Tried it out today on a small pond, just to get a feel for it and to see how it performs. Right off, it was relatively easy to rig on a weighted swimbait hook. Casts like a bullet, no question. The action on a slow retrieve is similar to a Hudd, but much smaller. Very natural swimming action. Didn't fish that long and didn't get a hit, but I think this one is a keeper! I like the fact that it gets to the bottom quickly and tends to stay there on a slow retrieve.

Anyone have any experience with this soft swimbait?

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I just bought a pack not too long ago and my first impression was they smell terrible! Besides that the action is great!! But the durability is mediocre and the price is steep.

I just bought a pack not too long ago and my first impression was they smell terrible! Besides that the action is great!! But the durability is mediocre and the price is steep.

I have to agree with this lol. Make sure u bring some mend it or super glue or something, the area to hook them is pretty small so after ripping the nose a time or two u wont have any room left to hook it. But this bait is great and i have caught quite a few fish with them.

which size do you guys use?

You should try it on a 3/16 oz. sworming hornet head. The 3 1/2" works best on the fish head swimmer. Roadwarrior had convinced several membdrs here to give it a toss, no complaints.

I've been fishing them for a couple of years ever since I found them pre-rigged at walmart. I like them on a swimbait hook, but still prefer them on a long jig head hook. Most days these produce for me, but sometimes the bass flat out do not want them.

They are really heavily scented with garlic. I left a batch out to dry after repairing them one night and my whole kitchen smelled like them. Might have to drop some in the spahgetti pot...

I currently have 11 packs of the Lake Forks in my boat. Why so many? Because they flat out catch fish, PERIOD. They are durable. I've caught over 30 pounds of bass on just one bait.

These are one of my favorite soft plastic swimbaits. I also bought them first pre-rigged and had lots of success with them and have bought them unrigged ever since. Rigging them on a sworming hornet is deadly. I would highly recommend these baits.

the LMS is a chatterbait and spinnerbait trailer extraordinaire.

I have a ton of them... I use the smaller ones on a swim jig or Chatterbait. The big ones are great on a weighted swimbait hook although pike destroy them quick.

Your smallmouth will eat them up. The trick with the Swarming Hornet is to allow

the blade to lift the lure. When you pump the rod, you simply move the lure forward.

A more effective retrieve is a quick 4-5 turns of the reel, then drop on slack

line. Repeat until you feel you are "out of the zone".