Strike King Shadalicious

[Loomis24]

I have not really been on the swimbait train recently(I know I am behind the 8 ball here). I have decided to throw some this year so I picked up some Yum Money minnows and some Strike King Shadalicious. I was wondering if anyone has fished the Shadalicious and if so how did it perform for you. Did it hold up well or fall apart after a few bites? I got the sexy shad color as that is all they had in stock. Thanks for the help.

[Hooligan]

It's a decent plastic, I'll get 8-10 fish or more on one, as long as I'm using the Owner swimbait hooks.

[WanderLust]

It's a decent plastic, I'll get 8-10 fish or more on one, as long as I'm using the Owner swimbait hooks.

My son loves them... He saw strike classics and wanted to use them.

I prefer LF Live Magic Shad but these catch fish too. plain and simple.

Big fan of the Owner SB hooks too.

[i said ALL day]

Good hooks are key to longevity! the owners are great.The 4.5" sk baits are good the 3.5 take more speed on your retreive to have a good action. I'd stick to the 4.5s they are more versital

[NateFollmer]

I hated the money Minnows... too soft for my liking. I love the shadalicious swimbait though. Sexy shad and neon ghost are my favorites. I use 4 or 5 /0 Moaner Stroker Hooks. I learned a tip from Dave Lefebre about swimbait hooks. He said most people under weight their rigs. I got better action from my swimbaits when I started using heavier hooks.

[CWB]

4.5" in Sexy Shad has done pretty good for me the last few years. They hold up pretty well too.

A little Mend-It fixes 'em up. Hook of choice is 5/0 1/8 oz. weighted Gamakatsu Superline hook. Hard to find today for some reason but I have enough to last a few more years.

Mega Strike has a good one but haven't used it too much as it's pretty new. Solid bulky body shape. Worth a look.

[Mr SwimJig]

It's a decent plastic, I'll get 8-10 fish or more on one, as long as I'm using the Owner swimbait hooks.

X2, the Owner swimbait hooks are great.

SJ

[wisconsin heat]

from my experience the shadalicious baits are too stiff to get a good action out of, for the 3.5" anyway. but im weird, I also despise twist lock swimbait hooks.

[Chris at Tech]

The 5.5" inchers in Ayu have done me well. I picked up some of the Owner Beast hooks that I'll try soon but in the past the 6/0 Bass Magic weighted hooks BPS sells have worked just fine. I'd slit the belly open along the seam, and this made rigging and hooking easier for me.

[CFFF 1.5]

The Shadalicious were the first soft swimbaits I purchased and I hated them. To hard to get good action on them. I prefer the Berkley Hollow Belly Soft Swimbaits.