Trying to get into swimbaits and looking for recommendations. I will be using an irod magic stick (rated1/2-2oz) and a Tatula 200 spooled with 20lb something or other. This will be my first venture into true swimbaits and am looking for recommendations for a quarry that I fish where the main forage is bluegill. Looking to fish in 10-15ft of water.

 

*Edit - this probably belongs in tackle

The MegaBass Magdraft is a great option. The 6 inch size fits the weight range you're hunting. If the quarry is full of stuff that'll hang you up there's a freestyle option as well that can be weedless. I use it to skip under docks and low hanging tree limbs. 

 

 

Also, Big Bite Baits has a really good B5 line thru swim bait as well that fits your weights. It comes with a #4 treble hook. 

 

A skinny dipper on a Seibert jig is my favorite "swimbait" It comes in at a little over 7" and it catches fish everywhere I fish it. Maybe I do need a 3/4 oz swim jig...  

On 7/9/2022 at 7:50 AM, Deleted account said:

A skinny dipper on a Seibert jig is my favorite "swimbait" It comes in at a little over 7" and it catches fish everywhere I fish it. Maybe I do need a 3/4 oz swim jig...  

 

The big skinny dipper on a 3/4oz uoze has been a good one for me, so much roll and money.

 

 

I second @Big Rick 's recs.  I also really like scottsboro ( 6"& 6" Fatty) and gambler (Big EZ and Big GZ) swimbaits, and if you want a bluegill imitator the savage gear 4" LB and RTF have gotten vicious strikes and good fish for me, but not numbers yet.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Pulse_Tail_LB_Bluegill_Swimbaits_4/descpage-SGPTLBB.html

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Pulse_Tail_RTF_Bluegill_Swimbaits/descpage-SGRTFBG.html

 

scott

All good recommendations. I’ve had a lot of success on the Gambler EZ regular size (I think around 4.75 inches) on a 1/4 ounce 5/0 swimbait hook. You can definitely throw that on any all-around MH baitcaster. 
 

The Beast Coast Miyagi Swinmer also has caught me a bunch of biguns. About 5” bait, works good on a 6/0 Owner Beast. Definitely need a wide hook gap on the Miyagi. 
 

 

B5 or sleeper gill

On 7/9/2022 at 9:41 AM, Big Rick said:

The MegaBass Magdraft is a great option. The 6 inch size fits the weight range you're hunting. If the quarry is full of stuff that'll hang you up there's a freestyle option as well that can be weedless. I use it to skip under docks and low hanging tree limbs. 

 

 

Also, Big Bite Baits has a really good B5 line thru swim bait as well that fits your weights. It comes with a #4 treble hook. 

 

 

Give it a try!

10 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

 

Give it a try!

 

Definitely will. I have a Magdraft, B5, and a couple of savage gears on the way. 

The Irod IRG754F is a good rod for wake and glide baits with treble hooks to 2 oz. Basstrix 6” ( 5 1/4”) hollow body paddle tail or similar lures. Works good for 6” Huddleston ( not the 68). 3:16 6” & 7” Mission Fish, the weedless original line through. Spro BB1Z 40 rat, R2S 168 S-Waver etc.

Tom

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