07-02-2008, 08:32 AM
As I've been reading and learning about bass fishing in between my fishing trips, I've come across the topic of swimbaits quite a few times.
I read about them and saw pictures and found that many of them are large and require heavy specialty rods to throw them. The other day, I walked down the swimbaits aisle at Dick's Sporting Goods, and I caught a first hand glimpse at how big some of them really are... WOW! 12" lures that weigh 8 ounces... If I didn't know any better, I'd think these were almost too big for muskies. Yet, it seems some of them were designed for bass.
Does anyone have any experience fishing the mid to large size swimbaits? The only swimbaits I've been using are the pre-rigged soft variety that are light enough to throw with normal gear. Do they catch big bass? Is it worth the investment to get a rod/reel specific to this type of fishing?
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I read about them and saw pictures and found that many of them are large and require heavy specialty rods to throw them. The other day, I walked down the swimbaits aisle at Dick's Sporting Goods, and I caught a first hand glimpse at how big some of them really are... WOW! 12" lures that weigh 8 ounces... If I didn't know any better, I'd think these were almost too big for muskies. Yet, it seems some of them were designed for bass.
Does anyone have any experience fishing the mid to large size swimbaits? The only swimbaits I've been using are the pre-rigged soft variety that are light enough to throw with normal gear. Do they catch big bass? Is it worth the investment to get a rod/reel specific to this type of fishing?
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