential for this bait. These baits obviously have some natural bouyancy that is overridden by the weight causing them to sink and I'm wondering if putting lighter weight trebles would slow the fall slower or if anyone has played around with getting these baits to fall slower than they're designed to.

the technique he mentions above is pretty much a jerkbait technique. Twitching on a slack line and such. A common technique for suspending jerk baits (rogue's etc)

What is good about the Sebile is that it does those half circles and 180's he mentions. Plus the sink rate is fast enough that you can fish it deeper with longer pauses.

It is a very versatile bait.

[BARON49_Northern NY]

I like these baits as I can get down to deeper depths then I am able to with the King Shads.  They are well made and look great in the water.  

I read the same article and am going to give this twitching more of a try.  For me slow rolling is usually the best way to fish swimbaits, but last Summer I cranked these baits over the tops of weeds and they run true with no problems.  Letting them sink to the depth you want to fish also works and they do hold to that depth if you don't crank them too fast.  

[djmax22]

I believe they are releasing a fast sink version this year. I hate using the slow sink models it takes forever to sink.

[SoFl-native]

did you try some solder wire around the front hook? I am not sure if it would work with these baits.....it might throw off the wobble. Just a thought.

[Gatorbassman]

The current Magic Swimmer sinks at 6 inches a second.

[cart7t]

Thanks for all the answers.  I've only played around with soft plastic swimbaits the past couple years but never considered the hard ones.  Looks like the bait monkey's gonna get some of my money this year.   8-)