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Got out right at sunrise yesterday morning; it had rained all night and it was still windy, so the pond was chocolatey and there was a good chop on the surface. the topwater bite was slow and dinky, so I started cranking it down and was able to find two keepers.

It is because our way of naming or defining a “swimbait” is flawed to begin with. If any bait that swims is a swimbait then 90% of conventional baits fall into this category as well. Therefore classifying a bait being swimbait by its action is not accurate. Then that leaves us with size. However, there have been conflicting infos about sizes too lol. 6” or more? 8” or more? It does not matter; a 8” Keitech is still not a swimbait in most guys’ dictionary. So go figure. With that being said, my personal opinion is that our way of identifying a swimbait is flawed to begin with; mixed with too much conflicting info and too much personal feelings instead of objectivity. I believe the Japanese have a much a better way. If you browse a Japanese site and search “swimbait”, you will get small to medium paddle tails less than 6 or 8”. While everything bigger than 8” is called “big bait”. I think we got too caught up with the term “swimbait”; giving it too much glorify or the cool factor. Just fish whatever you like, swimbait or not; but it’s gotta be big and cool though lol. Tight lines!

White labels feels stiffer than most and allow for ease of use with swim baits in the 1-5oz category. I actually feel like they top out at 4oz but thats me. They seem like they won’t bend under load like the softer rods offered by other company’s. This is FAR from the truth. The MH fishes treble baits in the rating range very effectively and the fish stay stuck like Velcro. The action can throw some people off, even did me at first and I’ve used LDC since day one, but Ben had these tapers made custom and they are the freaking juice. I’ve used them time and time again and if you can get one they are very very hard to beat. LDC was the first swim rod builder to offer a “production” line up for big bait guys and that experience definitely shows thru in the white label line up. Thin blanks, dynamic actions and plain fishability.

I continue to have the sub 30" curse. Started with a flashabou bucktail today and got two follows and a dink to eat it, both follows turned off as soon as I started the 8. Put on the trusty magslowl and got one to eat almost instantly on the start of an 8, didn't even see her follow. Got the second fish "spidermaning" a 90° wall and I though she was my 30+ for sure. She got hooked funny and was coming in sideways. Regardless of size a pike is a pike so I'm always stoked to have so much action

Bites been slow in south Jersey was getting alittle discouraging n finally a quality fish

Forget the sale I just want a battle shad or some citizens for retail.

Never a swimbait to be seen during these sales lol

Congrats to @Tommythegun1 for winning the May 2020 SUB Tournament SU Prize pack is the prize Please contact @swimbaitundergroundto claim your prize

Running away from golf course security that’s pretty much it

i will never, ever, complain about a sale. especially when mike makes quality products.

i prefer going from stoner to boner myself.

Somewhat true but somewhat not. They did a collaboration with studio and tulala for some of their rods but the Artex and pulse rods are built in house by drt using Northfork composites blanks.

2nd night with my new rat and it got smoked by this 19.5” teenager!

Full extension! He got rewarded with his own 5+ later in the day.

Great fish! Good net-man job too!

Good fish man!

Good fish, you'll get the monster soon

Nice one

Nice pair of pike!

and smalls

Awesome - your in a groove sooner or later you’ll get a big one. My “ Spidermanning “ days are over - I’m afraid I’ll break a hip.

Why are these such a big part of the "swimbait" community? They don't appear to be much of a swimbait at all?

Also; there's a permanently pinned thread for waffling about what constitutes a swimbait. As far as I'm concerned a "swimbait fishing" group is as inane as a "curly tailed grub fishing" group. A tool's a tool, just one of many in the tool box.

Same here, I've only been able to fish them for a short time but I've been pleased so far.

Finally got a solid NJ fish on the Banderuola Baby B-1 and along with a few smaller ones.

First SUB tournament, caught a 3.2 pound on a 256 k9, in Wisconsin. I know this isn’t a winner but just figured I’d show.

More dink pike. Can't seem to break 30, gonna keep trying of course. The bigger of the 2 ate an 8" Mr. Zorba glide and missed but came back for the 7" magslowl as a follow up. Pictured here are 2 of 3 fish from the past week, since the third slipped out of my hands before I could take any pics. Not too bummed since it was another 24-26" and I was happy to see it swim off strong. I love these fish more than anything else though, something about them is just so special to me

Picked up today at the Classic. Bull Shad Glide in Crappie pattern.

Totally different baits with extremely different actions. The Hinkle is a true Glide bait. Will swim with steady retrieves at multiple speeds. Also easily pops a 180. The Klash 9 is more of a rip bait, walk the dog surface lure and a crankdown. Very tight action. You have to learn how to work that bait. Where a nice glide will allow anyone to get a nice amooth action. Get aggressive with your rod pops and reel chops on the K9. Learn how to use the different modes. It has its place in a lineup. Search Klash 9 on google and hit videos. Guy works one in a pool on all modes. I never messed with a Riser Jack. So I can’t speak about that bait.

I use 100lb fluoro on my big baits, going for my first pike trip of the spring today, gonna try 65lb mono on my smaller stuff see how it holds up