Just curious, what is the most realistic looking swimbait you know of? Could be of any type of fish at all.

hands down.....(for realistic qualities)

mattlures hardgill series.

done deal.

look them up....

i own 2.

male BG floater

and

red eared sunfish floater....

not only are they the most realistic swimbaits that i own (literally look as if someone just stuffed a small baitfish),

but the swimming is amazing.

and with a sharp slap of the wrist leading to a slack line, they will do a complete 180 turnaround...

awesome baits IMO.

I know you live in Central Florida.  How do they work around here?  What's your best presentation in CFL lakes?

I saw pictures of a guy using those and he had 5- 15+ fish! One even weighed 17lbs

No question - Mattlures.....Have both soft and hard baits, and they look more realistic than some real fish I've caught!

it's a no brainer...  :

Matts hardgills are definately at the top.  But remember a "Realistic Looking" swimbait has 2 characteristics that make it realistic, body shape/detail and color/scheme.  Matt just happens to excel in both with his hardgills.  

depends on what bait i was fishing at lake mohave and was useinfg a spr 8 inch trout swim bait  all of a sudden a park ranger come flying up said i was useing live trout to fish wanted to give me major fine i showed him the bait he left with his book in hand lol true story

Posted by: Lobster Monster      Posted on: Today at 12:15am

I know you live in Central Florida.  How do they work around here?  What's your best presentation in CFL lakes?

ahhh, it all depends man....

sometimes i like to just rip it in.....

sometimes i just let it float and give it a twitch every now and then...

sometimes i swim it super slow, let it pause, then slap the line and let it turn around....

so really,

as for "best presentation" i dont know????

i kinda just start with whatever i feel like, then let the fish tell me the rest.

Huddleston Deluxe Trout and the Huddle Bug Craw

MattLures............................not even a question!

Put me down for MattLures as well. A close second has to go to this guy http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1244397175/0#0

Way back when Castaic used to be the most realistic but I think the competition has gotten better.

Hudds trouts are very realistic, both in their swim and apperance.

The Huddlebug is not a swimbait but it is the most realistic craw I have seen

3:16 hard baits are also very realistic.

The tru tungsten baits are also realistic.

T Mikes Bull shads are realistic.

For those of you who said my baits....Thank you.

Awful lot of money won on these the last few years.

http://www.***.com/descpageSWMOSPREY-OSIH.html

Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Put me down for MattLures as well. A close second has to go to this guy http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1244397175/0#0

That is John Hopkins.  Sick builder....

Most realistic for me would again be Mattlures Hardgill series.  I have three of them.

PS - waiting patiently for Hardbass.   ;D