Swim baits?.

[Mitch f]

The Jackall rhythm wave is a great bait too.

[moguy1973]

I gave the Strike King ones a try this summer for the first time on a weighted swimbait hook and caught quite a few early summer.  Once it got hot though I don't think I got a bite on them.

In the spring I had success on a big (6") Storm GT360, but again, that stopped.

[top_dollar]

On 9/2/2020 at 10:39 AM, Dutch said:

 like where when and how you use them?  I would like for them to do more than take up space in the boat.

I generally throw 2-4 inch swimmin minnows on a 1/32 to 1/4 oz jig head.  If i am bass fishing, than im almost always throwing them on a 1/16th or 1/8th ball head with a #1 or #2 hook. I prefer to throw them in water that has at least 3 feet of visibility.  If there is lots of grass/vegetation around, slap them on a weedless ned rig jig head.  They are super easy to fish....cast, count, slow retrieve (retrieve any way you want though).  I usually use a slow steady wind, but every couple of handle cranks ill either pop or drop the rod tip, that often times triggers a strike from following fish.  1 more thing is that i fish them up in the water column.  I like to fish them above the fish I am targeting.  If that is not working, Ill put a plastic worm/craw on the same jig head and work it along the bottom.

[Dutch]

Maybe my original post wasn’t clear.  I have some molds and make my own baits.  I just can’t get it down as to how to make them work.

 

Here are the two types that I can make.

 

 

[Ham]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Maybe my original post wasn’t clear.  I have some molds and make my own baits.  I just can’t get it down as to how to make them work.

 

Here are the two types that I can make.

 

 

Put that female doggy on a jighead and fish it almost any time and any where. They just get bit. 
can be boring to do a slow steady retrieve back to boat, but that is often the best retrieve. .

Throw it early. Throw it late.

Throw it shallow, in between, and deep. At shorelines, schoolers, points, and docks. 

[Gavin]

Hook any of those to a swim jig head, and it works at times. Fish it like a spinner bait. Keep it moving, but vary.