I picked up a pack of Space Monkey's today for best results should I use them weighted or unweighted?

I flip and pitch them wieghted 8-)

-matt-

Try a keel weight hook, I find that a 4/0 EWG with 1/8 weight works the best. You can swim it at all depths.

Try a keel weight hook, I find that a 4/0 EWG with 1/8 weight works the best. You can swim it at all depths.

that's my preference with them.

You really need the weight to get it to swim on the fall.  I was about ready to throw my space monkeys in the garbage, and then at the advice of big-o picked up some keel weighted hooks, and what a world of difference.  I went from never catching a fish on them in literally months, and on tons of lakes, to it being one of my favorite baits.  Texas rigged with a weight is great as well.  I got 3 nice fish yesterday on the space monkey, and I recently ordered a few more packs.  I now have a space monkey tied on at least once every time i hit the water.

Try both.  If you're fishing the shallows and among vegetation as a topwater, or just beneath the surface, you can work it slower which will result in more hookups.

I fish them deep, using a retrieve very similar to what I use when fishing a jig, feeling the bottom on the retrieve.  The weighted version will keep it in better contact with the bottom.  

Fishing in lily pad beds, where you want it to drop into the openings, and possibly stay there on the rest of the retrieve, the keel weighted hook will be helpful, while a weightless hook will allow it to rise to the surface, even if your line is on the edge of a pad.

There's a time, and a place for each hook.

Try a keel weight hook, I find that a 4/0 EWG with 1/8 weight works the best. You can swim it at all depths.

That's the way I fish 'em.

BB

I carolina rig them, I seem to get bit more than using my traditional zoom lizards...

I also find that completely weightless I can't cast them very far.  That's fine if you're close to your target and don't need to cast far, but I prefer the weight for the extra casting distance, and the movement.  Weightless, they will probably still catch fish, but they don't do much in the water.  get a weight on there, and they really come to life!

Try a keel weight hook, I find that a 4/0 EWG with 1/8 weight works the best. You can swim it at all depths.

That always works best for me Owner Keel weighted hook 1/8 oz!

I've caught fish on them using a classic free sliding weighted t-rig, keel weighted, threaded onto a football head, and unweighted.  I've caught the most going unweighted, and burning them across the surface.  

I've caught fish on them using a classic free sliding weighted t-rig, keel weighted, threaded onto a football head, and unweighted. I've caught the most going unweighted, and burning them across the surface.

It's a versitile bait. If you can think of a way to rig it then it will probably work. But what works best in your situations?

You can fish em all kinds of ways. I bought the rage lobsters for pitching and punching grass.

I use the space monkey weightless and throw to cover, let it sit for a sec, then swim it back to the boat. They seem to be liking that so far. Less size than the anaconda bit a bit more bites and fish caught.