I have been fishing the same lake in Connecticut for about 5 years. I dabbled in the swimbait game here and there the past coupe years, but now I am throwing swimbaits about 90% of the time. It paid off big time. 2 weeks ago caught my 1st ever 8" huddleston bass, which was a 4 pound smallmouth. And 2 weeks later (today) I caught another 4 pound smallmouth (both 4.0 oz on the dot!) on the 175 deps slideswmmer. I have not caught a smallmouth that big in years. Cant wait to see what this fall brings!