Swim Baits ?

[Klass Act]

Do you guys and gals ever use swimbaits for Walleye ? Does this site have a search thingy where I could see if this has been brought up before ? That way I wouldn't bother you with such a question. . . maybe.

California doesn't, and some other states may not let you use live bait. The alternative for me is swimbaits. Here's one brand I've found to be most effective and realistic. (not a paid plug - just fact)

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageSWMOSPREY-OSFBT.html

I'd like to hear from you on all thoughts - good & bad - relating to this.

Thanks in advance.

Rich

[Xswab]

Have tried them a few times over this past year with little success, until.......this fall!!!! Started tossing out a Walleye Assasin, Glitter chartruse from head to Orange tail. Wow....was it ever a hit! Trolled behind a BB in 40-60 fow. Was taken deep by every fish I caught, and on different waters as well. Slooooww.:secret:

[IntroC]

I have never caught a fish on a swim bait, not even a pike. I have tried them quite a bit and just can't get them to produce.

[Chad]

We use swim baits all the time on Devils Lake. My favorite is the Mimic Minnow by Northland.


ChadM

[prov1900]

We used them up in Canada this spring, in a somewhat unorthodox fashion. In 30 - 50 fow, we were casting them out a long distance, letting them drop, then hopping them back to the boat, staying on the bottom for a majority of the time. It worked really well and seemed to produce bigger than average fish. The jig minnow outfished it in a vertical presentation, but the bigger fish made it a viable option.

klassact, how do you rig yours?

[l]

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Does this site have a search thingy where I could see if this has been brought up before ?
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Top of each forum couple of buttons left of what you click on to post a new thread is a search button. Click on it.

Click on Advanced Search

Type in: Swim Baits

Select: Strictly Fishing

Leave other stuff at current settings & click search

(might try General Discussion next but you'll get a healthy handful of swim bait hits under strictly fishing)

Not to discourage you from posting but the search tool here is pretty handy.

[karpbuster]

Well a swim bait is also a grub body on a jig head, the presentation is a swimming one.

And I have caught many a walleye on jigs of different sorts. SO even though there are baits called swim baits that come to mind, I think of the presentation.

karpbuster

[rspahr]

The funny thing is that I have never caught a walleye on a swim bait. I have caught a bunch of stripers. The walleye that I have accidentally caught were all on cranks. Those swimbaits look pretty good. Which color do you use?

On my swimbaits I would always SpikeIt chartreuse on the tail.

[slipbob]

I've also had very good luck in the fall casting the "walleye assasin" plastic tails rigged on 1/2 ounce ballhead jigs when I'm fishing my "shore fishing only" spots on a municipal reservoir that doesn't allow any boats at all. At times they far outproduce the standard twister style tails but only in the fall from my experience. I just let em sink to the bottom and work em back in with a standard jigging retreive. I've also tried the Storm wildeye prerigged swimbaits many times with only limited success.

[rspahr]

And do you use the 7" or 9" swim baits? You are my hero! You must be catching some big eyes!

I like the Calcutta brand of swim baits.

[Xswab]

Actually the 4" work pretty well. The speed combo seems to be the ticket.

[slipbob]

>Actually the 4" work pretty well. The speed combo seems to be
>the ticket.


That's the size walleye assasin I've had good luck with and the only size I tried. The only colors I tried were green glitter with an orange tail and a silver glitter with a chartreuse tail and both produced fish for me.