Do you fish it with a weighted hook or fish it texas rigged.  I have normally been fishing with a weighted swimbait hook.  The other day I was fishing with a buddy and he texas rigs his swimbaits.  We both caught some nice fish but the action he got t-rigging it was unreal.

It would help if you mentioned what type of swimbait.  There are thousands of "Soft Swimbaits"...

any kind of 4 or 5 inch swimbait.  No particular brand.  I am just talking soft swimbaits in general.

That info is no help.

Are you talking about Basstrix type paddle tail, hollow bodies?

Yeah....gonna need more info....I'm assuming hollow body paddletail baits...can't really t-rig a hudd or optimum line through

Do you fish it with a weighted hook or fish it texas rigged.

I neither T-rig nor use a belly-weighted hook. For soft swimbaits like the Berkley Hollow Belly,

I use an Owner Sled Head Jig which incorporates a coil-screw retainer.

But rather than rigging in the conventional manner, I thread the hook through the side of the body rather than vertically,

so the bait swims horizontally through the water, which also provides a generous hook bite and easier hook-ups.

Roger

Posted by: RoLo

I neither T-rig nor use a belly-weighted hook. For soft swimbaits like the Berkley Hollow Belly,

I use an Owner Sled Head Jig which incorporates a coil-screw retainer.

But rather than rigging in the conventional manner, I thread the hook through the side of the body rather than vertically,

so the bait swims horizontally through the water, which also provides a generous hook bite and easier hook-ups.

Roger

hmmmmm........

now thats an interesting method that i would have never thought to try..........

great post,

like always