Storm Wild Eye Swim Shad 2024
fishingkidPA reply :
ive had a pack of these for awhile now and havent used them much, with the heavy weight in them am i supposed to jig them along the bottom and mix it up with a slow retreive and let them sink. I hear pretty good reviews about them and they look like a pretty good little bait to me, anybody use them/how did you use them?
00 mod reply :
I have used them for a couple years! Most of the time a steady retrieve is what works for me!
Jeff
Primus reply :
If you like the Storm, try the River to Sea Live Eye Bottom Walker it's more consistent has a better action in my opinion.
JKarbo214 reply :
I've had luck with a slow steady retrieve and I have jigged them along the bottom, imitating a dying bait fish. Both techniques have caught a lot of fish for me. I really like this bait and believe it is very under-rated.
brushhoggin reply :
man i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bend
hookingem reply :
Quoteman i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bend
Had the same problem mentioned above. I have had a better experience with this storm product though. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_83530_100018003_100000000_100018000?hvarAID=shopping_googlebase&om_mmc=shopping_googlebase
IntroC reply :
The trick is to fish them slow, they have an excellent side-to-side wobble at slow speeds. I try to keep contact with the bottom by pausing occasionally. Even with the heavily weighted head they still make their way towards the surface even when reeled fairly slow. Which is a good thing because it forces you to fish them slow. Have also had good luck fishing them down steep shorelines like a jig. You just lift and let it swim down the incline then THUNK!
Also agree with JKarbo that this is a very underrated bait. Have had outstanding days fishing this lure. Another plus is on average the fish that hit these lures seem to be bigger.
fishingkidPA reply :
QuoteQuoteman i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bendHad the same problem mentioned above. I have had a better experience with this storm product though. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_83530_100018003_100000000_100018000?hvarAID=shopping_googlebase&om_mmc=shopping_googlebase
those look great and you can't beat the price, ill be looking into getting some, thanks!
hookingem reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteman i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bendHad the same problem mentioned above. I have had a better experience with this storm product though. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_83530_100018003_100000000_100018000?hvarAID=shopping_googlebase&om_mmc=shopping_googlebase
those look great and you can't beat the price, ill be looking into getting some, thanks!
No problem! 
bass or bass ? reply :
I like 'em. Techniques already described. I use them in shad and baby bass colors.
Bluebasser86 reply :
They're a good option on deep weeds also, just yo-yo them above the weeds. If you fish around docks on steep drops you can pitch them to the back of the docks and just engage the reel and let the bait swing back towards the boat. Works great for fish suspended under the dock sometimes.
.dsaavedra. reply :
QuoteQuoteman i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bendHad the same problem mentioned above. I have had a better experience with this storm product though. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_83530_100018003_100000000_100018000?hvarAID=shopping_googlebase&om_mmc=shopping_googlebase
these are great but they don't last long. get a few if you buy them
SirSnookalot reply :
Not my favorite bass bait but they do work, slow is the key. These are killers if they are any snook or tarpon hunters, I always have a few packs of them around in all the sizes. One thing I don't understand, if memory is serving me correct, one size is labled as 7/8 oz, seemed heavy so I weighed one and it was like 1 3/4 oz or so.
hookingem reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteman i gave up real quick on those a couple years ago. i could make 1 out of 5 casts without the paddletail wrapping itself the hook bendHad the same problem mentioned above. I have had a better experience with this storm product though. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_83530_100018003_100000000_100018000?hvarAID=shopping_googlebase&om_mmc=shopping_googlebase
these are great but they don't last long. get a few if you buy them
The Perch pattern in these really works well on one of the local lakes....
ROCbass reply :
QuoteNot my favorite bass bait but they do work, slow is the key. These are killers if they are any snook or tarpon hunters, I always have a few packs of them around in all the sizes. One thing I don't understand, if memory is serving me correct, one size is labled as 7/8 oz, seemed heavy so I weighed one and it was like 1 3/4 oz or so.
I think the weight advertised is the weight of the internal leadhead.
I'm a fan of the storm swim shads as well. About the only thing I don't like about them Is that you used to be able to get a 6 pack for the cost of a 3 pack now, and they offer less colors than they used to. > In my experience, the 3" and 4" sizes work best. I bought a pack of the 5" ones, and they seem much harder to get to swim correctly. I also like the storm wildeye live sunfish 3" size. I'll have to give those kickin minnows a try too.
unageo09 reply :
I have 12 of them in the tackle box and picked up another pack today. We have had a lot of success with these baits. We use the 3 inch 1/4 oz. We caught a lot of largemouth on them last year and a bunch of smallmouth too. We use them just about anywhere. Around weeds, rocks, throw it up on the edge of the bank. Striper like them too.
TxFishingPlease reply :
Been to Amistad once and smoked 'em with that lure. Especially the large version swimming over an isolated willow. Deadly.
Dave P reply :
I've done pretty well on them in cold water dragging rocky bottoms. It's all my wife likes to use.
bass or bass ? reply :
I also like the Storm lures that are bluegill shape and color.
hookset on 3 reply :
The Swim Shad gives bass something different to look at. Works great in clear, highly pressured bodies of water.
Definitely hooks bigger bass on average. It is very subtle and natural looking, as it swims.
Hooligan reply :
I love those baits for pike. You'll get a few by-catch bass from time to time, too.
rumbal reply :
QuoteI love those baits for pike.
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Diggy reply :
they run horrible for the most part, ive tried tweaking them. Ill just put them on my a-rig
xxjace reply :
The 3 inch are the only thing I've caught fish on lately..been really slow caught 8 yesterday on those..you should put them near the bottom and a slow retrieve ..
rockfish reply :
I would usually fish em slow bumping em occasionally on the bottom, you can straight retrieve and stop and go as well. Pretty versatile bait but your hookups will vary on these, bass tend to toss em pretty easily.
As far as the small ones with the trebles underneath, they are great and catch some fish, I've used the crappie ones and caught many bass on em but the problem is they don't hold up at all, bass will rip the tails off so easily and once that happens the bait is worthless so I stopped buying em.
Sodus Bay Scooter reply :
Fish it like a spinnerbait where and when you would normally fish a spinnerbait. If you can find an attachable spinnerbait blade like a willow or Colorado, it will be even more effective.
Loop_Dad reply :
My daughter picked them up for my birthday last year along with other Storm baits. I was determine to catch something with them, and worked very well the first day. I've got smaller size and was perfect to throw over the weeds with spinning set up steady and twitch, steady and twitch worked very well. The smaller ones tend to go side ways if you retrieve too fast. I later got bigger size of that and caught 21" doing the same over the weed.
Crestliner2008 reply :
The 6" is a great striper bait for spring river fishing!
Hanover_Yakker reply :
Great all around bait and usable in both fresh and salt water scenarios. Commonly referred to as striper candy in these parts. I have only two remaining, but I have a handful of the spin tail versions laying around in case anyone wants them. I don't use them anymore.
quanjig reply :
I've had 50+ fish days with that bait! Most of the fish absolutely knocked a foot of slack in the line and you couldn't even see the bait once I got the fish in the boat!
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