I desperately wanted some basstrix swimbaits. I didn't manage to get them, but I got a pretty cool knock-off with the zman swimmerz. How do I fish these? I'm a newbie with swimbaits. I dabbled in them last year and caught a couple fish. How do I start with these guys? Just a straight retrieve? Any info would be great.

I generally fish hollow bodies in 10ft of water or less. In deeper open water I feel there are better options. I generally rig them one of two ways. With a 6/0 owner beast or on a swim jig. With hollow bodies I have had the best success on a med to med/fast straight retrieve.

with swim baits i like a straight retrieve also but every couple of reel turns i will pause for a 1 count and it seems to get hits better than without the pause