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#7174, "which BIG swimabits should i start with..."
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Hey all, I have been fishing with the Big(6") storm wild eye swim shad and the castiac trout(6") on my med/hvy baitcast combo and have been doing pretty decent, I am now set on buying a new swimbait combo rod/reel I am going with the Okuma guide series rod (xhvy) with a induron idx400 reel For now this are all I can afford but have read that they will be very sufficent for throwing big baits.Now my question is this... I live In lake havasu city and fish here 97% of my time, We DONT have trout here so i know the big bass dont feed on trout and some of the best swimbaits I have seen so far are usualy Trout patterned.I do know that they feed on sunfish here as well as shad,But shad dont get that big here so throwing a 12" shad wouldnt make much sense and for bluegill I have been looking into Mattslures bluegills and the smaller storm bluegills what LARGE baits should I look into and am I wasteing my money on an extra heavy duty swimbait rod if the baits dont make sense here?..I hope that question doesnt sound lame but I have been almost satisfied throwing smaller baits,yet I know if I find the right baits to throw in the large size it might pay off..any ideas would be greatly appreciated...
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RE: which BIG swimabits should i start with...,
Tm Customs,
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fishnfool,
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Lightninrod,
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Tm Customs,
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magmaster,
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Lightninrod,
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aesrock,
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swimbait,
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Lightninrod | Sat Dec-17-05 07:34 AM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#7186, "RE: which BIG swimabits should i start with..."
In response to Reply # 2
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"I have been looking into Mattslures bluegills and the smaller storm bluegills"
Matts baits are way superior to any mass-produced swimbaits. His baits have been my "go to" baits this year and they have served me well here in middle GA. I've caught scores of Bass with all of his baits, from a 1.5 lber to my new PB, a 9 lber.
I'm trying to use the bigger baits(Hudds, Slammers, etc.) and have had a little success with some except for the Hudds so far. If you're budgeting your bait purchases but still want to use swimbaits(and catch Bass), Matt's is the way to go IMO.
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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Lightninrod | Sun Dec-18-05 05:31 PM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#7189, "RE: which BIG swimabits should i start with..."
In response to Reply # 4
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Cool Bass TM!
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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aesrock | Mon Dec-19-05 10:35 AM |
Member since Dec 12th 2005
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#7191, "RE: which BIG swimabits should i start with..."
In response to Reply # 6
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I fish alot of local smaller ponds in my area where the forage mainly consist's of sunfish or baby LMB, and trout are non-existent. I've had great sucess with some bigger Lucky Craft stuff from Japan, I would highly recommend them though they are not necessarily swimbaits.
http://www.luckycraft.co.jp/products/2005/0504/0504bull/index.html The Lucky Craft B.U.L.L. searchbait is this massive topwater crank with a prop tail that's similar to a Deps Buzzjet. It weighs about 2 oz. and are 4". It really create's this obnoxious surface disturbance and lots of bass calling loud noise- it's hard to build confidence on it at first but has proven killer for me as a night time bait and i've taken probably about 20 total 4-5 lb. bass on them over the last year, with the biggest going just over 6.
http://www.luckycraft.co.jp/products/2005/0504/0504realvib/index.html I've also recently started throwing the Lucky Craft Real VIB, it's pretty much a giant rattletrap style lure that is way more detailed. I've been working them like swimbaits, they're 4" and weigh an ounce. The lucky craft stuff is hit or miss with availability, I've gotten all of myn either from ebay or www.plat.co.jp
http://www.lobinalures.com/swim.html I'd also back-up the fish arrow swimbaits someone else mentioned, for some reason I have alot better luck with the monster jack lures on smaller bodies of water. They're also available through Lobina Lures in the U.S., but pretty pricey. They don't have any conventional patterns available in the U.S. for the sinking style spooky jack yet though, which is unfortunate because they are killer swimbaits. I bought the Bluegill pattern one off of ebay from Japan. It's kind of ironic that you can only find trout pattern swimbaits, I'm actually having a red ayu patterned spooky jack painted up like a trout right now because I think it will destroy some of the SoCal lakes out here, the spooky jack shares the same action as a triple trout but looks alot more realistic.
Sorry to go off, but hope this helps you stick some fatties in your area!
-Aesrock
Bluegill Pattern B.U.L.L. http://i18.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/a1/a0/f9_1.JPG Bluegill Pattern Real VIB77 http://i11.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/90/bf/b2_1.JPG Bluegill Pattern Spooky Jack http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/4b/e5/a0_1.JPG
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