Swimbaits: The Next Lethal Weapon

  • Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    March 4, 2011 at 3:11 pm #943969

    Looks good.
    Even better than the Banjo Minnow.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    March 4, 2011 at 3:32 pm #943982

    But it can’t touch the flying lure.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    March 4, 2011 at 4:15 pm #944016

    Great read Kyle !!

    Bet I can catch walleyes with that

    duckilr
    Mississippi River
    Posts: 997
    March 4, 2011 at 5:21 pm #944036

    Thanks Dave. Not sure on the walleyes, give it a shot and let me know.

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11917
    March 4, 2011 at 6:13 pm #944061

    Great read and a nice looking bait. My plans are to get on the swimbait wagon this summer. I’ll have to give a few of these a try. At the cost of each of these I just hope the Pike don’t tear them up after just one fish.

    ottomatica
    Lino Lakes, MN
    Posts: 1380
    March 4, 2011 at 7:10 pm #944079

    Quote:

    But it can’t touch the flying lure.

    Or anything in Chuck Woolery’s collection

    But seriously, I like the hooks…one thing I don’t like about swim baits is trying to hook up. Seems like you should let them take it like a worm or jig but it’s hard to do that with a moving lure…

    matt-p
    White Bear Lake, MN
    Posts: 643
    March 4, 2011 at 7:27 pm #944088

    Swimbaits are an awesome tool for bass. I started using a yum money minnow with a weighted swimbait hook last year. It was only a 1/4 oz weight but I could work it at any level. I had to let them eat it to get the hook into their mouth. So when I felt/ saw a bite I would wait for the rod to load up and I would feel the weight of the fish (much like top water) before setting the hook. I caught so many for fish on this then I did with any other lure during the late summer. I think I might have to get a few of these to add to my collection.

    I also caught much bigger fishing using these too… hmm Im gonna have to try them for walleyes too I think!!

    iceman35
    upstate New York
    Posts: 423
    March 5, 2011 at 11:15 am #944252

    hey icekid, I kinda took a relaxed approach while fishing the live magic shad. just kinda kept reeling and let them set the hook… great write up…

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