S-Waver... Grrrrrr

[Ken Drish]

Ok- Need some help folks. I've got 4 s-wavers. Two 168's and 2 200's. I'm throwing them on a Lews Wide Bail reel with a Diawa tournament rod - med/heavy. Throwing Suffix 20# flouro. Can't

catch S*&T! It's driving me nuts... could it be where I'm throwing them? Where should I be? Bluff walls, points? Parallel to the bank?

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks! 

[Ham]

Paging Richy

[Jerry Rapp]

try a Ned?

[Mitch f]

1 minute ago, Jerry Rapp said:

try a Ned?

Maybe you could attach a 20 lb test Fluoro line to the hook of the Ned and attach the S Waiver to that. That way it looks like a 8" fish chasing a Ned, which is a very realistic presentation.?

[Ken Drish]

That's funny....

 

[dtrs5kprs]

Ken...I have a couple of S wavers, and a bunch of other swimmers. They look great, but unless fish are really worked up the bites are just few and far between. I think you have to reconcile yourself to fewer bites.

I would look at throwing them around deep docks, really working the angles. Also behind those same docks, and then bluff ends and in bluff end coves. A rig and stickbait places. If you aren't seeing fish follow it, something is off. Could be the bait, the retrieve, the location. So many variables on those things that I hardly mess with them anymore (although I have a couple of gliders calling my name).

As noted above, I know what I would be throwing...

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Jerry Rapp said:

try a Ned?

Hello!!!

[Ham]

1 hour ago, Jerry Rapp said:

try a Ned?

A what?

[Champ188]

Is this Ned rig something new?

[abkeenan]

5 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

. They look great, but unless fish are really worked up the bites are just few and far between. I think you have to reconcile yourself to fewer bites.

 

Yep. That is the risk/reward, feast/famine, all/nothing that is inherent with committing to the swimbaits. I myself have a very hard time throwing a bait all day to get less than 5 bites or perhaps even zero. This year I AM going to invest more time in throwing them and just see what happens.