Top hard swimbaits are very effective lures for taking brown trout, post spawn bass, snook, striped bass, northern pike, pike, flounder, fall bass, trout, white bass, tarpon, redfish, flathead, smallmouth, striper, cobia, tuna, bass, stripers, largemouth bass, peacock bass, murray cod, smallmouth bass, largemouth, lake trout, grouper and cold water bass. The bait excites a gamefish into striking.

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What is a bass Swimbait?

Swimbaits are well known for being big bass lures, and they have more than earned that reputation. The bites are mostly few and far between, but when they come they can be from some of the biggest bass in the lake. ... Bass will attempt to eat fish of all sizes, even fish the same size as them.

What should I look for in a Swimbait reel?

The three main attributes to look for in a swimbait reel are a large spool, increased drag, and heavy-duty gears and bearings to handle throwing heavy baits and reeling in big fish.

What do trout like to eat the most?

Trout eat a host of aquatic insects, terrestrial insects, other fish, crustaceans, leeches, worms, and other foods. The food items that are most important to trout and fly fishers are the aquatic insects that spend most of their life cycles underwater in rivers, streams, and stillwaters.

How do you catch post spawn suspended bass?

Make a long cast into the timber and let the bait fall all the way to the bottom. Slowly crawl the bait up through the trees, letting it fall back down on slack line once you come over a limb, repeating this process all the way back to the boat. Most strikes come as you approach a limb or just after you come across it.

Do snook eat cut bait?

Cut baits can be very effective for snook. All of the baits that they eat alive they will also eat as cut baits. At times, the lively bait is going to work much better, however, don't rule out cut bait because some very big snook are caught every year on cut bait.

Can striped bass see color?

Striped bass have a wide color visual range, especially during daylight. A recent study from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (1) has shown that stripers are sensitive to a large part of the color spectrum and their retina is sensitive to very rapid movements.

How do you attract northern pike?

Preferred lures tend to be spoons, spinners, hard plastic baits and even jigs, though the latter tend to catch smaller fish due to their smaller size. Spoons are very effective because their shiny side reflects sunlight and mimics the white belly of certain prey fish.