bassin' tips

[seatech]

Originally Posted by Water Rat

Ed: I had just posted a reply to your spottie post about swimbaits and then I just read your response here, great job on your responses and insight.

However, I would like to know a little more about your swimbait technique. Are you primarily just ripping this bait and is that how your freshwater fishing it?

Thanks,

Water Rat

For green bass I have been fishing the swimbaits one of two ways:

Cast, let it sink (play with various depths until I find the fish) and then a slow wind back.

...or cast let it, let it sink to the bottom and then bounce it off the bottom all the way back.

I have not had too much success with the ripping it back to the boat in freshwater, but in saltwater for calicos, it is my #1 producer.

Got this one in Huites on the slow wind back to the boat. Lost a nice 4-5lbr right at the boat on the cast just before this standard model, which I just noticed is the same color/length swimbait I caught the spottie on last night



I think like any other bait technique, you just gotta do it for awhile and figure how it works best for you. Always easier to get on a good bite and then switch over to a new bait and see how it performs.

Hope this helps.

Ed

[seatech]

Here are some examples:

Spinnerbait Fish




Grub Fish




Swimbait Fish






Jig Fish - I like this one as I made the jig myself!




Almost 4lbs




These next 2 are 4+lb fish




...and here is one that actually ate a small sandbass I was reeling in (I've had this happen 2 times)




They are out there, go get 'um and release the spotties please, they are slow growing and do not migrate in/out of the harbors.

Ed