BobP Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 One of my favorite lure presentations has become throwing a 5" hollow belly swimbait on a 3/4 oz conical jig head. As much as I love crankbaits, the swimbait is a super easy tool to use when you want to probe different depths in open water. No worries about whether it can reach the bottom in any depth of water and it has an action that bass really like. I throw it on a MH 7' rod and a reel spooled with 20# braid with a 15# fluoro leader. The swimbait casts like a rocket. Most times, a slow steady retrieve is best. If not, jerking it off the bottom and letting it flutter down again can work. If the bass are in reaction mode, they'll nail it. A swimbait with a big exposed hook is not something you want to throw into gnarly shore cover. But it shines when fishing deep rocky reservoirs or when "ledge fishing" on river-run reservoirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I agree, and it works well at times. Personally I think that deep water swimbaits are an underrated technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 By far one of my favorite techniques and one that is truly underutilized and under appreciated by many. I have caught some absolute hogs throwing swimbaits in deep water, as well as some stud flat head catfish. Here's a nice largemouth I caught on a 25' ledge at the opening of the little pocket you can see in the background. And here's a flathead who decided he wanted to see what a silver shad swimbait tasted like. I thought I had a hog of a bass when I first hooked up only to be disappointed as soon as I felt the cat start spinning on the line haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Bassinfool.........SWEET fish! As I've gotten older, I've become more of a shallow river fishin' type guy, but here in central CA we're known for having deep canyon lakes and swimbaits are a MUST at all depths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 My home lake isn't the deepest but I do a fair bit of fishing with my friend on Smith Lake which I do believe is the deepest canyon in the country second only to the Grand Canyon you just don't realize it because it is filled with water haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
