Swimbait Musky Free Helpful Info


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It's a extra heavy Shimano Crucial Swimbait series trigger rod. Model number CRC-S711XH. Moderate fast action. 15-30lb mono/20-65lb Swimbait Musky braid. 8"-16" swimbaits.My question is, there's no weight rating on the rod, just the 8"-16" swimbaits marking. How much does a 16" bait normally weigh?Also I figured using 25 or 30lb mono instead of the braid stuff. Which would be a better reel to use on it? I'm torn between a Shimano Calcutta CT400B, Shimano Curado 300E, and a Abu Garcia REVO Toro Winch.
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  1. Grand Master BasserĀ® Says:

    I have the same rod Fishin’ Guy above me is talking about. It’s very good quality and has a lifetime warranty from Shimano, which is a good thing if I ever snap the tip with one of my heavy lures.I sure as hell do not have a crappy reel on it, though. Heavy line and cheap reels do not go good together at all. I use a Penn International Nine-Sixty-Five loaded with fifty-pound Spiderwire Stealth braid. After I take the braid down to the knot, I’m going to switch back to my twenty-five pound Maxima mono.

  2. 34Luke34 Says:

    i have the rooster tails and they work very well!!! especially firetiger and zebra, and white!!! you should get berky powerbait grubs as trailers for the roostertails!!! it will help ya out some!!! another one you should think about gettin pal is a stike king firetiger crankbait i have caught some crappie and bass with it!!! i also purchased replacement size six treble hooks for all of my jigs just incase on hook gets chipped or somethin. it is useful if you have a file for em too so you can sharpen them up incase one loses its point. best of luck to ya!!!

  3. dumdum Says:

    The preservative you need to use to keep the product from going bad is known as MSG- ( mono-sodium glutamate) It is available in nearly all grocery stores- the larger chain stores in a small bottle in a granular form. It will be located with the spices, salt and pepper section. Getting it to stick to your lures may be the bigger problem. Perhaps you could keep the mixture in a plastic container, and as you fished after 3 or 4 retrieves wipe your lure into the mixture to keep the smell strong enough. Sounds like a great idea.

  4. Artie Says:

    well that’s one way, not one of my ways but what works for many doesn’t for others. The truth is, there are many ways to present any bait to many different species. For example: for dorado they like bait falling and for them I hook the bait in the middle and let it flutter down. For tuna you have to cast and then you have to do a fast retrieve. (for wahoo, bonita, barracuda and mackerel this works) For halibut, flounder and sand dabs I bounce the bottom using the lead head to hit the bottom and then I raise the bait fast about a foot and slowly let it fall back and do it over and over casting the opposite direction the boat drifts. For fresh water bass I like running swim baits into tree stumps and downed trees, and then letting them fall as the thump wakes up the unsuspecting predator and then their instinct to eat the weak kicks in. For salt water bass both calicos and pus bellies (sand bass) I let it fall and raise it an inch and then continue the fall a foot or so and then raise it and inch. until the bait is under me then retrieve and cast again But you know, the more you learn the more you understand how important it is to learn more.

  5. Grand Master BasserĀ® Says:

    Try the Original A.C. Plug.I BELIEVE Allen Cole invented his A.C. Plug in the mid-seventies for trolling Pyramid Lake and the Colorado River in Nevada for giant Lahontan cutthroat and rainbow trout.Guys in California didn’t start using them for largemouth bass until the mid-eighties and early-nineties.

  6. dumdum Says:

    This is the only link I could find with any iformation on the bait. I believe it is an Academy brand and Academy does not list them on their website.Go to-http://www.tackletour.net/TTForums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40622

  7. Golden Feather Says:

    I have one each of the brands you have mentioned, as well as other brands.With the Tru-Tungsten and a Lucky Craft I had to clean the hinges out of paint over spray and they still do not have the freedom of movement the Spro BBZ-1 does.The Spro so impressed me I have sent 2 off to be custom painted. If you go with a Spro make sure and get the Blue Herring color….that is the only great color they have, in my book and why I sent my other two off to be repainted. Also get the fast sinking….you have more options with that one on how you can fish it.Also do not overlook the Sebile Magic Swimmer, another good swim bait with a good finish.

  8. Ole Fisherman Says:

    Stephen has some good info- thumbs up. #1. Roland Martin is notorious for using his name on “junk” tackle. If you plan to buy ANYTHING that is affiliated with him investigate it thoroughly. #2. $25 for any lure is outrageous (unless your a Pro fisherman). Everyone has their fav lures and tackle that they SWEAR by. Soft Plastic Swim-bait’s come in a variety of styles and prices. I suggest you get the style you can AFFORD. Although Swim bait’s are “tough” they don’t last more than 4-5 Bass. You may need “bags” of them if your on fish! Imagine the cost………….#3. There is no “best color”. It depends on water clarity & the mood of the fish. #4. Swimbait’s can catch a variety of fish from Fresh to Saltwater. They can do this because they mimic a baitfish. #5. Are they worth the money?- They CAN be. Is ANY lure “worth the money”?? Depends on the conditions, species and where your fishing. However, if I were you, I would not “fill my tackle box” full with Swimbait’s until I KNEW they worked in your area. #6. How deep? Soft Plastic swimbait’s can be fished at any depth using this- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_103718____SearchResults#7. Hard or Soft?- Depends on what your fishing for and whether you need a “suspending” lure or a slow sinking lure. Some hard-plastic Swimbait’s have suspending models. Suspending lures can be quite effective at certain times. #8. They are expensive for either 2 reasons- They have a more lifelike appearance OR they are made from more durable materials.#9. Treble hooked Swimbait’s offer more hook-up’s but foul on every weed or rip-rap in a given body of water. Single-hooked weedless Swimbait’s offer a much more weedless design but you will lose some fish. I suggest you concentrate on the weedless designed Swimbait’s for MOST applications, (unless your fishing in a deepwater environment with NO weeds). #10. The Money Minnow works- but so do other Swimbait’s. I’ve used the Money Minnow and find it productive for Bass, but I also have JUST as much luck with a simple Shad-tailed plastic. I suggest you DON’T purchase anything you can’t afford to constantly buy. Money Minnows degrade just as quick as any other soft plastic- I can easily go through 5-6 in a day when the fish are on. In summary, don’t get “hooked” on expensive tackle & lures. MOST of the time, you can find a “knock-off” or a similar lure for MUCH, MUCH less that will work JUST as well as the $25 lure. However, if money is no object, get the best! (lol)Hope this helps and good luck.

  9. Chadd Says:

    Like Artie, I may have missed some seemingly insignificant but crucial key to understanding this situation. Um, if I read correctly you have a lure that is almost 16 inches long and over 3 inches wide, has four segments (three joints), and needs to be weighted with something like a pound of ballast to keep it in the water. Also, you only have two months to complete it because you’re going to use it to catch stocked trout. I have a few questions of my own…1. What sort of freakishly huge trout are going to hit such a “swimbait” and who is stocking them and in what lake? This thing is roughly the size of a Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine — even a 36-inch lake trout would think twice about going after it. If you’re fishing for something even bigger and calling it trout (like steelhead or salmon), I still have trouble understanding the size of the lure. An hour of casting it will surely give you a repetitive stress injury and if you happen to clunk someone else with it while you’re casting they’ll need to be medivac’ed to the nearest trauma center.2. Are you only working on it for a couple minutes each day, or a couple hours every few weeks — why is it going to take you 60 more days to finish it?3. How long ago did you quit smoking weed?

  10. Bobby Says:

    The main issue is the water temp. Bass will feed in this temp range but not as much as you would like. The jerk bait suggestion may work but I would recommend down sizing what ever you use and slow way down and then slow down some more. If you know where the shad are, that is a great place to start. Just keep it simple and slow. When the fish begin to come up to shore for the warmth, use the same technique just fish slow. Small baits, light line and persistence will be your key to success.

  11. FishSteelhead Says:

    These links may help ya’ out. Page has contact info., on it so guess you could start from there. Wouldn’t even try ta’ guess what they’d be goin’ for because they sure are puuurtty. Hope it helps;)… < * { {{ >< http://www.roman-made.jp/english/index.html#prohttp://www.roman-made.jp/english/products/mother/index.htmlNote: Has a’ youtube video link of it…

  12. CB Says:

    You should be able to get the jighead you want at any bait and tackle shop, but if you can’t find it there here’s a link to a website that has just what you’re looking for. A more precise location than socal would have been helpful. Socal is a big place you know.Good luck with your fishing. Hope you catch the big one.

  13. Josh Says:

    I’m not at all familiar with that lake but your baits seem to be pretty good choices. You seem to have deeper diving baits, medium diving baits, and shallower diving baits (assuming the Magic Shad can be fished fairly shallow), which is a must. My only question would have to do with your Zoom Trick Worm. The Trick worms are made to be fished weightless in a Texas Rigged hooking style. If you’re wanting to fish a weighted worm, go with a normal ribbon or curly tailed worm like the Culprit worms for example. The Trick Worms are absolutely killer baits when the fish are on top though.

  14. Artie Says:

    I started using plastics in the 70′s but can not find what you are looking for. The biggest soft bait I remember was the two tail scampi’s we would drop with squid trailers on them for butts but an ‘ol hulkin chunk of plastic” i am not coming up with. The first paddle tail swim baits I remember were the worm king line, blue back silver stripe and egg white bellies I found a place that had one inch long ones that were the color of sand crab eggs (orange) on the back and on the belly were white (it looked like an orange fifty fifty bar) I caught hundreds of corbina and bar perch with them but worm king is gone and so I buy white solid swim baits and color them for specialty reasons. Enough of my oldness. Dude, I can not find any ol’ dinosaurs to reference but using paddle tails for bass? yes every time out.

  15. Artie Says:

    there are many presentations you can make and add to this list guys I won’t remember them all:on a lead head with the hook exposed Slow retrieve bouncing the bottomquicker retrieve just off the bottomfast retrieve up in the water columnon a lead head hook weed proofslow retrieve bumping into bottom structure and then twitching the baitmedium retrieve up off the bottom and when it bumps something you drop it to the bottom and begin bouncing itfast retrieve where again you are casting past structure and banging the bait into the structure during the retrieve and dropping the baittexas rigged weed proof:where you cast into weeds and slowly jig fish the weight hoping the bait is lingering above the weedspegged weight (split shot) dropped into holes between weed growth and hopped bring the weight up out of the hole hang it in the weeds and let the bait fall back into the hole weightless.carolina rigged for casting to deeper humps rock piles and old roads and submerged creek beds all jigged and this is where I bring the hook out of the top but on the side not in the middle so the bait looks like it’s dying and this works well with bigger baits especiallyfly lined no weight and twitch the rod tip right and then left and the retrieve is very slow and fish it like a zara spook

  16. Bob Says:

    I would go with at least a 3/0 probably a 4/0 would be the best though. If they are weighted, a 3/8 ounce is always a good place to start and then go up or down for depth control

  17. exert-7 Says:

    The Castaic, Huddleston and Mattlures swimbaits are some of the most realistic baits out there, but there is a few more worthy of mention. The Bettencourt swimbaits are possibly more durable than either of these and are within the same price range of $40.Here are a few :http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/swimbaits.html

  18. Fisherman Says:

    Yes you can. I took some to the Rio Parana in Argentina in January and the big Dorado loved them. Tore them up! They also fish well off the jetty in Galveston and Port Aransas for trout. It constantly amazes me how a sea trout will attack a big lure. Fished one in the Kwando river in Botswana, but the only interest in it was by a small Nile croc and he hit it so hard and fast that it broke the tip of my rod. Good luck and good fishing – 73 from the Fisherman

  19. "tiredishit" Says:

    try using live shiners their the best bass bait in my opinion although you can use bream, minnows, light crawlers, grass hoppers, crickets, frogs, and lizards have all been good bass baits 4 me in order from best to worstshiners breamminnowscraw fishfrogslizards night crawlerscrickets grass hoppersrig them the shiners through the lip or around the anal fin with a few light or 1 heavy split shot with a float or no float use a circle hookbream on the back behind the dorsal fin or behind the anal finwith a float about 1 to 2 feet above the the baitminnows in the lips same ways as a shiner craw fish upward through the thorax with a few spit shorts or no wightfrog through the lipwith very little to no wight lizards through the lipwith very little to no wight night crawlers where ever the hell you wanna.with 1 split shot and bobber about a halve hoot above the bait crickets and grass hoppers upward through the hard shell of their backsame way as wormsyou would have to use a light to medium light action spinning reel with a bout 8 to 12 pound line

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