Aconway94

Just picked up a deps bulldoze 130 and wondering the best ways to use it. It looks like a great pre spawn bait and I am planning on a slow retrieve with small twitches. Thoughts?

Yeah it just the line hitting something. But I just did two or three test casts then switched because it wasn't the right bait for the conditions.

So I bought a Savage gear line thru sunfish/blue gill bait and I can't seem to feed the line back through the bait after the first time using it. I did it the first time having the bait and fished it, without any fish. I then tied on another bait and when I tried to tie the bait on again the line wouldn't go through. When I got home I tried to feed a wire through the bait to clear any issue in the tube. The wire would go through the top hole but not the bottom which was the one that was obstructed. I do have a bottle of mend it so I can cut the bait open if I have to but I would rather not do that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Alex

Thanks for the responses everyone. In terms of the rod, it's the bass pro shop basic rod. I was getting into swimbaits and it was cheap second hand. It does the trick and has a fairly nice tip. I don't think it was the rod because I have caught plenty of other fish on the rod with trebles. I will try to keep the fishes head down next time and see if that helps!

The rod was a BPS extreme rated 1-3oz a Shimano Cardiff with 20lb big game. Its my starter set up!

So I am still fairly new to this whole swimbait thing so I am looking for some advice. I was throwing my new Savage gear shine glide (the biggest one) to test the swim. As I was working it I felt the infamous tick of the line and set the hook (it was a sweep hook set and I thought I set hard enough). I started to grind on the reel and stated to feel the head shakes. The fish came up to the surface and shakes her head and spits the bait. It was the first time she jumped. It was a very nice fish for NH (5 plus) and I want to know what you guys think I did wrong so I can learn. Or was it just that the fish came off? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks everyone.

I think this is what you mean? Just saw it today to! https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-slo-mo-swimmer-swimbait

I wish I would have had the chance to measure it! And it was two October's ago!

This is my first post in the PB section! This was the first swimbait fish that I had ever caught and, while I am still new to the swimbait game, this fish started the craze! I went down to a local damn that my dad and I knew held some fish. My dad had caught a few nice ones the previous week and we went down to see if there were still there! All the SM were staged at the damn waiting for the alewifes to run through. When we got down there I tied on a storm kickin minnow to a Abu Garcia vendetta spinning rod and let one fly! I made a nice cast near the outflow and the swimbait bounced off one of the large boulders under the damn and the SM slammed it after that! She ran with the current and I was so excited that my dad ran over and coached me through it. He helped me keep my nerves in check and I think I would have broken off that fish otherwise! We knew it was a giant but when it got in close to the bank and her belly hit the shore and she flipped over we saw how huge she really was! Me and my dad figured it was around a 6 pounder but I would love to know what you guys think! We actually got the picture published in a local paper. The picture of the SM was set next to a nice 10 pound pike my dad had caught a few years earlier! I couldn't have done it without dad and I couldn't be happier that he was there to share in moment with me! It's a giant in terms of the water that I fish in New Hampshire and it will probably go down in my book as the biggest SM I catch (hopefully not though hahaha). Let me know what you guys think this big girl weighted in at! Alex

I am in!

Yeah money is a factor. I would like to stay under 50. And I am also open to the regular scales. Anyone use a baker scale?

Yeah I was looking at the gambler but didn't know if it was any good!

Hi everyone, I am in the market for a new scale and I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I really want a fish grip scale if I can. I just think they are better for the fish verses the scales that go under the gill plate! Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated! Alex