Skinny Dippers

[bassh8er]

Was hoping to get some input on these baits. I just recently got my hands on a few, and plan on getting my hands on a few more during this off season. They look good in the bag, and I was wondering how you guys fish them. I'm guessing they would work well weightless fished like a fluke, or with a weighted swimbait hook like other soft bodied swimbaits. Any input on successful rigging techniques with this bait would be appreciated.

[aavery2]

I have not used the Skinny Dipper, but I have used the Cane Thumper which is close to the same bait. I use these as a trailer on swimjigs, and fish them weightless like a fluke. Caught some nice bass in the spring this year with these techniques. Good Luck.

Almost forgot to mention that they work very well on a Scrounger Jighead as well.

[Crankenstein Crony]

I use Skinny Dippers a lot in some of our local lakes that have some big shallow areas that are very weedy. I have caught a lot of good fish on the Houdini and Gold Digger colors. I have several bags of the California 420 as well. I don't catch as many fish on that color, but the fish I have caught on it have been larger fish.

I fish these on a Owner weighted swimbait hook. These baits will go through just about anything with out getting snagged if you rig them right. I have also fished them on weed edges with a jig head and had good success. My buddy fishes them on a football jig head and has caught some hawgs! I've never fished them weightless like a fluke, but they do work very well as a swim bait trailer.

[A-Jay]

^{The Little dipper makes for an excellent swim jig trailer.}

^A-Jay

[J Francho]

Like most boot tail baits, they don't work well without weight. The best way I've found is Owner swimbait hooks.

[Vinny Chase]

I just use a screw in bullet weight and a superline EWG Gammy 4/0 hook. But yes, they have there time and place where they outfish everything else.

[quanjig]

Swimmjig trailer yes, not so much on the scrounger. Tends to negate the action of the jighead!

[zip pow]

I use them on the scrounger jig head all the time gville fish love em especially the white trash color