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A thread a few weeks ago informed me about the low price TackleWarehouse has the larger Jenko Booty Shaker soft plastics at currently. The 4" and 5" have produced for me and have a nice action and build quality, so I figured I'd give the largest sizes a shot at their current prices (2pk/7" for $4.97, 1pk/8" for $3.97). I picked up two packs of the 7" and a single one of the 8" and wanted to share my initial thoughts as well as the raw weight of each bait as not a lot of information was available here or elsewhere. 7" raw weight: 67g / 2.36oz Good build quality, durable, nothing too exciting Very similar in size and profile to the Rising Son 6.75". 10/0 weighted 1/2oz Beast: these guys look and swim killer; lifelike kick and swimming action, slightly preferred to jig head 3/4oz 9/0 long shank jighead by Jenko: tricky to rig, needs a bit more speed vs Beast to get action started, but great body wobble & nice tracking up to full burn Plastic is very soft, TONS of action on a slow to fast retrieve (head, mid, tail wobble); little to no action on a crawl with either rigging method, no action on slack line 8" raw weight: 105g / 3.7oz Fine build quality, durable, nothing too exciting Huge amount of plastic, this thing is massive 3/4oz 9/0 jighead: this bait is enormous & a pain in the ass to rig, took more than a few tries to get it right; massive tail swing & body roll/wobble, solid tracking Similar quality plastic & slightly bigger action vs the 7", needs a bit more speed to get it going; little to no action on a crawl, no action on slack line Final thoughts: To call back to the inspiration thread, these ain't Battle Shad alternatives. However, I think these are definitely worth a shot at the price I paid ($13.91). Very soft plastic, at least as soft as a Hudd... they have some serious action when you get them going. They honestly look enticing and I'll be spending some time on the water throwing the 7" rigged both ways. The 8" will be thrown when the time is right; might figure out a way to rig it line-through top hook. I'd give the 12/0 Beast a shot with them. Will see if boiling the tail end on one of them gives some better action on a slow rolling bottom retrieve. Now to see if they catch fish... Size Comparions (6.5" RS for scale)

Quick background Info.. ive caught a 5lber on a savage gear bluegill, and a 4.5 on a Swaver 120 last year, along with lots of 1-3 on soft plastic swimbaits and a castaic bd shad before I got my bullshad.. since then I have acquired a lot more baits, in all variety, so this is really my first solid year I'm going to have throwing swimbaits. This is my current selection of baits.. 7.5" hollowbody, 8" Jenko bootyshaker( thing thumps harder than a drum) 8" hudd, Swaver 168, 5" and 6" sg gills, 2 sg 7" shine glide, and an 8" bullshad. We are getting steady days between 50-65 outside lows only getting down into the high 40s and 5" at night. To build confidence going into spring and warmer months, what should I be throwing the most out of this bunch. I have 3 rods I use for my swimbaits. 1 for nothing but treble hook baits, one for smaller weighted single hook baits, and a bigger rod that can handle things like my 8" hudd, my 8" bootyshaker, and 8" bullshad. I caught my first fish on the shine glide the other day, other than that, everything I've caught this year has been off of a 5" soft plastic.. so I'm reaching out to you all to help me get a small rotation going so I can start building my confidence as the year really gets into full swing. What should my 3 or 4 baits be that I throw my arms off with?! Thanks for any help!