18 replies to this topic

[jerzeeD]

I want to start using them more often. I am looking at soft plastic style swimbaits that can be rigged weedless with weighted hooks to have another option for fishing vegetation. What brands/ styles are you guys using with success?

[Bluebasser86]

Havoc Grass Pig has become my favorite. Great action, durable, cheap, and the fish kill them! On a jighead or weedless swimbait hook, great either way.

[roadwarrior]

Keitech Swing Impact Fat, Shadalicious, Hollow Belly and GYCB Swimming Senko.

[RyneB]

im a shadalicious fan, but i also the grass pig, and mattlures gill

[dr. reelgood]

mattlures (all matt's stuff is great), castaic catch 22's, spro bbz1 series. one bait that has caught a ton of GIANT fish is a huddleston deluxe. i tried them a few years ago without much success, but i'm gonna give them another shot based on what i've seen on this board.

as for paddletails, i always liked reaction innovation's skinny dippers.

[hatrix]

I'm addicted to throwing weedless hudds.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I'm addicted to throwing weedless hudds.

They are a killer bait, if you can manage to get one that swims straight

NGaHB

[gobig]

In a six inch bait aTrashfish with an 8/0 beast is hard to beat.

[hatrix]

I haven't had any problems with them not swimming straight yet The shad and minnow have been great to me this year. They are cheap and easy.

[smalljaw67]

The hollow belly types I really like the Luck -E - Strike Bass Magic in baby bass color in 3.5" and 4.5". In the pre rigged catagory I like the Storm swim shad, 4" in pearl and shad color. For the solid plastic I like the Lunker City Swimfish in alewive 3.75" and finally for the hard swimbaits I have done really well with the Storm Kickin Stick 5", it is like a Sebile magic swimmer only is has a slightly tighter action and reacts well on the jerk and pause retrieve.

[jerzeeD]

The hard swimbaits I am good on... I am stuck on koppers blue back herring. But for weedless, I just ordered 6 huddleston grass minnows from tackle warehouse. Hope they perform!

[hatrix]

Grass minnows catch tons for me but I get bigger bites on the shad.

[senko_77]

The hard swimbaits I am good on... I am stuck on koppers blue back herring. But for weedless, I just ordered 6 huddleston grass minnows from tackle warehouse. Hope they perform!

You're not going to be disappointed, my friend : )

[Mike__D]

I use reaction innovations skinny dippers the most on a 5/0 owner weighted light wire screw lock hook. Another great bait for me has been the gambler flapping shad in 5inch with a 5/0 weighted mustad power lock plus weighted hook. i prefer using weighted hooks so that the bait can run better. I also like the action of roboworm EZ shads with owner beast hook, unfortunately i have yet to hook up with ine yet.

Mike D

[Vinny Chase]

Keitech Fat Impacts are great on a ewg with a bullet weight, or on a NorthStar Flip and Swim jig.