Plastics on Weighted Swimbait Hooks?

[MSPbass]

I have quite a few weighted swimbait hooks that I'm not using since swimbaits were a passing fad for me. I'm trying them out on other soft plastics, but the results are mixed. I was fishing a YUM Money Craw on one the other day. No takers but it looked good in the water; especially when I let it fall and then swam it straight back. But, like I said, the bass didn't seem to agree. Caught a few on Sweet Beavers, doing the same, another time though.

Wondering what other plastics folks have rigged on a swimbait hook, and how you fished them? Thanks

[Chris at Tech]

Zoom Ultravibe worm

Rage Tail Anaconda

Swimming Senko

[tentimesover]

Like you I've got some of these hooks after giving up on the Money Minnow.  They sure look good on worms -- but, I haven't had any luck with them either.  I use them along with one of those parasite curly Q devices to keep the end of the worm up tight against the hook.

[rubba bubba]

Wacky rigged senkos for deeper water/windier conditions.

Rage Tail Space Monkey

[Fishing Cowgirl]

Zoom Super Flukes

Lizard/ bush hogs

I've had pretty good luck with them.

[twitchfish]

12" Culprit Worms and 10" PowerWorms fished on top of lily pads and moss and weeds.

Swim Senkos.

I have had luck with beavers, creatures and craws with these hooks also.

The only one that didn't work was a Fat Ika. Rigged it PERFECTLY, staright, weight in the middle and everything. First cast it came back half way down the hook.  Readjusted and the second cast, the hook landed about where aimed and I don't think that the Ika has landed yet.

Twitch

[Shane J]

Rage Tail Anaconda

Rage Tail Toad

and most recently... Rage Shad (works sweet for a wake bait)

[D4u2s0t]

I almost always use a 1/8oz keel hook with my plastics.  Sometimes i'll use an additional weight, sometimes not, depends what is going on the hook.  But I find that it improves cast distance, and when not using additional weights it really brings the baits to life on the fall.  At the same time, it's not heavy enough for the baits to sink like a rock, which I like.  That being said, i'll use them for a space monkey, fluke, various worms & creature baits, pretty much anything I tie on.  I love them for the flukes, I find without a keel hook it likes to spin in circles on a quick retreive.  With the keel hook, it swims properly the whole way back, regardless of retreive speed.

[Wayne P.]

Zoom Super Fluke

Zoom Magnum Super Fluke

[MSPbass]

Thanks! These are great ideas. I have a trusted fluke presentation that I'm going to stick with, but I like the lizard! I will try that for sure. Space Monkey too.

[Lobster Monster]