Based on Angler Bait Recommendations the Swim Bait is typically fished in the following months.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Swim Bait | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Tips For Fishing Lilly Pads
- Use braid
- Use a heavier action rod
- #1 Bait is a basic frog - not a popper
- Try Buzzbait
- Try Swimjig
- Try a hard body swimbait
- Try a texas rig worm
How To Rig And Fish A Swimbait
- Good for all species fishing
- Most have a "boot tail" that cause the bait to wobble
- Rig it with a 1/8oz jig head
- Hook through the head and carefully straight down the middle
- Usually fished with a spinning reel
- Cast it out and let it go to the bottom and reel slow...or...
- Cast it out and immediately reel back slowly
Summer Paddletail Swimbaits...Size/Rigging/Technique Secrets
- 5" Big = 1/2oz-3/4oz jig head and for deep structure
- 4" Medium = 1/4oz jig head for suspended fish
- 3" Small = 1/8oz jig head - great for smallmouth
- Mostly use the 3" size
Swim Jigs and Swimbaits - Beginner to Advanced Tricks
- If water is...
- ...crystal clear start with a swimbait
- ...low visibility start with a swim jig
- If bass are being finicky...go with a swim jig
- Swim jigs are great for pushing thru grass
STOP Fishing SWIMBAITS Like This (5 Swimbait Mistakes)
- Using too big of a hook
- Using too heavy of a line/rod
- Not using it to locate bass
- Using the wrong jig head
- Believing a swimbait is only a big fish bait
