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3 hours ago, Catfishcarranza said:
The struggle is real
That's a hell of a "Time zone" in between Saturday and Wednesday......
Having to look for a job is what is really real. So to speak as for a phoney expert artist with a lack of professionalism. Maybe Jealous of Southern bigger fish catches....hmmmmm cali...
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On 1/25/2023 at 5:14 PM, Huracangalvan said:
Both are OG’s just made in different time periods.
This one
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Yep, the Silver Trout one is as far as the Tapering on the head and tail end. They were going for $39.99 on TW in 2011 and I got 10 bucks off on the 8". The one I got in 2013 was different on the head in bluegill color. FYI the label from back then should say 9" not 8". Black Dog Changed it. I have the old box. The newer one planes better on the surface imo.
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I think that it's Spike It opaque white with whatever color overlayed. There are vids. of this. The deps skin is obviously transparent so white is necessary. The spike it is odorless. No air brush needed though will have better craftsmanship.
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There have been lots of post about this. CXX and XXX Izor works great period. You could try Big Game but I have no experience above 15lb using Big Game. Instead of blaming the line manufacturer try changing your casting technique. Try braid if you want. Underhand cast if you have to instead of forcing the lure to it's target.
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Is that a Canal Swimmer or a Magic? Or did you swap the Sebile eyes?
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10 hours ago, MartinG said:
I usually fish our SoCal lakes/bays that allow the floaty, fresh and salt! And if your worried about spot burning and so on don’t waste your time here JK but for real pressure is an understatement in SoCal! Haha
Post away as this region can use some inspiration. How are the weedlines at your lake? Some lakes in So. Cal. are experiencing an aquatic plant die off and less green algae, due to lots of sun and almost no rain at all? Anyone worried about spot burning can give it up here and move to the boon docks!
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Can't blame the price as the waiting list is a country mile long on the weedless.....
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I would think of what to use right now. Based on water temperature. I fish mostly a hard bottom with chunk rock. So my approach is a slow rolled Huddleston or equivalent bottom top hook bait as the bass here use a pin technique to ambush prey on the bottom. Just yesterday I was brushing up on Swimbait City on Huddleston retrieve speeds and depths. The rof 12 to start the day with is good to retrieve as soon as the bait splashes the surface of the water. Use a medium fast retrieve. Start in shallow water then switch to a rof 5 and move the bait slowly. Toggle between the 5 and the 12. I have also had success by downsizing to a 168 waver fishing shallow and slow if the hudds are not working. As far as the bigger glides, just getting started. Our album section has old hudd post though if interested.
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Fishing topwater all year. Slow wake and sub surface glide. Just need trout or downsize to match the bigger shad.
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X2 on working the bait from different angles to jostle the bait loose. Before that click the reel into free spool then walk down shore if possible on slack line. Tighten the line a bit and try bow and arrow snaps. Try to slowly, gently pull without breaking off to straighten out the hooks ...especially round bends. If your park has thick mill tarp or public works structure then the bait is toast. If the hooks are snagged on rocks the bait will pop loose eventually. Caught in a rock wedge. More burnt toast.
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That rodent bait is sick...
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Caught my first crawler bass on an I-wing 135. I caught one three weeks before on a Chug spook and decided to throw the I-wing in the same spot. The lure is ok but weak on the hardware as the wings have to be bent back into shape to get the lure to creep crawl like it does out of the package. The fasteners also have to bent back straight (mind the screw eye thread). This one bit mid-day on slow crawl with follow up cast and weighed 3.28 lb. on my rapala scale. The park I fish frequently has a bunch of quarter pound micro-dinks so I was happy about this one.
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On 6/28/2021 at 3:03 PM, David Cindrich said:
As swimbait angling grown over the years, I always laugh at the different years angers get on forums and say too many anglers are swimbait angling. Of course there are going to be more anglers getting into swimbait angling, it is a great way to catch bigger bass. I know CA anglers have been complaining about lakes getting too much swimbait pressure since at 2006 on SBN, don't know if the complaining has gone on before this, because I didn't hang out on the west coast sites before this. In 2007 Steve Kennedy won Clear Lake BassMasters Elite on a Hud. I always felt this was when swimbait angling started going main stream. Swimbaits were now on the forefront of conversation with Bryron Velvick commentator on ESPNS Bass talk and he did give swimbaits there due, mentioning swimbaits all the time and even mentioning SBN. Although not every angler went running to swimbaits, anglers looking to catch bigger fish started flocking to it.
When Swimbait Underground started, I felt this is when the growth started. Major tournaments being won on swimbaits. Bryon Velick won an Elite event then two weeks later Skeet Reese won another, both on Rago Baits. Somewhere in there KVD won Smithlake on the Kong. Baits were more accessible to me at the time, If I wanted a Hudd, I bought a Hud, If I wanted a Hardgill, I bought a Hardgill. Baits were still hard to get, but it was very easy to become a good customer with just about any of the makers and get what you wanted.
A few years later, Swimbait Universe was started on FB. The group was moderated to try it and keep it swimbait related. Swimbait angling only or new guys looking to get into swimbait angling. At this same time, Swimbait Underground was growing their social media presence, as of now, I believe Swimbait Underground has the largest Social Media presence. So for the thought "This is the Underground" If Swimbait Undeground wanted this to be the Underground, they would have never went to Social Media to grow there social media presence into the largest on social media. They would have made this an exclusive place where only the hardcore anglers could participate and only way into the the Underground, would be by invite only.
I can tell you when I started Swimbait Universe, I had zero Idea if it would work. At the time SBN had about about 6700 members and was dying, SU had about 4700 members and seem to growing slowly. It was easy to see Social Media was were everyone was at. Simply SBN and SU traffic was crashing because of FB. SBU grew very quickly and I think it was within a year membership over took both SBN and SU. SBU was growing so fast because simply because at some point of FB groups the growth of the group becomes a suggested group to users using searches of big baits or swimbaits. This is when we had to vet every new member, if they were not there for swimbaits they were banned.
If swimbait angling did not grow to what it is today, we would have very little to choose from. This is why, SBN, SU and SBU has always tried to support the angler and the bait makers. Social Media is what changed everything, when someone was on FB and started clicking on bass fishing, they would slowly start being fed swimbait stuff by FB or becoming friends with people that were into swimbait angling,
We had the Doctor, become the face of Deps U.S.A, now anglers saw swimbaiting, finally pay off for a swimbait angler.
We also had Big Bass Dreams growing, slowly making a path for anglers who wanted something for their hard work of filming, editing and trying to influence. Like Big Bass Dreams or not, it made a path for Swimbait Anglers to try and make a path for themselves.
It is no secret, a good swimbait video, will get more views that someone drop shotting. Or a swimbait review by an influencer will get more reviews than an influencer reviewing a bag of worms.
For me personally I have seen, people complaining about too much pressure, bait flipping, posers for well over 15 years. So as far as swimbait angling becoming "too mainstream" We can blame anyone us who have made a video, posted a picture of a swimbait fish, shared deep held secrets with someone we only knew from FB or a swimbait forum. It all has been done with thought of what someone has to gain. Is it respect from someone we will never meet and most the time, they don't even thank you, is it you want a bait maker to make it because you like their product? Is it simply, you want someone to enjoy, something that brings you so much pleasure. We have done it to ourselves.
Everything that changes, stays the same.
Great point as I always revert back to SBN from memory. Nothing against DRT as I do not use the TK but perhaps there should be a thread section for under 8" swimmers. We had a saying back then to go big or go home. We had exceptions such as the G2's but the small swimmer stuff is starting to get ridiculous. IMO jig and worm fishermen at heart lurking on the forum are using the TK' s and are to be ignored demanding of advice on how to catch bass. Food for thought. The 8" huddle works better than a 6" hands down.
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53 minutes ago, tHeINFamoUS said:
……shoulda been the BUNKer.
Cue Jeremy Anderson, “we’re not selling the Bunk. We’re selling the Funk!!”Yep to that. Kind of off topic. Not exactly a heat bait. Noticing a lot of small lures over the last couple of years being posted.
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I noticed the front hook has a long shank. Does it foul up on the walk?
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Maybe the pectoral and gill area but cool design though. What's the name of the lure?
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On 7/9/2021 at 7:26 AM, Tony_x18 said:
Should just merge this thread with the DRT knockoff thread.
If you do a search on YouTube it's clearly the silent killer 145 mod. with a round lip and fluke tail. Looks like the opposite as far as a rip off design. The old silent killer 145 lip can be removed with a hair dryer. The new versions are now made from ABS obviously. There is a connection between the new the sweet killer and silent killer. IMO throw big baits.
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