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Lack of detailed shiner swimbaits...

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just looking at all the swimbait choices, I noticed a curious lack of detailed shiners...since huge bass, stocked trout, and California all go together, its not surprising at all the detailed trout baits. But Castaic makes or made shad baits (both threadfin and gizzard), and sunfish in two sizes and a small crappie. Mr. Matt makes tru to life sunfishes in 4 species and bass in 4 species. Its just strange to me that shiners (now I'm talking detailed look alike baits, not just trouts colored differently) weren't ever done. Are shiners just not a very good bait in California?

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we can use bluegill here as long as they're caught on hook and line. I see your point about live bait, my problem is 1. catching shiners big enough and 2. being able to control them.

I like the hitch colors, and the gold ayu's; those trout baits, while being very lifelike, don't imitate a shiner as well as I'd like...they're a little wider. I don't know if that makes any difference to a bass on this side of the Mississippi, but they see alot of shiners and no trout. I think I'm going to pursue a shiner bait that will "match the hatch" a little better, as it were.

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