I Need Help Selecting Swimbait. 2025
Santana_moretto_fishing reply :
i have very little experience fishing swim-bait other than on chatterbait in which i use lake fork. but other than that none i would like to use some hard or wooden one suggestions for clear water reservoirs and darker water suggestions.
Bluebasser86 reply :
What size swimbaits are you talking about? Price range? There's tons of good options out there but it'd help if you narrow it down a bit.
Santana_moretto_fishing reply :
any size and its largemouth hardbait style any price but something easy to use.
bmlum415 reply :
Abt suicide glide
Triple trout
Bluebasser86 reply :
7 or 9 inch MS Slammer
River2sea S Waver
Black Dog Shell Cracker
Mattlures Hardgill
Santana_moretto_fishing reply :
thank you i really appreciate it!
Crestliner2008 reply :
I'd opt for the BBZ-1 Jr. (6" slow sink, wicked perch pattern) for starters. Not terribly expensive, yet it will produce exceptionally well at times.
BasshunterJGH reply :
U guys better not forget the Huddleston! Definitely one of the most realistic trout imitators out there.
BasshunterJGH reply :
For hardbaits though definitely spro bbz1 6 or 8 in. Very nice swimbait for the price
BasshunterJGH reply :
Also 5 in lunker punkers r a good way to start. U can find the g2s for around $15-16
Brian6428 reply :
If it were me, I would be buying a wake bait like the ms slammer or a floating spro bbz-1. I bought a huddleston (rof 12), mattlures ultimate bluegill and mattlures baby bass this time last year. They all got stuck too easily so I never throw them because I don't want to lose a $30 lure. Get a floating swimbait and you can fish it above and around the thickest, nastiest cover, where the big bass live.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/29/2014 at 7:45 AM, BasshunterJGH said:U guys better not forget the Huddleston! Definitely one of the most realistic trout imitators out there.
Didn't forget about it but it didn't really fit into his request for suggestions of a good "hardbait style" swimbait 
buzzed bait reply :
river2sea s waver.... easy to fish, great action and cheap for a hard style swimbait. the smaller size can be fished on typical gear.
BasshunterJGH reply :
Haha I know I didn't read his full post before answering!On 7/29/2014 at 2:04 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Didn't forget about it but it didn't really fit into his request for suggestions of a good "hardbait style" swimbait
hatrix reply :
BBZ-1 6" floater
Gan Craft 178
Bull Shad
MS Slammer
Triple Trout
S-Waver
DEPS 175 ss
Lunker Punker G2
Betencort Dying Bluegill
Roman Made Negotiator
Roman Made Trick
einscodek reply :
Via my latest TW order, I got Savage Linethru Trout and Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill and got no bites on them yet but fished them a couple of times.
The Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill is expensive and underwhelming in action.. I had to burn it to any decent boottail action and on the retrieve it wobbled unnaturally.
The Savage trout looks great in the water tho..
any1 wanna buy a once-used blemish-free like-new ultimate bluegill?.. pm me
am I fishin this wrong in some ridiculous way?
gulfcaptain reply :
On 7/31/2014 at 6:43 PM, hatrix said:BBZ-1 6" floater
Gan Craft 178
Bull Shad
MS Slammer
Triple Trout
S-Waver
DEPS 175 ss
Lunker Punker G2
Betencort Dying Bluegill
Roman Made Negotiator
Roman Made Trick
I'm still waiting for the Betencort Dying Bluegill to be in stock....that thing's action is wicked looking.
gobig reply :
On 8/1/2014 at 4:29 AM, einscodek said:Via my latest TW order, I got Savage Linethru Trout and Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill and got no bites on them yet but fished them a couple of times.
The Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill is expensive and underwhelming in action.. I had to burn it to any decent boottail action and on the retrieve it wobbled unnaturally.
The Savage trout looks great in the water tho..
any1 wanna buy a once-used blemish-free like-new ultimate bluegill?.. pm me
am I fishin this wrong in some ridiculous way?
Just because the bait does not look good in your opinion does not mean the fish feel the same way. If you saw how little action there is fishing a Hud in the winter you would really be surprised. I know its hard to fish baits that visually give you no confidence but if you want to get better you have to push though based on the success of others.
Mattlures reply :
Here is a video showing the underwhelming action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCPFBPByP0
iceintheveins reply :
The great thing about dynamic lures is even though their swimbaits are under $20, they AREN'T cheap pieces of crap. At WORST, the only thing you want to change is the hooks, and the VMCs they come with AREN'T bad. Not to hijack, but their jerkbaits, the shallow and deep travado, are comparible to the lucky craft pointer 100 and the j spec imo has the best action of any jerkbait of it's size class on the market. I SLAYED the bass, both largemouth and smallies, on the j spec this spring when the water was in the upper 40s and low 50s. In size it's a little bigger than a LCP 78. Plus, they are half the price of the pointers and even when you change the hooks you spend under 10 bucks.
gulfcaptain reply :
On 8/2/2014 at 7:31 AM, Mattlures said:Here is a video showing the underwhelming action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCPFBPByP0
Hey Matt, is that the U2 or the original series?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 8/2/2014 at 7:31 AM, Mattlures said:Here is a video showing the underwhelming action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCPFBPByP0
I'm pretty sure that Russe could throw ANYTHING and still catch giants. He fishes in the promised land.
Mattlures reply :
its the ultimate bluegill
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/1/2014 at 4:35 AM, gulfcaptain said:I'm still waiting for the Betencort Dying Bluegill to be in stock....that thing's action is wicked looking.
My buddy has one, they do look sick in the water. I was a little disappointed in the size though, a bit on the small side. I'm sure it will still catch monsters though.
einscodek reply :
Why is mine not working like this?
Also this vid shows the action in slow motion.. is it being burned fast?
I usually run my swimbaits slow.. is this meant to be run faster?
Should I add a belly hook perhaps it add more weight to the underside for stability? The one I have kind of wobbles more than this..
I'd really like to nail a bass on this lure..
Mattlures reply :
No its not meant to be burned. Fish it just fast enough to make the tail kick. It should be swimming at slow speeds but if its not swimming as much as you want there is a little trick you can do. Run a paperclip through the hook eye and submerge the bait in boiling water for 1 minute. This will soften the bait up a tad and if its crooked at all, it will straighten it. Make sure it cools down in a perfectly straight position, like hanging from the hook eye with the paperclip. The bait will then be a little more active at slower speeds. Adding a treble will make it more stable and its recommended for better hook ups if your not fishing weeds.
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