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Biggest bass ever kisses your bait and swims away


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Fairly new to swim bait fishing.  Really made a commitment to learning this fall.   Lots of skunks at first and then whammo, my personal best at 8.5lbs on an S-Waver 200.  Seeing the followers is a really cool, yet at the same time frustrating part of swim bait fishing when you can't trigger the "strike".  What do you guys do when an absolute monster swims up to your glide bait, appears to kiss it, then swims away?    Is there any chance of catching that fish with the same bait or style of bait?  It seems it did a taste test and didn't approve...   Do you immediately go to something else or let spot sit for a little while? 

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leave the spot and go back later that day with a soft bait.

 

This is exactly what I would do. I've seen it in action and it works.

 

I also recently had the biggest fish I've ever seen come up to my glide and just give it a sniff. It was very possibly over 17 lbs. I went back later with a soft bait with no luck but you just never now. But, don't get too discouraged when those giants don't eat. They already made the mistake of showing themselves and if you know where they are, that's half the battle. Just keep at it.

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I was able to go back again this am.  Had a few more big followers and I decided to speed things way up, figuring it would hopefully make them bite on instinct.  It worked out for a 22incher I figure it went 5 or 6 lbs. 

 

When you come back with a soft bait, do you keep the same approach?  I know you can't glide a soft bait (i think), but do you try to keep relatively the same tempo you were using with the glide bait, or do you slow it way down? 

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I was able to go back again this am.  Had a few more big followers and I decided to speed things way up, figuring it would hopefully make them bite on instinct.  It worked out for a 22incher I figure it went 5 or 6 lbs. 

 

When you come back with a soft bait, do you keep the same approach?  I know you can't glide a soft bait (i think), but do you try to keep relatively the same tempo you were using with the glide bait, or do you slow it way down? 

She might not have committed to the glide because there was something "wrong" with it. Fish that big are pretty stinkin' smart. Speeding up the hard bait is dual purpose. First, it triggers an instinctive reaction. Second, it keeps the fish from being able to properly make an inspection of your bait to determine whether or not it's real. Florida strain largies are notorious for just staring down baits. 

 

If I were to come back with a soft bait, I would be moving it very slowly. Probably grinding it on the bottom as slow as I could possibly go. Reason being... We know the fishes mood, right? She might not be willing to chase something down. If she moseyed up to your glide, she doesn't need to eat. If she charged up to it, it would be a different story. But let's stick with slowly swimming up to it and kissing it. Grind that soft bait so she has a chance to inspect it and decide if it's real. If your presentation is what she wanted, she'll eat. If not. Try, try, try, again..... later. lol 

Good luck!  

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