Keitech swing impact fat 3.8", 4.8" and 5.8" on a swimbait hook. All you need

Sorry to bump this thread months later, but I have been dipping my toe into smaller jointed swimbaits lately and have been looking for some info about them.  This thread has good ideas on lures to try, but I have not found good advice about how and where to fish them, especially in smaller ponds and lakes.  Most of the swimbait stuff online is guys with huge ones fishing in large lakes or bays.

This guy just smashed my first ever cast with one, I was just running it in the open to see the action:

I have caught a few bass on this one and others but I have yet to see a pattern to it.  I also get a lot of hits that I can't seem to set, I am mainly a plastics guy so it might be inexperience with hard lures in general.  I would love any info or even where to look for it.

thanks. 

4" BBZ-1

Jackall Giron (glide)

the academy swimbaits are pretty good, only 6 bucks.

10 hours ago, Bunnielab said:

Sorry to bump this thread months later, but I have been dipping my toe into smaller jointed swimbaits lately and have been looking for some info about them.  This thread has good ideas on lures to try, but I have not found good advice about how and where to fish them, especially in smaller ponds and lakes.  Most of the swimbait stuff online is guys with huge ones fishing in large lakes or bays.

This guy just smashed my first ever cast with one, I was just running it in the open to see the action:

I have caught a few bass on this one and others but I have yet to see a pattern to it.  I also get a lot of hits that I can't seem to set, I am mainly a plastics guy so it might be inexperience with hard lures in general.  I would love any info or even where to look for it.

thanks. 

The only areas I have fished mine are on sand flats with reeds. I have found that structure/cover to be a big fish magnet for all species. It is also overlooked by many. You could hook up with a PB Bass, Pike, or Musky tossing one of these. 

On 6/14/2015 at 5:33 AM, Comfortably Numb said:

Sebile Magic swimmer

X2. Also the 4" Castaic Boyd Duckett BDShad, and the Spro 4" BBZ - 1 Shad.

On 6/15/2015 at 1:27 PM, jjconnaire said:

Keitech swing impact fat 3.8", 4.8" and 5.8" on a swimbait hook. All you need

That's all I've used in these colder months just slow rolling it in 30'. Been doing wonders for me. 

If you use a H crankbait rod then the 1 1/2 oz class swimmers come into play like Huddleston soft gills @ 1  3/8 oz or the S-Waver 168 at 1 5/8 oz.

The BBZ-1 4" Shad and Matt's Soft gills can be easily cast and retrieved properly using the MH combo.

Tom

Right now I have a pair of small Biwaa Seven's, a Savage Gear Glide Swimmer, and a few other's that I got from either MTB or LTB.  I have been throwing them on a MH/F rod.  It is rated up to 1oz and that is the max lure weight I have in any case.  

I have mostly been slow swimming them along weedlines but am super gun-shy about tossing them too close to cover or running them through stuff.