lee ellis Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 what are the good swimbaits that yall have found to work well that arent too expensive? Quote
Branuss04 Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 what are the good swimbaits that yall have found to work well that arent too expensive? As far as quality, cheap, proven, and effective swimbaits start off with these. They are great beginner baits and most of them you can throw on a flippin stick so no extra gear is needed. *6" Huddleston *3:16 Mighty Minnow *3:16 Mission Fish *Mattlures Bluegill *Mattlures Baby bass/Trout *M.S. Slammer *Baitsmith This is just the tip of the iceberg as these are some of the smaller swimbaits that are great for beginners as no swimbait gear is needed. I'm sure there are more baits and more members might chime in, but these are highly regarded baits in the swimbait community. Good Luck. Quote
andamtoft Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 There is the whole line of soft tube bellied swimbaits ( Shadalicious, BassMagic, Basstrix, Money Minnow, etc..) which I have had success with. There is also Spro BBz-1 i believe, trutungsten swimshad, and strike king king shad. Those are some more light effective and cheaper swimbaits. Good Luck! Quote
STK001 Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 Guys, I'm no poor boy by any stretch but anyone saying $20 to $30 for a swimbait is one of the "cheaper" ones is either wealthy, sponsored, or spoiled...Hey, go and buy some of the Yum Money Minnows, the Megabait Charlie is excellent and it's under $10! I've caught a ton of bass with this bait and I own King Shads, Spro BBZ's, Jackall 180's and Ninja's...have some Huddleston's, Mattlure's, etc...I will say the baby mattlure's are reasonable..around 13 bucks...you can even get the first series of Mattlure's on ebay for around 16.. definitely a quality swimbait for that price. Good luck and don't spend a fortune when you don't need to. Go catch some fish and remember they don't care what you paid! Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 Huddleston and Mattlures are my favorites!(the few times i use them) They are all over Ebay pretty cheap. Quote
Branuss04 Posted April 20, 2009 Posted April 20, 2009 Guys, I'm no poor boy by any stretch but anyone saying $20 to $30 for a swimbait is one of the "cheaper" ones is either wealthy, sponsored, or spoiled... $20 to $30 for a GOOD swimbait is one of the "cheaper" ones I said it and as a single college bachelor I am not wealthy I am not sponsored by any of those bait companies yet alone ANY company I pay for EVERYTHING and am not spoiled Just wanted to clear that up... thanks you BTW - besides the M.S. Slammer, you can get all of those baits I mentioned for less than $20. Good Luck in your swim baiting journey. ;D Quote
lee ellis Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 ya im more interested in the smaller ones not the massive trout looking ones for califonia i fish in alabama and georgia so the swimbaits that would work well in those states Quote
fishbully 2.0 Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 I've tried a few swimbaits from strike king, berkely, yum, and others but I've caught more fish off a zoom fluke than all of em combined. I fish north florida so that's a little closer than cali. Try gold fish, arkansas shiner, or my favorite, white pearl Quote
Super User burleytog Posted April 21, 2009 Super User Posted April 21, 2009 You get what you pay for. :-X Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 This craze of calling a paddletail (ok, the new ones are a "hollow body paddletail") a swimbait has to stop!!! It's called marketing folks. "Swimbaits" are the hottest, and most highly searched baits recently. These companies that are calling their paddletaisl a swimbait are merely capitalizing on those searches. IT'S A PADDLETAIL!! try the Berkley, I've been watching Dirk catch fish with it all week. I'm still using the super fluke personally, stays in the strike zone longer. ya im more interested in the smaller ones not the massive trout looking ones for califonia i fish in alabama and georgia so the swimbaits that would work well in those states huh? Get out from under that rock son!! Swimbaits aren't just for California, they work in ALL states, especially mine, if you have any, send 'em to Rhode Island please!! Quote
Primus Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 If you are on a budget try the River to Sea V joint 95 Wake Minnow in the Chartreuse Shad color. This bait runs app. 8$ , weighs 3/4 oz. so you don't need special rod/reel combo, doesn't roll on a fast retrieve and most important catches fish. The one thing that you need to know is that despite it's name it is not a true wake bait, runs a little subsurface, it fishes like a longer jointed baby 1 minus. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted April 21, 2009 Super User Posted April 21, 2009 This craze of calling a paddletail (ok, the new ones are a "hollow body paddletail") a swimbait has to stop!!!It's called marketing folks. "Swimbaits" are the hottest, and most highly searched baits recently. These companies that are calling their paddletaisl a swimbait are merely capitalizing on those searches. IT'S A PADDLETAIL!! try the Berkley, I've been watching Dirk catch fish with it all week. I'm still using the super fluke personally, stays in the strike zone longer. ya im more interested in the smaller ones not the massive trout looking ones for califonia i fish in alabama and georgia so the swimbaits that would work well in those states huh? Get out from under that rock son!! Swimbaits aren't just for California, they work in ALL states, especially mine, if you have any, send 'em to Rhode Island please!! Hey, who tweaked your topknot? ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted April 21, 2009 Super User Posted April 21, 2009 Guys, I'm no poor boy by any stretch but anyone saying $20 to $30 for a swimbait is one of the "cheaper" ones is either wealthy, sponsored, or spoiled... Some people's kids.... Wish I was wealthy, dont need the hassels of sponsorship and most certainly am not spoiled. Work hard, save the money you would spend on inferior baits and buy a couple proven producers. A 6" Hud or Mattlures Baby bass is only $15, will catch fish all across the country and doesnt require specialized gear. 'Nuff said. Next.... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 21, 2009 Super User Posted April 21, 2009 I love the debate over what is a paddletail, what is a clubfoot grub, and what a swimbait really is, LOL. When someone says "paddletail," I think of a worm - Speedworms in particular. Just call the lure by its name, and who cares about marketing. Some "swimbaits" don't look at all like a swimming bait, and yet, some don't consider my little Sebiles true swimbaits. Its all too funny to me. I laugh every time I unhook a a slob from Money Minnows, Sebiles, Mini-Slammers, and Big hammers Quote
Infidel. Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 LBH, you are fighting a loosing battle. If you want to trace the term back to when it was first applied in the bass fishing scene you would be talking about AA's and Wormking swimbaits that did have a paddle tail. Now the term "Swimbait" has been applied to everything from 4" paddle tubes to 14" Nates Baits. You have to look at the term the same way you use the term "Rock." You can break rock down to a million sub catagories from Oldies to Death Metal and everything in between. What is "Rock" to one person isn't to another. Same goes for "Swimbaits" Believe me, I feel the same frustration you do but we just have to deal with it. Quote
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