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How to Fish for Swimming Bait

by Eileen Jenn on Feb 24, 2022

How to Fish for Swimming Bait
What is swimming?
This type of bait is designed for fish over 10 pounds. And began to lure the West as a novelty. Swimming baits are now being used across the country, mainly for bass or larger fish.

There are many sizes of bait, but the most popular sizes are between 6"-12" long. Don't be fooled into thinking that smaller bass won't bite a lot of bait.

Bass aren't known for being intimidated, and even smaller ones will try to take a chunk out of your bait.

Realistic swimming patterns and an excellent imitation of this bait will attract larger bass that won't be fooled by other types of bait.

SWIMBAIT Fishing Techniques
The bigger the fish, the slower it swims. When your goal is to mimic the swimming pattern of your perch prey, you must slowly put away the bait.

When the bait fish die, they get close to the water and flutter. Use topwater baits in the early morning or early evening when the water is calm. Larger bass will think the bait is a dying baitfish and strike.

Learn about tail movements
Many soft-bodied swimming lures have a wedge-shaped tail to encourage natural swimming motions when retrieving. The boot tail, on the other hand, will cause the bait to roll and wobble as it causes more water displacement.

Because swimming lures attract fish primarily by sight, this action is not as necessary as with other lures. Less buoyant swim lures that sink or dive are better for deep, clear water. Look for water where the water falls with adequate cover, such as grass. Put the bait near the lid and the bass will come to you.

hard swimming
Decoys with hard bodies have two to six segments connected by hinges. These lures can be made by hand or by machine, and they have a variety of buoyancy.

If you're wondering how to use bait instead of other lures, use a hard bait, just like you would with a top water plug. They are great for covering larger bass habitats such as point, flat or hump.

When you cast larger hard baits, they tend to cause quite a splash. A big splash will attract some bass and scare others. If the bass thinks it's noticing a small fish jumping, you're in luck. Unfortunately, splashes can scare away others.

These lures usually come with a treble hook, so avoid using them in overgrown areas as you may lose your lure.

Soft swimsuit
These soft lures can be fully assembled, or you can assemble them yourself on weighted hooks or clamps. These lures are to be thrown and slowly drawn.

You can let them sink a bit below the surface while retrieving. With hard lures, you have to worry about the hard shell getting stuck on things below the surface.

Multi-Joint Glider Swim Shorts
These lures are all about the swimming action. Through different sections, the articulated swim bait creates a wide, smooth path through the water. There are also single-jointed lures, which have a joint in the middle or near the tail.

Glide lures are wider than single section lures. The width results in a wider swimming path and S-shaped movement.

swim through
These clever lures move on the wire so the bass can't use its weight against you when you try to reel it in.