Tried one this morning for the first time, wore it out. Do you fish them like a rattle trap, twitch them, or what. It was windy as all get out. This time of year are they even productive? Maybe just a bad first experience.

As Jay mentioned what kind and what lake ?

I used one this past Friday and had one bite and one 9 pounder. I think they could be very productive this time of year. Because, you will have the fish protecting their fry or protecting the beds.

swimbaiting is not for everyone, but when you get that first big bite you will be hooked. Keep fishing them and something good will happen. Clearer water works best.

Ben K

Swimbaits are more of a clear water lure and are more of a match the hatch bait. They will catch stained water fish but their effectiveness drops the more stained or murky the water is. When throwing a swimbait, the larger the swimbait the fewer the bites but those fish caught will be generally better than on other lures. Most swimbaits are most effective when retrieved like if you where slow rolloing a spinnerbait. Each one is different so you need to swim one where you can watch it to determine what speed gives the best action. California Swimbabe and Ospery type baits generally have a tail flapping action with the head vibrating some. The hollow body baits on swimming jig heads give a side to side roll action with the flapping tail and when on belly weighted hooks that action is more subtle. The jointed hard swimbaits have more of a snakey wide side to side swim action.