I would take a look at a 7 inch MS Slammer. If you read back a few posts to the discussion about learning how to catch swimbait fish, jointed wooden lures like this was how many of us started out.

The 7 or 9 inch Slammer will have a handful of nice features. They last nearly forever (my best bait is 5+ years and many hundreds of fish old). They don't imitate one specific baitfish. More of an all-around type lure (buy the baby bass color). Small bass love this lure. They're light enough you don't need a special rod and reel. And they doesn't require much if any special skill to use.

Then again, 6 swimbait bites in a day isn't that bad :)