CHELBOED

I'm pretty patient at times. I was out bankfishing for 6 hrs Sunday. 90% of what I caught was on a Senko...so I had to work it really slow. Granted, there are gonna be times that I just don't feel like it and I'll get out some other faster-moving bait, but I really like slow-fishing soft plastics. The only difference I suppose is that I caught 32 fish that day and only 3x of them were over 3.5lbs. The only one's I really cared about. I can remember vividly...my 3x PB's...but can't recall the other thousands. If I am out and catch only one fish that's over 19"...I feel the trip was worth it. If it's over 20"...I'm pretty stoked. If it's over 21"...I got the smiles for while's.

I actually meant..."will it kill my catch ratio". I don't know if I'm ready to go out for a week and catch no fish at all. I'll probably do it right...get a proper rod, proper reel, and a couple decent Hudd's to begin with...and give it a shot next year. For now, I've got standard tackle swimbaits (sub 1oz) that I can play with and get the feel of it. Thanks for all the replies to the noob. Very helpful and inspiring stuff, guys.

Ed from KCMO here. 1: I love looking at all of SU's FB posts. Monster nice fish! 2: Is swimbait bass fishing for me? I live near Kansas City and don't have a boat of any kind. I bankfish exclusively. My PB is only 21" (~5.5-6#). I know that there are bodies of water with 8lbs fish around here...our state record is almost 14#...but will I be killing all of my catches by switching to big swimbaits versus the standard Senko / Spinner / Crankbait type fishing I do now? 3: How many of you fish swimbaits exclusively? Thanks in advance.