Skinny Dipper

Big EZ

 

Gonna try Rage's when I run low on either one. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Do the Keitech's work well as followers on a jig?  I've got a 1/2oz rod - what jig would you suggest for a Keitech?  Something in the 1/4oz range I assume?

 

The support person over at TW suggested Revenge Swimbait Hedz with a 3.8" Keitech.

I'm going to give the Eco's a whirl. Cabela's had them on sale for $2.50 a pack so I bought a ton of them.. seem to be a pretty legit Keitech clone? I'm going to use them for chatterbait/spinnerbait trailers. 

I just put on a 10" Storm Kickin' Minnow (Rainbow Trout Color) and I'm gonna waste my afternoon throwing that today. I'll try and give a report on it in the morning. It's a bit of a long shot, but you never know.

I have good luck with the 2 inch Mister Twister Sassy Shad on a 1/8 ounce jig head.  That is my go to bait when things get slow.

The first boot tail small swimbait was the Sassy Shad back in the 70's, still a good Shad small swimmer. Brass Trix paddle tail hollow body was the first of this type of swimbait and still the top choice in the hollow bodies. Small soft plastic swimbait the first is debatable either Worm King or Kelp Critters that date back into the late 60's, both gone today with Big Hammer still in production and another good choice. The All Amercian Trash Fish was the original small life like swimbait before being knocked off by Berkley Sick Fish, the Trash Fish is still a good choice. 

Kietech came out with A-rig thin body swimmer to fill that void and expanded into several small swimmers and a good choice. The Hudd Shad and Gil are both highend small soft plastic swimmer. Lake Fork came out with the segmented Shad swimmer and other have followed. 

I don't consider anything under 6" a "swimbait" to me they are soft plastic minnows or shad. I use them when bass are school feeding on small size bait.

History lesson, sometimes I get carried away.

Tom

 

 

Incidentally and not for nothing, a zoom fluke is a soft jerkbait

 

Happily, there's a generous array of very effective paddle-tail minnows:

> Gambler Big EZ

> Reaction Innovation Big Dipper

> Keitech Swing Impact Fat

> Basstrix Paddle Tail Swimbait

> Jackall Rhythm Wave

 

And the list goes on

 

Roger

1 hour ago, RoLo said:

Incidentally and not for nothing, a zoom fluke isn't a swimbait, it's a soft jerkbait

But the swimming fluke is a paddle tail swimbait... 

is a money minnow a good one?

 

35 minutes ago, Ben Miller said:

is a money minnow a good one?

 

 

 

In my opinion, it is not a good one.

I want to see robust tail-waddle to a near standstill,

and that's where a lot of paddle-tail minnows lose the ball,

when it counts the most.

 

Roger

8 minutes ago, RoLo said:

 

 

In my opinion, it is not a good one.

I want to see robust tail-waddle to a near standstill,

and that's where a lot of paddle-tail minnows lose the ball,

when it counts the most.

 

Roger

Rolo, Me too on a Alabama Rig!  You got a bait name?

6 minutes ago, Ben Miller said:

Rolo, Me too on a Alabama Rig!  You got a bait name?

 

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand your question.

Are you asking about soft swimbait brands for an umbrella rig?

 

Roger

 

Just now, RoLo said:

 

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand your question.

Are you asking about soft swimbait brands for an umbrella rig?

 

Roger

 

Yes, please if you fish em

12 minutes ago, Ben Miller said:

Yes, please if you fish em

 

I'm sure I've put a few hundred miles on umbrella rigs, but that was in the ocean,

it was all trolling (no casting) and the baits were simply surgical tubing threaded on long-shank hooks 

 

If you're looking for a soft swimbait with nonstop tail-action to a near standstill,

I would reiterate the same baits I mentioned above; 3 in particular:

> Jackall Rhythm Wave (the vertically compressed body, foregoes flank-rigging)

> Gambler Big EZ

> Keitech Swing Impact Fat

 

Roger

 

 

5 minutes ago, RoLo said:

 

I'm sure I've put a few hundred miles on umbrella rigs, but that was in the ocean,

it was all trolling (no casting) and the baits were simply surgical tubing threaded on long-shank hooks 

 

If you're looking for a soft swimbait with nonstop tail-action to a near standstill,

I would reiterate the same baits I mentioned above; 3 in particular:

> Jackall Rhythm Wave

> Gambler Big EZ

> Keitech Swing Impact Fat

 

Roger

 

 

Thanks Roger!  Action is very important!