Any 1 try these yet? It says they are new and they closely resemble Basstrix (Havent tried them yet). Any tips on fishing them or Basstrix? Most of the reviews say to fish them with a weighted hook. Only problem with the Luck "E" strike swimbaits are that the people say they have a strong chemical smell.

when i got mine they did have a strong chemical smell, haven't smelled them since. I tried fishing them on an unweighted screw in frog hook and all it did was spin in circles. I haven't tried a weighted hook yet but I have bought some since. I did buy some poor boy's silly rabbits and those things swim pretty good except they kind of do a 2/5 roll from side to side. But they will probably work, but I would rather they swim more like a crank bait with a wobble. I am really eager to try the berkley hollow body swim baits but I can't find the color I want in stock anywhere.

there have been a few threads about this bait already. Try doing a search for "bass magic" to find them--some of them have some really good info.

btw, from what I hear, many of the paddle tail style baits have a strong smell to them but I've heard it washes off after a little use.