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What Size Swimbaits #9948019 04/30/14 12:09 PM
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I Love to throw Swim baits and will always have atleast one rod rigged with one type or another Year around, but In the Last Few years there have been so Many different Sizes come out, I wanted to ask you guys what is your Favorite Lengths and Color Patterns???

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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948051 04/30/14 12:29 PM
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for numbers I like a top shelf 4" in spot candy. I would just "match the hatch " in your lake. if I am confident in a bigger bite I will fish a 6"+ but I don't expect many bites. I know they eat up that top shelf for some reason.

Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948068 04/30/14 12:38 PM
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I haven't Fished the Texas Lakes as Much as I would like to have, but in Ms,, La and Al I seem catch almost as Many Good Keeper Fish on a 5 inch as I Do Big Fish,, it gets Funny sometimes catching a Yealy Bass on a 5 inch Swimbait and you think to yourself his Eyes are Bigger then his Mouth and Stomach lol .

Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948109 04/30/14 12:52 PM
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4"-5" swim baits in a shad color will almost always get you bit.

Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948241 04/30/14 01:37 PM
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2.5 inch little fishy by creme will out fish all the others even on bigger fish.i don't know why but it will even out fish the 3.5 in little fishy. If you don't believe me there cheep pick up a few and try them

Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948263 04/30/14 01:43 PM
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For numbers I use a 3" storm wildeye swim shad in baby bass color.


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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948293 04/30/14 01:57 PM
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Best on Fork right now seems to be 7".


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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948347 04/30/14 02:15 PM
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Thought I was the only one still throwin a lil fishy! Probably the oldest swimbaits out there bu they always catch something.

Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948349 04/30/14 02:18 PM
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My favorite hollow belly is a Basstrix Paddletail Swimbait. Best color for me is yellow perch (looks like a bream.) Best size is 5" or 6". I throw the six mainly. I fish these on belly-weighted Owner twistlock swimbait hooks.

For line thru swimbaits I like the Osprey Talons in 6" and 7", Light hitch and Dark Hitch are my go to colors.

For a heavy, bottom bouncing swimbait it's hard to beat the Storm Wildeye Swim Shad. Best sizes for me are the 4" and 5". best colors are Bunker, Pearl and Mullet.


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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948353 04/30/14 02:19 PM
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Watermelon, 5'' running them on the top. Wacked em' yesterday even with 25mph winds lol.

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Originally Posted By: FMJshooter
Thought I was the only one still throwin a lil fishy! Probably the oldest swimbaits out there bu they always catch something.


nope..i bought a couple at bass pro a year or so ago and have caught a few nice ones with it. Great little baits!


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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948390 04/30/14 02:31 PM
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Bass Magic hollow belly 4" on a weighted belly. Deadly.


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Re: What Size Swimbaits [Re: Okhissa2] #9948535 04/30/14 03:26 PM
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The Smallest I ever throw is 3.5 but thats on a A Rig,,, I will use 3.5 on the 4 outside Arms and a 5 inch in the center around the House,, But at Guntersville I will have either 5 - 4 inch and sometime 5 - 5 inch on a A Rig,,, But the Last Trip over there I Had the Best Luck on a Single 3/4 Oz Jig Head Exposed Hook with a Fringe Tackle SB.. I hadn't used that Brand till last trip over there and a Guide there showed us them,, I couldn't get Over How Soft (GEL Like) feeling those baits were, But they held up Great to some Multiple Big Fish catches and also caught us some Good Keeper Fish In the Sealy Big Bass we were all over that 3.00 and 4.00 fish trying to Cash that check lol..

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Lake Fork Magic Shad, 5.5 inch, watermelon red and seed, get bit a lot with few dinks, mostly keepers and catch some nice chunks too.


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