Large Swimbaits and the PNW

[Striper Club]

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[grplnxprt]

I bought a 6" swimbait, but haven't tried it...

[BuKuBass]

Altho it's not a soft bait, I've used one of these (http://www.boatersworld.com/graphics/boatersworld/products/478623515.jpg) ; size: 5.25 inches and 1 5/8 ounces. It amazes me that a dink would attack a lure almost as big as it is.

[bucketmouth]

I know a fellow club member that has one but as far as I know he has not caught anything with it.

Supposing you & I get together and give one a try on Hagg? I've always wanted to cast one in areas over by the dam where in the past, I have caught trout and seen bass following the fighting trout to the boat.

[shalom]

BUCKETMOUTH ,
I would love to have some of the larger FLORIDA bass available in OREGON . I have talked to biologist about having some in OREGON and they said that the winters water temperature are to cold for them to survive and propagate .
:angel: :jester: :yay: :dance: :dance: :angel1:

[Striper Club]

You bet. Hagg might just be the spot to try that out.

Cabelas is advertising a few varieties of these, that is what brought up the topic. Plus, I have always wanted to try a lure that is big enough to merit its own tacklebox.

[rob allen]

Something to remember is that even in california the guys using the large swimbaits are not doing your every day fishing, they are trophy hunting.. they fish for VERY FEW BITES.. If you have caught enough 4 pounders to last you a while spend a few months fishing a large swimbait with a lot of dicipline and I am sure you'd get a few very nice fish but i'd exect long dry spells between them..

I think a guy in the PNW would be better off using scaled down models or other baits known for producing larger than average fish such as a jig and pig...
That's the cool thing about fishing, it can be approached from so many different perspectives based on the desired result, want to catch a state record by all means grab a swimbait fish it hard for a couple years and i'd say a guy would have a decent chance at a record or near record fish however it won't be red hot fishing...

[Striper Club]

I certainly agree with you here. Fishing this bait all the time is an excercise in patience, patience and more patience. Often small fish can be caught with large profile lures, but more often than not, bites are attracted by the movement and flash of multiple treble hooks and water aggitation, such as when a very small fish will pounce on a 5" zara and the like.

I think this is something that I want to have in the box though. Sometimes, you just know that a bigun' is lurking in the riprap and it is just looking for that last big meal before heading out to the deep for a midafternoon nap. :wink:

[WABronzback]

Ihave used one bed fishing for largies with great success.I use a 8in rapala swim bait.I only use it with non-agresive fish to get them mad. Once they case it off/slash it/bump it I throw in a smaller bait.

[casteal]

I use an 8 inch Charlie on a Oregon Lake that has big rainbows in it. It works fine on Big bass! Jack Webster once told me that Florida bass were stalked in Blue Lake and then moved to Sunset Lake, don't know if there is any left. Shame on you if you don't know who Jack Webster is youngster.