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jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

Anyone ever thought about a swimbait section? Just curious how many people are throwing the big baits in CT.

jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

Sorry probably should have put this in the bass fishing section not the reports. Feel free to move it

MikeOkay · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 76 Location: Naugatuck

Honestly I'm having some trouble keeping all the bait terminology clear. What's the difference between a jerk, swim, stick, and crank. Can anyone point out a good glossary maybe? I might be using one swim bait that i got. Its plastic with like 3 or 4 sections, glowing holographic eyes, and 1 treble hook in the middle. It looks awesome in the water, but i havent managed a single strike on any type of retrieve. If this is the type of bait you're talking about, what kind of retreive would you recommend.

rmflint · Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 360 Location: Wallingford

I throw both hollow belly and split belly swimbaits rigged with the screw swim bait hooks. However, if weeds aren't an issue its always a good idea to rig up a trailer treble hook. I have gotten a few hits in smaller ponds on them but they work best in those bigger bodys of water.
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jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

I am mostly talking about large swimbaits 6-10" stuff. I have had a lot of luck with Mattlures stuff, 3:16 stuff, and huddlestons. OH yeah and there is a guy in mass making swimbaits Realprey swimbaits, he makes some great stuff too.

rmflint · Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 360 Location: Wallingford

Yeah basstrix 6 inchers kick ass...thought they used to have 7 inchers but I just checked and they aren't any...however the good colors in basstrix are always on back order.
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jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

THose are a paddle tail type swimbait aren't they? If you like those you should check out the 3:16 rising son, also the Mattlures tourney series are good. Do you fish any hard baits?

rmflint · Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 360 Location: Wallingford

My bad I did not know u meant hard baits, but ya I fish hard baits too bit most of my fish this year came on softbaits.
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jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

OH I didn't only mean hard baits I was talking about both. Huddlestons are another good soft bait. And lately I have been doing well with Realprey's alewife and golden shiner. I do like to fish hard baits though, mostly 3:16, Mattlures, and 22nd century stuff. I just got a triple trout and a Nezuma rat that I like alot, but probably my go to hard bait is a 3:16 wake jr or the mattlures hardgill floater. I can't believe no one else it throwing this kind of stuff.

perfect hook set · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 1069 Location: Danbury

TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

A lot of swimbait rod manufacturers haven't even started expanding their retail sales into the northeast. I suspect it makes a lot more sense for them to focus their marketing in states with Florida strain bass. When I visited California last year, I was blown away by the selection of huge baits and upsized gear...it's a whole different game - there, you'll have no problem whatsoever finding rods capable of throwing a 4oz swimbait. Here, you'll probably have to settle for a saltwater rod if you don't want to buy online.

Here's what I'm throwing:

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/JSJ_Snack_Size_Swimbait/descpage-JSJSSS.html
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Black_Dog_Lunker_Punker/descpage-BDBLP.html
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jcanaday495 · Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 8

http://www.realpreyswimbaits.com/10quot-real-prey-tro10.html

My Goal this year is to stick a fish on this. I have missed two so far not sure they were short strikes or just too small to take the bait. I am thinking anything over three pounds will eat this though, as I have caught twelve inch fish on eight inch baits.

rmflint · Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 360 Location: Wallingford

Just caught a 19 inch fatty on a 5 inch paddle tale minutes ago. My scale is busted but I was bigger than the normal 19 incher for sure. Not having a person to photograph my fish for me sink too. I got a decent self pic but it didn't do its justice.
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pikePERSUADER1 · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 521

2 different kinds of swimbaits, segmented hard body swimbaits and the hollow or split belly swimbaits soft plastics, both work well, the hard plastics can be fished a variety of different ways, burned, slow retrieve, twitched, but the soft plastics you pretty much use it like a spinnerbait, just cast it out and give it a med-slow retrieve, but be creative because i have done good stalling the soft plastics and bouncing them off the bottom too! Cool

pikePERSUADER1 · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 521

try keitech's soft plastic swimbaits in the pro blue color in the ct river! Wink