Swimbaits on the Rock, part 2

[Hunter53]

Congrats!! That is one heck of a fish!!

[abkeenan]

Yep. The more I fish for them, the more I think of brownies as cats. Largemouth like to eat, spots are crazy, and brown fish like to kill stuff. Lot of that comes from catching them on the little rig, and how they react to it.

That's racial fish profiling Dave. Not cool.

[bluebasser86]

I've seen pretty similar stuff with smallies and largemouth with swimbaits (not many spots around here). The largemouth go for the kill and try to inhale the bait while the smallies come screaming in, full speed ahead, but don't bother opening their mouths, just ram the bait. I think that's part of the reason I get smallmouths hooked all kinds of crazy ways on swimbaits too. You get largemouth that come up and T-bone the bait and get both hooks,

then you get smallies that attack the tail trying to cripple to bait or just run into it and get stuck.

[jolicious]

Is a slow sinking version good, or is it better to get the floating version?

[5bites]

I've seen pretty similar stuff with smallies and largemouth with swimbaits (not many spots around here). The largemouth go for the kill and try to inhale the bait while the smallies come screaming in, full speed ahead, but don't bother opening their mouths, just ram the bait. I think that's part of the reason I get smallmouths hooked all kinds of crazy ways on swimbaits too. You get largemouth that come up and T-bone the bait and get both hooks,

then you get smallies that attack the tail trying to cripple to bait or just run into it and get stuck.

Great example pics bluebasser

[Moswimb8slinger]

Party Crasher is the color, a black back shad with a gold cheek.

either floating or slow sink, I've caught fish will both.

I see your putting that Ayu pattern to work Bluebasser86

if anyone wants to know, he's throwing a Deps 175 slide swimmer.

But its not always about the bait but where and when to throw them. Finding a ambush points and how to fish them at different casting angles.

If you watch any of the BBZ1 videos, Bill Semential will talk about "plus values" on a spot.

Where i caught this fish,

there was warmer water

baitfish nearby (i saw a school of minnows)

45 degree, step ledges with random boulders (ambush spots)

a small current flow from rain water runoff over the ledges and boulders.

higher oxygen content and lowered visibility because off runoff ( 4-5ft instead of 20plus like in the main lake), makes it easier for the fish to hide and ambush.

I got clued to the details from the first keeper K i caught, and then i started targeting similar spots. In which the next spot i went to yielded the 8.5

There's several factors I consider in trying to locate and then pattern fish

[abkeenan]

Party Crasher is the color, a black back shad with a gold cheek.

either floating or slow sink, I've caught fish will both.

I see your putting that Ayu pattern to work Bluebasser86

if anyone wants to know, he's throwing a Deps 175 slide swimmer.

But its not always about the bait but where and when to throw them. Finding a ambush points and how to fish them at different casting angles.

If you watch any of the BBZ1 videos, Bill Semential will talk about "plus values" on a spot.

Where i caught this fish,

there was warmer water

baitfish nearby (i saw a school of minnows)

45 degree, step ledges with random boulders (ambush spots)

a small current flow from rain water runoff over the ledges and boulders.

higher oxygen content and lowered visibility because off runoff ( 4-5ft instead of 20plus like in the main lake), makes it easier for the fish to hide and ambush.

I got clued to the details from the first keeper K i caught, and then i started targeting similar spots. In which the next spot i went to yielded the 8.5

There's several factors I consider in trying to locate and then pattern fish

Good stuff there Richy. I need to get more in tune with patterning fish. Looks like I am just a little too happy to lucky compared to you. Really dialing it in there bud and it paid off with that 8.5lb'er.

[Smalls21]

I've seen pretty similar stuff with smallies and largemouth with swimbaits (not many spots around here). The largemouth go for the kill and try to inhale the bait while the smallies come screaming in, full speed ahead, but don't bother opening their mouths, just ram the bait. I think that's part of the reason I get smallmouths hooked all kinds of crazy ways on swimbaits too. You get largemouth that come up and T-bone the bait and get both hooks,

then you get smallies that attack the tail trying to cripple to bait or just run into it and get stuck.

that looks like a nuclear plant in the background, if so good areas to fish

[Fish24/7]

doctor!

can't tell you how many times people said I was crazy for buying Deps

they would never pay that much for a lure....well look what that money can get ya!

Pictures like this just boost my confidence in that bait

[Moswimb8slinger]

doctor!

can't tell you how many times people said I was crazy for buying Deps

they would never pay that much for a lure....well look what that money can get ya!

Pictures like this just boost my confidence in that bait

My S-waver 200 retails for $35, and some people pay more than that for a custom painted Megabass 110's. ..lol

They just don't realize the potential...