I like the swimbaits that are weighted from the package already, meaning I don't have to supply the jig head. I tear them easy placing the hook inside and up through, good swimbaits are expensive to tear from the beginning (YUM money minnow)etc...(Storm makes a good on already weighted)

You can swim them fast in shallow, or count the heavier (1 oz ) down to the depth you want to fish. Very versatile bait at any depth depending on the weight?

I like the swimbaits that are weighted from the package already, meaning I don't have to supply the jig head. I tear them easy placing the hook inside and up through, good swimbaits are expensive to tear from the beginning (YUM money minnow)etc...(Storm makes a good on already weighted)

You can swim them fast in shallow, or count the heavier (1 oz ) down to the depth you want to fish. Very versatile bait at any depth depending on the weight?

If you really want to learn swimbaits then � I say it many times, techniques catch fish not the lure. So if you go to the lure first without understanding what the technique is the cart is in front of the horse. Get ahead of yourself and you probably won't experience success and motivation will wane regardless of which lake.

It is too difficult to catch other anglers fish. There are too many variables involved and if you miss just one you are most likely going to experience the lack of success and give up. Everything matters yet nothing matters. That means some days it doesn't matter what you do the window for success is wide open and there is a wide range of presentations that will succeed. When everything matters it means things are very specific and there is a precise subscription that will lead to success. Miss just component from the list and that will most likely make the difference between success and failure. Most days on the water Everything Matters.

Decide what swimbaits mean to you and how they are going to fit into your style of fishing. There is a basic list of items that are on basses menu. Your goal is make the bass think it's accomplishing it's goal. Don't fear the big bait, they have the greatest drawing power and are actually more forgiving of mistakes. Despite popular believe systems bass eat very large prey items. Smaller baits require more precision.

Because everything usually matters and like anything that is going to withstand the test of time build a solid foundation first. So when it comes to swimbaits first learn what the Funnel is (prime ambush zones including bait balls). Learn how to approach them and what the best casting angle is. Learn why fish follow and what a follower can teach you about their mood and your presentation (bass follow everything you just usually can't see it like you can with swimbaits). Learn to really swim, nature rarely produces straight lines. Learn to determine which portion of the water column the bass are primarily using on any given day and then which swimbait/lure is best suited� The list goes on.

The beauty of all this is it doesn't matter what lure/technique your using. The lessons of swimbaiting are the same lessons of the jig, the drop shot, the crankbait� A great jig fisherman is already using swimbait theory, might not realize it and a few words need to be changed but the principles are the same.

The BBZ will leap your learning curve.

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Right now, DEEP. Before you go and spend a ton of money, try the 4" or 5" pre-rigged, weighted Storm Wild Eyes Shad. I prefer the 5". Count it down and reel through suspended fish. Best is when the fish are on bottom or near it though. Two retrieves then. One is just to barely reel the bait and try to maintain contact with the bottom. The other is let it sink to bottom and retrieve by burning 4-5 cranks of your reel handle then kill it. Let it fall back to bottom and repeat. All the way back to the boat. You'll know it's on bottom when your line goes slack. Don't worry, you'll know when a fish hits it cuz they smoke it! A crankbait will still catch them more quickly if they're in 20 ft or less. I use this technique for deeper schools. Say 21-40'.

Best colors are Mullet, Shad, Bunker and Pearl. I throw it on a heavy action rod with a mod/fast tip, a 7:1 reel and 20# fluoro or 50# braid.