Swim BAITS

[ikeslayer]

So swim baits has been touched on in a few other threads i thought it was about time it got its own thread. here are 3 lures i own and have fished quite a bit. The first is a kickn minnow i was inspired to buy a kicktail from that stupid infomercial and these were much cheaper. The second 2 i thought would rip it up here in the midwest in an area that is full of gils and craps. However i have fished all three alot and i have only caught one seven inch bass. These should work what am i doing wrong.

[Deitz Dittrich]

my guess is you are dealing with loacation... Bass will eat these lures. I use the MrTwister version that you just thread on a jig head. I caught some big fish on them this last year.

I also use them as a tralier on a Swim Jig, thats where they work the best for me. Look them up, they are called a Sassy Shad. Here is one of my fave colors?.. I think it kind of looks like a bluegill?

[SluggoMaster]

The Sassy Shad has been around since I was a kid. We used them for crappie and panfish. It looks like they have been McSuperSized!

[Boedigheimer]

ikeslayer, I fished swimbaits a bunch the last couple of years , they are my new favorite bait. My biggest largie and smallie last year came on the 'Berkeley in-shore swimshad', with a 1/2 oz. owner jighead. Another good one is made by 'BIG HAMMER' out of California, which comes in hundreds of different color options.

Both baits have the classic side to side action, which sassyshads do not.

I have had my best luck using these lures on 5-15 ft. veggie flats. Long casts and a nice steady retrieve, with occasional pauses. Once I get a couple on the swimbait, I would go back through them with a jigworm and mop up the stragglers. Good luck