Good Light Swimbait? 2024
lecisnith reply :
I'm thinking of picking up a light swimbait. I'm talking nothing over an ounce that I can throw on a MH rod. I only have experience with soft-bodied swimbaits, so anyone have any suggestions on a hard-bodied one?
MarkH024 reply :
Mattlures baby hard gill
S-waver 168
6"Spro bbz1
cgolf reply :
I have had good luck with the Strike King baby king shad. While only 3" I have caught some nice bass and had a follow to the boat from one of the biggest muskies I have ever seen, so big fish potential should be there with bass too.
Bluebasser86 reply :
King Shad
Bass Pro just reintroduced their XPS soft swimbait that is a nice little bait.
The 168 S waver or two smaller sizes of Savage Gear Glide Swimmer are good baits.
zeth reply :
Two hard swimbaits I like are the Savage Gear Liplure and the Biwaa S'Trout.
WRB reply :
Nothing over an ounce makes this a short list.On 6/13/2015 at 8:09 PM, lecisnith said:I'm thinking of picking up a light swimbait. I'm talking nothing over an ounce that I can throw on a MH rod. I only have experience with soft-bodied swimbaits, so anyone have any suggestions on a hard-bodied one?
BBZ-1 4" Shad swimbait, medium sink 7/8 oz.
R2sea S-Waver 4", 120 sinking is 15/16 oz.
Take a look at jointed lures like Strike King baby King Shad and several Rapala lures.
Tom
lecisnith reply :
I'm looking pretty hard at the Strike king baby shad and the bbz. Thanks for the input.
Catch and Grease reply :
I started using the king shad from strike king and I like it a lot!
deaknh03 reply :
Giron
S Song
Slide swimmer 115
Sea Salt reply :
Spro BBZ-1 Shad 4" in Killer gill or Natural Shad.
Comfortably Numb reply :
R2S v-joint minnow series.
Spro BBZ 4"
Great wake bait is SK Wake shad
Jon G reply :
On 6/14/2015 at 2:04 AM, deaknh03 said:Giron
S Song
Slide swimmer 115
I had no idea there was a Slide Swimmer 115 how is it?
hatrix reply :
On 6/14/2015 at 1:07 PM, Jon G said:I had no idea there was a Slide Swimmer 115 how is it?
Small 
It has a tight swim with a short glide and sinks kinda slow and is kinda hard to fish with any depth. You can add weight to it so it glides a bit wider and sinks quicker so you can fish deeper but it's kinda difficult to keep it balanced. It took me quite a bit to figure out exactly how to weight it correctly.
Comfortably Numb reply :
Sebile Magic swimmer
Klebs01 reply :
Giron
Biwaa seven
hatrix reply :
You kind of need to be in the 1 1/2 ounce range and most M/H jigs rods can throw that no problem. But even then your sorta limited.
S-waver 168
Jointed Claw 148
G2 shellcracker
Mini slammer
S-song
G2 punker
Those are all easily available
Jon G reply :
On 6/14/2015 at 5:26 PM, hatrix said:Small
It has a tight swim with a short glide and sinks kinda slow and is kinda hard to fish with any depth. You can add weight to it so it glides a bit wider and sinks quicker so you can fish deeper but it's kinda difficult to keep it balanced. It took me quite a bit to figure out exactly how to weight it correctly.
So it sounds like its not worth buying? I saw a few on ebay and I was thinking about buying 2-3.
deaknh03 reply :
On 6/15/2015 at 12:49 AM, Jon G said:So it sounds like its not worth buying? I saw a few on ebay and I was thinking about buying 2-3.
Pull the trigger, I have 6-7 of them and really like them a lot. They are for the patient angler, they aren't made to be ripped in. If you can get them under $30, do it.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
River 2 Sea Rig walker!
hatrix reply :
On 6/15/2015 at 12:49 AM, Jon G said:So it sounds like its not worth buying? I saw a few on ebay and I was thinking about buying 2-3.
They work and I have quite a few myself and if you can get them at a ok price it's not a bad buy at all. It's not about being for the patient angler. It's just a light bait even though it's really not and rises easily. They do kill it at times and 2-3' below the surface is plenty fine fishing glides lots of times. They are just very tricky to change the ROF and not mess up te swim. Even if you follow instructions on the Deps site an only use weight in the colored areas. You can change hooks add plate weights but it won't swim perfect and I need perfect. The only real solution is to remove the stock weight and make your own weight that is exactly the same but thicker. You want to make it as symmetrical as possible and the same length so it doesn't cross that halfway mark in the weight slot. I think stock is 1.6 grams and I have some with weights up to 4 grams in them and they fish much better in my opinion.
Jon G reply :
On 6/15/2015 at 1:21 AM, deaknh03 said:Pull the trigger, I have 6-7 of them and really like them a lot. They are for the patient angler, they aren't made to be ripped in. If you can get them under $30, do it.
I'm going to look around a little to see where the best deal is lol. The Bluegill color is beautiful
the reel ess reply :
Check this out:
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/h2o-xpress-jointed-sunfish-3-1-2-swimbait/pid-22566?color=BLUEGILL&N=4294963690+297679222
I don't own one, but I will. I understand it's cheap, but look at the reviews. Good hooks and hardware and catches big fish per the reviews. I'm all for saving money if it's effective.
deaknh03 reply :
On 6/15/2015 at 1:57 AM, Jon G said:I'm going to look around a little to see where the best deal is lol. The Bluegill color is beautiful
The 145 is a nice bait too..
deaknh03 reply :
On 6/15/2015 at 1:47 AM, hatrix said:They work and I have quite a few myself and if you can get them at a ok price it's not a bad buy at all. It's not about being for the patient angler. It's just a light bait even though it's really not and rises easily. They do kill it at times and 2-3' below the surface is plenty fine fishing glides lots of times. They are just very tricky to change the ROF and not mess up te swim. Even if you follow instructions on the Deps site an only use weight in the colored areas. You can change hooks add plate weights but it won't swim perfect and I need perfect. The only real solution is to remove the stock weight and make your own weight that is exactly the same but thicker. You want to make it as symmetrical as possible and the same length so it doesn't cross that halfway mark in the weight slot. I think stock is 1.6 grams and I have some with weights up to 4 grams in them and they fish much better in my opinion.
My patient angler comment was in no way a dig at you..Im just saying they dont sink fast and the dont work well when retrieved quickly..so slow and steady works best.
hatrix reply :
No worries. Even slow and steady they are hard to keep down even on 6# line. a straight retrieve will get bit but I do best changing speeds and making it dart around.
jjconnaire reply :
Keitech swing impact fat 3.8", 4.8" and 5.8" on a swimbait hook. All you need
fishwizzard reply :
Sorry to bump this thread months later, but I have been dipping my toe into smaller jointed swimbaits lately and have been looking for some info about them. This thread has good ideas on lures to try, but I have not found good advice about how and where to fish them, especially in smaller ponds and lakes. Most of the swimbait stuff online is guys with huge ones fishing in large lakes or bays.
This guy just smashed my first ever cast with one, I was just running it in the open to see the action:
I have caught a few bass on this one and others but I have yet to see a pattern to it. I also get a lot of hits that I can't seem to set, I am mainly a plastics guy so it might be inexperience with hard lures in general. I would love any info or even where to look for it.
thanks.
bigfruits reply :
4" BBZ-1
Jackall Giron (glide)
hunterPRO1 reply :
the academy swimbaits are pretty good, only 6 bucks.
cgolf reply :
On 11/8/2016 at 12:31 AM, Bunnielab said:Sorry to bump this thread months later, but I have been dipping my toe into smaller jointed swimbaits lately and have been looking for some info about them. This thread has good ideas on lures to try, but I have not found good advice about how and where to fish them, especially in smaller ponds and lakes. Most of the swimbait stuff online is guys with huge ones fishing in large lakes or bays.
This guy just smashed my first ever cast with one, I was just running it in the open to see the action:
I have caught a few bass on this one and others but I have yet to see a pattern to it. I also get a lot of hits that I can't seem to set, I am mainly a plastics guy so it might be inexperience with hard lures in general. I would love any info or even where to look for it.
thanks.
The only areas I have fished mine are on sand flats with reeds. I have found that structure/cover to be a big fish magnet for all species. It is also overlooked by many. You could hook up with a PB Bass, Pike, or Musky tossing one of these.
iceintheveins reply :
On 6/14/2015 at 7:33 PM, Comfortably Numb said:Sebile Magic swimmer
X2. Also the 4" Castaic Boyd Duckett BDShad, and the Spro 4" BBZ - 1 Shad.
bassassassin87 reply :
On 6/16/2015 at 1:27 AM, jjconnaire said:Keitech swing impact fat 3.8", 4.8" and 5.8" on a swimbait hook. All you need
That's all I've used in these colder months just slow rolling it in 30'. Been doing wonders for me.
WRB reply :
If you use a H crankbait rod then the 1 1/2 oz class swimmers come into play like Huddleston soft gills @ 1 3/8 oz or the S-Waver 168 at 1 5/8 oz.
The BBZ-1 4" Shad and Matt's Soft gills can be easily cast and retrieved properly using the MH combo.
Tom
fishwizzard reply :
Right now I have a pair of small Biwaa Seven's, a Savage Gear Glide Swimmer, and a few other's that I got from either MTB or LTB. I have been throwing them on a MH/F rod. It is rated up to 1oz and that is the max lure weight I have in any case.
I have mostly been slow swimming them along weedlines but am super gun-shy about tossing them too close to cover or running them through stuff.
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