Columbus Day swimbait fishin' 2024

slomoe reply :

I've been itchin to catch a fish on the big baits, so I headed out to "The Spot". I only brought one lure because I really wanted to get something on this bait. It wasn't what I thought of as ideal topwater conditions with off and on clouds and little wind, but I decided to stick with it. After a few casts this girl sucked the bait under very quietly. I almost missed it.

I also fished the occoquan on Saturday. We boated 7, with the biggest about 3 pounds. Looks like the spinnerbait bite is picking up a little.

okrod reply :

Very nice!

A.Do? reply :

Nice fish Allyn! That's a helluva swimbait, what kind of rod are you using to haul that sucker out there?

Hung up Paul reply :

Holy cow dude, that's a hell of a wicked storm brewing up behind you!

slomoe reply :

Thanks guys

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Nice fish Allyn! That's a helluva swimbait, what kind of rod are you using to haul that sucker out there?

Its the Okuma guide select 7'11" MH.

rondef reply :

Nice fish Allyn

SimonSays reply :

Nice fish! monster swimbait...looking into getting one of those swimbait rods, how do you like the Okuma?

MattStrykul reply :

Sweet fish Allyn. Cant wait til you nail a monster on that swimbait.

slomoe reply :

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looking into getting one of those swimbait rods, how do you like the Okuma?

I love it. Great value for the money. I've been told by another member here that you can double it up as a flippin stick with heavy jigs.

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Sweet fish Allyn. Cant wait til you nail a monster on that swimbait.

Me too. ;D It may take a while though. I was really trying to figure out how to present it. I was doing a steady retrieve, deadstick, walk the dog. (I was just imagining...under water.....a school of tiny fish following this lure around the pond ;D )

I made a few passes by the opening of this small cove with no takers, when I came back later on, I just cast it out, started taking up the slack when it got slurped under.

memo43 reply :

Nice catch. I mean wow..... hold on the bait monkey is knocking on my door ;D ;D ;D

memo

osbornj2 reply :

Great fish!

Yep, must be that time of the year (fall bite), because I was itching to catch my first fish on the swimbait too. We went out last week to a little lake a friend told us about, and I actually ended up with 3 pig smallies on swimbaits! 2 on MattLures BabyBass (smallmouth pattern, nonetheless...little cannibalistic suckers!!) and 1 on a Huddleston 6" Rainbow Trout! But, none of these fish "quietly slurped" these baits...they all 3 HAMMERED them! ;D

Still waiting to catch my first toad largemouth on a hardbait...hopefully this fall.

Anyways...didn't mean to hijack this thread or steal your thunder :-[

Awesome fish again!!

A.Do? reply :

nice smallie osbornj2!!!! I've never even thought about smallies and swimbaits. Must be because I haven't caught a smallie over a pound yet...

slomoe reply :

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Great fish!
Yep, must be that time of the year (fall bite), because I was itching to catch my first fish on the swimbait too. We went out last week to a little lake a friend told us about, and I actually ended up with 3 pig smallies on swimbaits! 2 on MattLures BabyBass (smallmouth pattern, nonetheless...little cannibalistic suckers!!) and 1 on a Huddleston 6" Rainbow Trout! But, none of these fish "quietly slurped" these baits...they all 3 HAMMERED them! ;D

Still waiting to catch my first toad largemouth on a hardbait...hopefully this fall.

Anyways...didn't mean to hijack this thread or steal your thunder :-[

Awesome fish again!!

Its all good, nice fish man. Smallies are very aggresive. I've got some of Matts baby bass and the 6" hudd i've got to break in too.

osbornj2 reply :

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nice smallie osbornj2!!!! I've never even thought about smallies and swimbaits. Must be because I haven't caught a smallie over a pound yet...

Andrew - yeah, they are a blast! But, you can't be too humble with a pic like that as your avatar!! That is a toad!!

Mepps reply :

Way to slay 'em with the big bait there Allyn. Is this a trend ofr you or do you plan on making it consistent plan of attack?

Dude, still wishin' I was fishin'. Haven't been out in some time. >

fourbizz reply :

Very nice dude!

slomoe reply :

Thanks for all the comments guys, means a lot.

Kevin, I think the bigger question would be why haven't you been fishing?

Mepps reply :

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Kevin, I think the bigger question would be why haven't you been fishing?

Been so busy, getting ready for a 2nd baby. He'll be here next month, and I'm about done with all of the honey do's. I think the work has just begun however. Not sure if I'll have much free time for a while after he comes. Maybe in the spring.

I'll try and get out there this weekend, the bite sure seems to be on.

slomoe reply :

ahhh I see. I guess that is a good enough reason. ;D

Here's to a happy and healthy baby. We'll have to get up next season once he's all settled in.

slomoe reply :

Had some more luck today. Caught two on the slammer. no real size but I'm gaining some confidence..

MattStrykul reply :

That's too cool, nice catch. I'd love to get into swimbaitin ;D

slomoe reply :

Thanks Matt, I was going to throw them down at fountainhead tomorrow but I guess they're having the classic this weekend. :-/

ptomacbass reply :

I'm going to buy a bbz one 8 incher. I hope a 7.3:1 gear ratio reel isn't so fast that retreiving it will hurt and that it'll move super fast. I have a lake I know of where there are bass that easily exceed 7 pounds.

slomoe reply :

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I'm going to buy a bbz one 8 incher. I hope a 7.3:1 gear ratio reel isn't so fast that retreiving it will hurt and that it'll move super fast. I have a lake I know of where there are bass that easily exceed 7 pounds.

What kind of rod and reel? Not only do you have to think about the gear ratio, but the drag and line capacity. BBZ is a large bait, I wouldn't even throw it on my current setup.

ptomacbass reply :

probablly a daiwa heartland big bait special for starting (It's 65 dollars), and a daiwa hyperspeed zillion though a luna or a shimano high profile baitcaster would probablly be a lot better. I plan on using 35-40 pound mono.

slomoe reply :

Did some more fishing yesterday. Landed two, lost two. I got two bites early on with the baby wake and two later on with the mission fish.

SimonSays reply :

Nice fish allyn!

Swimbaiting looks fun =D

osbornj2 reply :

Nice fish, and GREAT pics!

You're on a roll with those swimbaits! Keep it up!

rondef reply :

Nice fish Allyn.

Pigsticker reply :

hmmmmm Baby Wake and Mission fish wonder who you've been talking to ;D

Solid fish!

ptomacbass reply :

maybe fourbizz? ;D

slomoe reply :

Thanks for the comments guys, the bite seems to really be picking up.

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maybe fourbizz? ;D

Hey, he knows what he's talking about. If you haven't read his article you need to check it out.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swimbait_gear.html

Mepps reply :

Moar quality from Allyn . Dude, we will get up sometime soon.

ptomacbass reply :

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Thanks for the comments guys, the bite seems to really be picking up.

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maybe fourbizz? ;D

Hey, he knows what he's talking about. If you haven't read his article you need to check it out.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swimbait_gear.html

I've read that one 3 or 4 times, it's a great article and fourbizz seems to be a great guy.

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