My year with swimbaits...so far.

[SudburyAngler]

thank you for the detailed report

[T Dot]

great read! good to hear someone is taking advantage of these types of lures.

 

 

AWESOME!!!

[Garry2Rs]

Wow!

Talk about a blast from the past...

 

Eventually I had good success with many smaller swimbaits with hard and soft bodies up to 6 inches.

The 8 inchers, not so much... Probably because I didn't stay with them.

After all they are much more realistic than a Suick or Sledge etc.

My first problem was I caught Kawartha Musky and bass up to seven pounds on solid body frogs/toads, or Flukes that cost a few cents apiece, instead of the price of a case of beer!

Another truth was I soon got tired from throwing the big stuff and start looking for my spinning rod and the Senko bite...grin.

Garry2rs

[Garnet]

Think I'm the only person to still have 3.8-1 Curado.

 

Started throwiing swimbaits at OBF in Candlewood CT. I was struggling with 5-1 ratio being just to fast. Slowly I removed line 20 to 25 ft at a time. At 120 ft of 20lb braid off my 5-1 Curado 200 I hit the majic spot no more concetrating just wind at my speed.

 

Yes the 3:8's were at home

 

The 3:8's are perfect for this stlye of swimbaits. Apparently 3:8 gears are available from Shimano.

[T Dot]

i use:

 

SHIMANO Curado 301 DVS

6.3:1 ratio

 

i figure you can slow down any quick reel to any pace, but you can never get a low ratio reel to speed up (especially when you need to catch up to a fish).

Edited January 21, 2013 by T Dot