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| Have not used alot of swim baits. What do people like to use and when? |
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| are you talking swimbaits like the Shadillac, Kickin Minnow, Castaic baits, etc.???
If so, these style of baits with the lifelike qualties can and should be fished all year from ice off till ice up. Speed, depth and location of where you are casting/placing them will change throughout the season, but they will work all year. One of the baits out there that you can use daily with confidence, just like big rubber baits like Dawgs, Medussa's and Tubes.
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| Yes, I am interested in more of the "mechanical" segmented baits. Not the large rubber baits we all use. Any success stories or recommendations? Thanks Rip |
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | Kickin minnows....especially on shaf based lakes with lots of suspended fish |
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| the savage gear 10" 4play is a great bait that i bought on a whim and was really impressed with. great action to that bait, will pick more up and probably some of the ones mentioned above as I was real impressed with the action of them. |
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| I caught my first Tiger Muskie of any real size on a 6" Castaic Trout hard swimbait. I was reeling it in at moderate speed over a shallow flat on a point casting from shore. The came in from the right and slammed it just a few feet from shore. It's now my confidence bait! |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | I'll be picking up a shadillac for sure. Hulbert has really got something good with that. Awesome action. I wish they made a smaller size too, though. |
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| Mike Hulbert wrote a good article on swimbaits (primarily focusing on Kickin' Minnows and his Shadillac (then just a prototype)) called "Swim For Success". It's in the '09 August/September Musky Hunter. That particular issue is one of the better ones overall, in my opinion, so it's worth the money for a back-issue. |
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| Don't waste your time. There are better baits for catching muskies. The baits look great to fisherman, just do not do much to catch fish consistently. The only ones that work pretty well are ones with a lip ( like the shadalac and kickin). |
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Location: Detroit River | Did good in the early season this year using the Revolution Shad 7" (by Reaction Strike). Kick'n Minnow & Shadillac have been good for me in the fall.
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| Guest - 12/21/2011 4:37 PM
Don't waste your time. There are better baits for catching muskies. The baits look great to fisherman, just do not do much to catch fish consistently. The only ones that work pretty well are ones with a lip ( like the shadalac and kickin).
I dont really produce fish much with double 10s but that doesnt mean they dont work does it? |
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Location: Racine, Wi | I've done really well for suspended fish on the Kick'n Minnows and the Dunwright swimbaits in the summer. During the fall I've done well on them for structure related fish (I'm sure in the summer they'd work for structure related fish as well, I just don't throw them as much on structure then). I threw the shadilac this year and loved the action, but for some reason, I had a slower year on swimbaits this year. Matter of fact, I don't think I boated a fish on a swim bait this year. Definitely unusual as the past years, we've put a mess of fish in the boat on them.
The only downfall to the rubber ones is they are obviously lacking in durability. I guess if the fish are going to eat them, it's worth it, but kinda frusterating at times. I'm hopeful for the shadilac to be durable, but I'll need to put some fish in the net on them first to be able to make up any opinion. They do look good in the water though. |
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