My flavor of the month was/is Riot bait Tattletail which is, unfortunately, no longer made, and I'm looking for something similar. What's your favorite finesse swim bait that "works"?

The Megabass 3" Spark Shads have become my go to if I am using a finesse swimbait.

keitech easy shiner

1/8oz roadrunner with a 2.5" zman slim swimz

2.75 or 3.25 Rage Swimmer

Big Bite Baits Suicide Shad, on an Owner underspin.

Hands down, the Charlie Brewer Slider Minnow 2 1/8”

 

loved by everyone one who breathes water. 

 

Next, is Keitech Fat 2.8”

On 8/20/2021 at 11:24 PM, Can't Catch Bass said:

1/8oz roadrunner with a 2.5" zman slim swimz

That little swimmer catches EVERYTHING. 

Huddleston Weedless Shad

On 8/20/2021 at 8:08 PM, walleyecrazy said:

The Megabass 3" Spark Shads have become my go to if I am using a finesse swimbait.

 

+1 for the Spark Shad or even the 3" Hazedong Shad.  Both are phenomenal baits.

On 8/20/2021 at 10:24 PM, Can't Catch Bass said:

... with a 2.5" zman slim swimz

 

I'll vote for these, and throw in Z-man Texas-eye finesse jighead.  

 

I have better hook-up on this flexible jighead than any other - they also fish weedless. 

The bait stays flexible in every direction, and I believe fish hang on longer.  

(these are DOA minnow tails, but the right jighead)

Easy shiner and the Megabass spark shad.  

Megabass Hazedong Shad 4". Rigged on the pictured hook it weighs in about the same as a 5" GY senko, so you can really chuck it on a bait caster. Super weed-less. Comes through just about any greenery cleanly. Buoyant, salt-free plastic allows you to swim it nearly anywhere in the column depending upon retrieve speed, rod angle, and line choice. Tight, natural tail movement, even super slow rolled on the bottom. Dinks, pigs, and everything in between will eat this bait. Bass in my waters seem to prefer the Green/Pumpkin/Blue overall, but sometimes the Shiner color is the deal. My best cold water fish this year came on that color.

 

2.75 Rage Swimmer 

8 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

 

I'll vote for these, and throw in Z-man Texas-eye finesse jighead.  

 

I have better hook-up on this flexible jighead than any other - they also fish weedless. 

The bait stays flexible in every direction, and I believe fish hang on longer.  

(these are DOA minnow tails, but the right jighead)

X2 on the Zman jig head!

 

B Fish'n 2.45" Pulse-R

 

Lunkethint 3" finesse swimbait

This ones works very well for me, Just they are not really durable and couple fish you need to change them, Remember the good action lure cost you.

On 8/20/2021 at 8:24 PM, Can't Catch Bass said:

1/8oz roadrunner with a 2.5" zman slim swimz

What color do you typically use?

On 8/23/2021 at 5:17 AM, bulldog1935 said:

 

I'll vote for these, and throw in Z-man Texas-eye finesse jighead.  

 

I have better hook-up on this flexible jighead than any other - they also fish weedless. 

The bait stays flexible in every direction, and I believe fish hang on longer.  

(these are DOA minnow tails, but the right jighead)

Is 2.5 too small for texas eye finesse? I was considering getting the 3" since it looks similar to easy shiner and 1/0 hook seems fit better with 3".

51 minutes ago, Bryan F. S. said:

What color do you typically use?

Is 2.5 too small for texas eye finesse? I was considering getting the 3" since it looks similar to easy shiner and 1/0 hook seems fit better with 3".

I like this match - 2.5" slim swim Z; 1/15 oz Texas eye finesse jighead. 

good hook-up with big fish eating small bait

2.8/3.8 Jackal Rythm Wave on a Dobyns light hook head.

On 8/20/2021 at 11:24 PM, Can't Catch Bass said:

1/8oz roadrunner with a 2.5" zman slim swimz

Move along, nothing to see here....

Damiki anchovy shad.

 

Allen 

1 hour ago, Munkin said:

Damiki anchovy shad.

 

Allen 

This ^^^^^ Damiki has beautiful laminated colors, they are just pricier than keitechs, got mine on black friday for something like 40% off, I love the green hues so I went with Tennessee shad, also love their little flukes

Keitech Easy Shiner in Threadfin Shad or Smallmouth Magic

Hard to beat an easy shiner unless you are seeking something with more durability or cheaper.